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Christmas Music 01 is a selection of 10 questions. Christmas Music 01 is the filename to differentiate it from other Christmas quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 In the Christmas song “Let It Snow” what is the weather outside like?
A Frightful. “Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we’ve no place to go Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” The song was first recorded by Vaughn Monroe.
2 Which Christmas carol contains the refrain “O tidings of comfort and joy” after each verse?
A God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. The carol is also known by the title “Tidings of Comfort and Joy”.
3 What did “My True Love Give to Me” on The Fourth Day of Christmas?
A 4 Calling Birds. This is the most common version, although some older or alternative versions have mentioned “four colly birds”.
4 In the nursery rhyme “Christmas is Coming”, what is “getting fat”?
A Geese
5 According to the traditional English Christmas carol, how many ships came sailing in on Christmas Day?
A Three. The lyrics state that these ships carried “Our Saviour Christ and His Lady” and sailed into Bethlehem.
6 Which boy-band had a Christmas number in 1994 one with “Stay Another Day”?
A East 17. The song topped the UK charts for five weeks, beating Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”.
7 Surpassing The Beatles’ previous record of four, who has had the most UK Christmas number ones?
A LadBaby. Their five UK Christmas number ones are: “We Built This City” (2018), “I Love Sausage Rolls” (2019), “Don’t Stop Me Eatin'” (2020), “Sausage Rolls for Everyone” (2021), “Food Aid” (2022).
8 Which group had a Christmas No 1 in 1968 with “Lily The Pink”?
A The Scaffold. The song was a modernization of an old folk song and topped the charts for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays.
9 In the “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” Christmas song, how is his nose described?
A “a very shiny nose” that “glows”. The song famously adds, “And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows”.
10 Which synth-pop duo had a 1987 Christmas number one with a cover of “Always On My Mind”?
A The Pet Shop Boys. Elvis Presley made the song famous.