There’s nothing quite as festive as playing holiday trivia games with your friends and family.
But who has the time to compile a trivia list during the busy holiday season?
So I’ve put together a list of Christmas song trivia questions and answers for you to enjoy while you’re relaxing around the fireplace.
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Christmas Song Trivia Questions And Answers
What is the most popular Christmas song for children?
Answer: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
What is the most popular Christmas song in America?
Answer: Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is the best-selling Christmas/holiday single in the United States, as well as the best-selling single of all time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. “White Christmas” has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.
Which voice artist first recorded the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”?
Answer: Judy Garland.
What gift was given on the fifth day of “The 12-days of Christmas” song?
Answer: Five golden rings.
What band made “Joy to the World” a Number 1 hit in 1971?
Answer: Three Dog Night.
In a popular Christmas song, what else do we say after wishing a Merry Christmas?
Answer: A happy New Year.
Complete the lyrics of the song:
“Here comes Santa Clause/ Here comes Santa Clause
Right down _______ _______ _______.”
Answer: Santa Clause Lane.
Can you name all the reindeer that pull Santa’s sleigh in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?
Answer: Rudolph, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Blitzen, Dancer, Donner, and Prancer
“Christmas Lights” was released by which British band in December 2010 as a digital download?
Answer: Coldplay.
Who had a hit single in 2011 called “Mistletoe”?
Answer: Justin Bieber
In the song “Last Christmas” (by Wham!), who did he give his heart to?
Answer: Someone special.
What do you hear on every street corner during Christmas?
Answer: Silver bells.
Which Christmas character has a button nose, corn cob pipe, and a jolly happy soul?
Answer: Frosty the Snowman.
In the song “Up On the Housetop,” which character is seen up on the roof with the reindeer?
Answer: Santa Claus.
Which 1994 Christmas favorite begins with the lyrics, “I don’t want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need.”?
Answer: “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey.
Fill in the blank to complete the lyrics: Deck the ___ with boughs of holly.
Answer: Halls.
Children are told in “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” “You better not cry,” and “You better not _____”?
Answer: Pout.
In the song “12 Days of Christmas”, what gift did the true love give on the seventh day?
Answer: Swans a-swimming.
Which popular Christmas song has the following line: “I don’t want a lot for Christmas, There is just one thing I need”?
Answer: “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey.
Throughout their solo careers, each of The Beatles members has released Christmas songs, but Paul McCartney’s and John Lennon’s are by far the most popular. What are the names of these two songs?
Answer: “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon and “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney
Fill in the blank to complete the lyrics from the song “Santa Clause Is Coming To Town,”
Santa sees you when you’re sleeping, and he knows when you’re ______.
Answer: Awake
As part of its effort to combat famine in Ethiopia, the musical supergroup Band Aid released what highly publicized Christmas song in 1984?
Answer: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
When mommy kissed Santa Claus, where was she?
Answer: Under the mistletoe
Which famous Christmas song can be heard during the shadow-puppet scene in the movie Home Alone?
Answer: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee
Santa checks his list _____ before he comes to town.
Answer: Twice
Who wrote the original version of the song “Wonderful Christmastime”?
Answer: Paul McCartney
True or False: The American financier J.P. Morgan’s uncle wrote the Christmas song “Jingle Bells.”
Answer: True
True or False: “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was written by Dr. Seuss.
Answer: True.
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is a television special adapted from the book by Dr. Seuss.
In the movie “Mean Girls,” a famous Christmas dance scene played which Christmas song?
A. Santa Baby
B. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
C. Jingle Bell Rock
Answer: Jingle Bell Rock.
What is “roasting on an open fire” according to a popular Christmas song?
A. Chestnuts
B. Walnuts
C. Peanuts
Answer: Chestnuts.
In Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” song, she asks Santa for the deed to what?
A. Millionaire’s Mansion
B. Ranch
C. Platinum Mine
Answer: A Platinum Mine.
The popular song “Santa Tell Me” is sung by who?
