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Christmas Music 03 is a selection of 10 questions. Christmas Music 03 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 carol “Away in a Manger”, what was the little Lord Jesus asleep on?
A The Hay. The first verse states, “The stars in the sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay”.
2 In the song “White Christmas”, what are the children listening for?
A Sleigh Bells. The line is part of the lyrics where the singer describes their dream of a white Christmas and a scene where the treetops glisten and children are listening for the sound of sleigh bells.
3 Which singer got to number one over Christmas 1988 with “Mistletoe and Wine”?
A Cliff Richard
4 Which well-known famous singer / drummer played drums on the original Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas” release?
A Phil Collins. He was already well-known as the drummer for the band Genesis and had a successful solo career.
5 On Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas”, who was the only singer to perform on the original and the 20th-anniversary version?
A Bono. He sang his original line, “Well tonight thank God it’s them, instead of you”.
6 According to the 1944 novelty Christmas song “All I Want for Christmas”, what was the only present asked for?
A My Two Front Teeth
7 Which radio comedy group had hits with “I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas” and “The Ying Tong Song”?
A The Goons. The Goons were a group of four comedians: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, and Michael Bentine.
8 Who was driving home for Christmas in 1988?
A Chris Rea. The song was written by Rea in 1978 during a snowy car journey home after his wife drove to pick him up from London
9 What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made from, according to the lyrics of the Christmas song?
A A Button. The song also mentions he had a corncob pipe and two eyes made out of coal.
10 What did Rudolph never get to join in?
A All the other reindeer games.