Christmas Songs for Kids Trivia

1. 'Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell ________ Jingle bell swing and jingle bells ring'. Which word goes in the space?

From Quiz Christmas Blues

Answer: rock

The song is called 'Jingle Bell Rock' and rock is exactly what goes in the space. The song was first sung by Bobby Helms in 1957. This rock and roll song has been popular ever since.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: the cattle were lowing

"Lowing" is a rather odd word, but it just means the sound that cows make. One cow making noise might not be annoying, but a whole herd of mooing cattle would be enough to wake up almost anyone!

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: happy soul

This winter classic was written by Mr. Rollins and Mr. Nelson in 1950.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: ponies

"My Favourite Things" is a song from the movie "Sound of Music". Bits of the lyrics that contain animals are: "cream-coloured PONIES and crisp apple strudels", "raindrops on roses and whiskers on KITTENS", "wild GEESE that fly with the moon on their wings", "when the DOG bites" and "when the BEE stings".

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: corncob pipe

This song was first sung by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950.

From Quiz Christmas Blues

Answer: Dashing

Of course we're going dashing through the snow if we're going to sing 'Jingle Bells'. This song was written over 100 years ago and originally was to be sung for Thanksgiving, it was titled 'One Horse Open Sleigh'. 'Jingle Bells' was the first song broadcast from space on December 16, 1965 by Gemini 6 astronauts. They had smuggled a tiny harmonica and some bells with them on their trip around the earth.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: Alvin and the Chipmunks

The names of the chipmunks were: Alvin (the troublemaker), Simon (the one with the glasses) and Theodore (the cuddly one). The narrator/chaperone human was named Dave. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" was released in 1958. The Hula Hoop was the "hot toy" that year. This group of rodents has survived the test of time and they've received five Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, a Golden Reel Award, and a Kids Choice Award. They even released a movie and a video game recently (although they might not be as popular as the hula hoop lol).

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: a button

This song has been performed by many artists including Alvin and the Chipmunks.

From Quiz Christmas Blues

Answer: snow

'Let It Snow' was written in 1945 on one of the hottest days ever recorded. This Christmas song has been sung by many famous singers and has been included in lots of movies and television shows.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: kangaroo

"Well that's the bestest Christmas treat that Joey ever had Curled up in mother's pouch all snug and glad The last they saw was Santa headed northward from the sun The only year the boomers worked a double run" "Six White Boomers" was a song written and recorded by Rolf Harris and is about kangaroos (instead of reindeer) pulling Santa's sleigh in search of a baby kangaroo's mother. A male kangaroo is called a boomer, a buck, a jack or "old man". Adult females are called does, jills or flyers. A baby kangaroo is called a joey.

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: old silk hat

In 1969, this song was turned into a 30 minute cartoon.

From Quiz Christmas Blues

Answer: Fa la la la la, la la la la

Sing 'fa la la' when you 'Deck The Halls'. The tune is a very old New Years carol of Welsh origins. The words were added later. By the way, what is a 'bough' anyway? Remember the lullaby 'Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all'? A bough is a limb of a tree.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: Thistlehair, the Christmas Bear

"The city's full of manger scenes And stores lit up in red and green. But down the road just out of town There's more magic to be found. The countryside is all a-glow With holly trees and mistletoe. And in them woods there lives a bear Known to all as Thistlehair" "Thistlehair the Christmas Bear" is from the (certified platinum) 1985 album called, suitably, "Alabama Christmas".

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: stop

You can also see Frosty in the cartoon "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" (1976) which is based on the song "Winter Wonderland".

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: sitting on top of his doghouse

"The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine And forced him to land behind the enemy lines Snoopy was certain that this was the end When the Baron cried out, "Merry Christmas, my friend!" "Snoopy's Christmas" is a song by the Royal Guardsmen. And while Snoopy might have an over-active imagination, during World War I, a temporary (and voluntary) truce between the German and Allied troops was held in honour of Christmas. Soldiers from opposing sides shared food rations, cigarettes, newspapers, handshakes and Christmas carols. After the truce, war resumed (for another four years). Sometimes, truth IS stranger than fiction.

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: Someday

Later versions of this song have Frosty saying he will be back on Christmas Day.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: lamb

The song is called "Do You Hear What I Hear?" The lamb is mentioned twice: (First Verse) "Said the night wind to the little lamb, do you see what I see? Way up in the sky, little lamb" (a star) (Second verse) "Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy, do you hear what I hear? Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy" (a song).

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: he was going to melt

Another of Frosty's cartoons was called "Frosty's Return" (1992).

From Quiz Christmas Blues

Answer: holly, jolly

'Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas' is thought of as a country Christmas song. It was originally sung by Burl Ives in 1965. Burl Ives was well known for his folk and country music.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: The Friendly Beasts

The author of this Christmas song is unknown. Besides the donkey, the other animals and the gifts they gave were: Cow: "I gave Him my manger for a bed. I gave Him my hay for to pillow His head" Sheep: "I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm and He wore my coat on that Christmas morn"" Dove: "I cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry, we cooed Him to sleep my love and I" Camel: "Over the desert upon my back, I brought Him a gift in the wise men's pack"

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: Winter

Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys also sang "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

From Quiz Christmas Blues

Answer: yon

Yon is the word to complete the song 'Silent Night'. Yon is short for yonder and means over there. 'Silent Night' is another of the really old Christmas carols, almost 300 years old. It was originally written in Austria. One man wrote the words in German and another man wrote the music. They performed the carol on Christmas Eve night in 1816. Years later, the words were translated into English and the song has become a favorite carol around the world.

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: six

The six different birds are: a partridge, turtledoves, french hens, calling birds, geese and swans. Along with eight cows, that house must have been quite messy!

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: a broomstick

There was another cartoon with Frosty and it was called "The Legend of Frosty the Snowman" (2005).

From Quiz I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas

Answer: crocodiles and rhinoceroses

"No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses I only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like me too" Recorded by Gayla Peevey in 1953, the song's popularity resulted in the gifting of an actual hippopotamus (named Matilda) to Gayla at Christmas time. She donated the animal to the Oklahoma City zoo, where Matilda lived for almost 50 years. I'm sure this song is an annoyance to adults, but "I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas" is quite cute/catchy and regarded as one of the enduring Christmas novelty tunes. If you live in Canada, you'll recognise it as the song used to advertise Telus phone products. If you live elsewhere, you can listen to it on various websites.

From Quiz ...And Two Eyes Made Out of Coal

Answer: Christmas

Even though this song is most often sung at Christmas time, the word Christmas is not in the song.

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