A. Mariah Carey
B. Ariana Grande
C. Britney Spears
Answer: Ariana Grande
The popular song “Like It’s Christmas” is sung by which brothers?
A. The Ball Brothers
B. The Jonas Brothers
C. The Doobie Brothers
Answer: Jonas Brothers
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Christmas Carol Trivia Questions And Answers
“Jingle Bells” was inspired by what activity?
Answer: Sled races throughout the town.
Which Christmas carol has UNESCO recognized as an intangible cultural heritage?
Answer: Silent Night
“Deck the Halls” with what, according to the song?
Answer: Boughs of holly.
What is the most published Christmas hymn?
Answer: Joy To The World.
What was the very first song ever played in space?
Answer: Jingle Bells
According to the song, what do the characters ride when they sing “Jingle Bells”?
Answer: A one-horse open sleigh.
In Gone With The Wind, what Christmas carol does Melanie Wilkes sing at Tara’s Christmas?
Answer: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Which popular Christmas carol was inspired by a French poem?
Answer: O Holy Night.
For what instrument was Silent Night composed?
Answer: The song was originally composed for a guitar and two voices, but it is regularly played on church organs around the world.
On the first day of Christmas, what gift did true love send?
Answer: A partridge in a pear tree.
How many gifts does “My True Love” send in total during the “12 Days of Christmas”?
Answer: 364
What is the most popular Christmas hymn?
Answer: Jingle Bells.
Which Christmas carol has the following lines:
“The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay”
Answer: Away in a Manger.
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In which Christmas carol do these lines appear:
“Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing!”
Answer: Joy to the World
When you have finished singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what dessert do you request?
A. Trifle
B. Figgy Pudding
C. Plum pudding
Answer: Figgy Pudding
Where is the origin of the Christmas carol Silent Night?
A. Germany
B. England
C. Austria
Answer: Austria
One of the most well-known Christmas carols begins with the phrase, “Said the night wind to the little lamb”?
A. Holly Jolly Christmas
B. Do You Hear What I Hear?
C. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Answer: Do You Hear What I Hear?
With over 100 million copies sold worldwide, what Christmas carol sung by Bing Crosby is the world’s best-selling single?
A. White Christmas
B. Jingle Bell Rock
C. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Answer: White Christmas
Recorded by many artists, the public debut of the song was done by Bing Crosby on Christmas Day, 1941.
Guess the Christmas carol: “Round yon virgin mother and child.”
A. Jingle Bells
B. Silent Night
C. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
D. We Three Kings
Answer: Silent Night
Guess the Christmas carol: “Bearing gifts we traverse afar.”
A. Jingle Bells
B. Silent Night
C. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
D. We Three Kings
Answer: We Three Kings
Guess the Christmas carol: “Joyful and triumphant.”
A. O Come All Ye Faithful
B. Joy To The World
C. Deck The Halls
D. Ave Maria
Answer: O Come All Ye Faithful
Guess the Christmas carol: “O tidings of comfort and joy.”
A. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
B. The First Noel
C. Ding Dong Merrily On High
D. Away In A Manger
Answer: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Guess the Christmas carol: “God and sinners reconciled.”
A. O Come O Come Emmanuel
B. O Come All Ye Faithful
C. Hark The Herald Angels
D. The First Noel
Answer: Hark The Herald Angels
Guess the Christmas carol: “Tis the season to be jolly.”
A. Jingle Bells
B. While Shepherds Watched
C. Deck The Halls
D. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Answer: Deck The Halls
Guess the Christmas carol: “And heaven and nature sing.”
A. Away In A Manger
B. Joy To The World
C. While Shepherds Watched
D. White Christmas
Answer: Joy To The World
Guess the Christmas carol: “Disperse the gloomy clouds of night.”
A. O Come All Ye Faithful
B. O Come O Come Emmanuel
C. Hark The Herald Angels
D. The First Noel
Answer: O Come O Come Emmanuel
Guess the Christmas carol: “Locked down where he lay.”
A. The First Noel
B. Little Town Of Bethlehem
C. Joy To The World
D. Away In A Manger
Answer: Away In A Manger
Christmas Music Trivia Questions And Answers
Andy Williams sang which 1963 Christmas song written by Edward Pola and George Wyle?
Answer: It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Who sends the gifts in the song the 12 Days of Christmas?
Answer: The singer’s true love.
The “O Tannenbaum” song has another name. What is it?
Answer: O Christmas Tree
If not white Christmas, what is Elvis’ type of Christmas?
Answer: Blue Christmas
During what year did the popular Christmas song “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” debut?
Answer: 1963
A Christmas album called “My Christmas” was recorded by which Italian tenor?
Answer: Andrea Bocelli
In what year was the Christmas song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” released?
Answer: 1994
“Frosty The Snowman” is a popular Christmas song written by who?
Answer: Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson
“White Christmas” was first popularized by which artist?
Answer: Bing Crosby.
This song was recorded by Crosby in October 1942. Despite being released well past the holiday season, it topped the charts for 11 weeks after it was released.
In English, what is the meaning of the song title “Feliz Navidad”?
Answer: Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas
What is the all-time best-selling Christmas album?
Answer: Elvis Presley’s Elvis’ Christmas Album (1957)
What is the Christmas song that has two different titles?
Answer: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting over an Open Fire)
Which Christmas song has an English verse and a Spanish chorus?
Answer: Feliz Navidad
To ensure that it would be played on English-speaking radio stations, José Feliciano wrote the song in both languages.
According to the singer, what beverage should the audience drink during “A Holly Jolly Christmas?”
Answer: Have a Cup of Cheer
Guess the Christmas song: “I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart”
Answer: Feliz Navidad
Guess the Christmas song: “Is a fairytale they say, He was made of snow, but the children know, How he came to life one day.”
Answer: Frosty the Snowman
During the 2003 American Idol Christmas special, who performed “Grown-Up Christmas List”?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson
What famous Christmas song was introduced to the world by the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis?
Answer: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
In terms of Christmas royalties, how much money does Mariah Carey make every year?
Answer: £400,000
The Christmas single of which pop princess hit number one on the Billboard Holiday Charts in 2015?
Answer: Ariana Grande
Which Christmas song has been number one for two completely different artists?
Answer: Mary’s Boy Child
Harry Belafonte in 1957 and Boney M. in 1978.
The first Christmas song that mentioned St. Nick and his story was released in what year?
Answer: “Up On The Housetop” by Benjamin Hanby in 1864
Which Christmas song contains the following line: “You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why”
Answer: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.
Which Christmas song contains the following line: “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening, A beautiful sight, We’re happy tonight”
Answer: Winter Wonderland
True or False: “White Christmas” is one of the most popular Christmas songs ever written.
Answer: True.
It is the best-selling single of all time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, with 50,000,000 copies sold.
True or False: Gardner didn’t think his song “All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)” would be popular
Answer: True.
The song was sold to a New York music publisher, who said it will never be a hit.
When Spike Jones and His City Slickers released the song in 1948, it became extremely popular.
True or False: The Catholic Church banned “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”
Answer: True
Boston Catholic Church banned this song when it was released in 1953.
It was forbidden from being played on many radio stations by the Catholic Church because of the fact that it mixed kissing with Christmas.
The ban was lifted after Jimmy Boyd explained to the Catholic Archdiocese that the “Santa” in the song was actually the boy’s father.
The song was written by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker in October 1962.
When Bing Crosby and David Bowie released a song in 1982, it became a hit. What is the title of the Christmas song?
A. Do They Know It’s Christmas?
B. Jingle Bell Rock
C. Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
Answer: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
What does Mariah Carey not care about in “All I want for Christmas is You”?
A. Christmas Carols
B. Christmas
C. The Presents
Answer: The Presents
The lyrics of the following Christmas song include the phrase, “Gone away is the bluebird, here to stay is a new bird.”
A. Winter Wonderland
B. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
C. Wonderful Christmastime
Answer: Winter Wonderland
Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith wrote Winter Wonderland in 1934.
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