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23 quizzes and 251 trivia questions.
1.
  Away in a Blank    
Fun Fill-It
 15 Qns
'Away in a Manager' is a well loved Christmas carol sung by many people around the world at Christmas time. In this quiz test your memory of all three verses of the carol by filling in the blanks in the lyrics.
Very Easy, 15 Qns, Stoaty, Nov 24 24
Very Easy
Stoaty gold member
Nov 24 24
257 plays
2.
  Aussie Jingle Bells   best quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 10 Qns
The popular carol "Jingle Bells" has been adapted for an Aussie Summer Christmas. Can you fill in the blanks correctly to complete the song?
Easier, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jan 06 24
Easier
zorba_scank gold member
Jan 06 24
172 plays
3.
  Let Me Finish That For You - Christmas Special   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Christmas Lyrics Match Quiz
This is my fourth quiz on 'finish the lyrics', but this one is my Christmas Special, since I love the festive season. Just finish the lyric.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, heatherlois, Dec 10 23
Very Easy
heatherlois gold member
Dec 10 23
1007 plays
4.
  The Twelve Days of Christmas   great trivia quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 11 Qns
We all know many Christmas carols, none more familiar than "The Twelve Days of Christmas". See if you can remember the order of the gifts in the song by filling them in in the final verse. Happy holidays!
Easier, 11 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Dec 13 23
Easier
LeoDaVinci editor
Dec 13 23
445 plays
5.
  You Know ...   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
the First Verse - What About the Second?
The first line of the first verse of these widely-sung Christmas carols may start you singing along - but can you proceed to the second verse? Match the starting line of each second verse to the opening line of that carol.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 03 24
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looney_tunes editor
Feb 03 24
432 plays
6.
  Christmas Carols Missing Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've given you a line or two from ten well known Christmas carols - leaving out a few words from each. Can you select the correct ones?
Average, 10 Qns, Creedy, Dec 07 23
Average
Creedy gold member
Dec 07 23
618 plays
7.
  Dashing and Delightful   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I love Christmas music. Whether I'm 'dashing' through the snow or enjoying the 'delightful' fire while it snows outside, Christmas music just makes me happy. Some of the lyrics of my favorite Christmas songs are missing a word. See if you can fix that.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, bmrsnr, Oct 12 23
Very Easy
bmrsnr
Oct 12 23
492 plays
8.
  Christmas Music Lyrics   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many of us are eminently familiar with the great Christmas songs, having heard them over and over again each year in December. This quiz intends to gauge just how deep our familiarity is for these Christmas tunes. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 03 20
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Dec 03 20
17713 plays
9.
Christ By Highest Heaven Adored
  Christ By Highest Heaven Adored   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Identify the Christmas song from the lyrics given. The pictures may help! All contain some form of the word "heaven".
Easier, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jul 27 17
Easier
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10.
  Joy to the World   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Joy to the World" was honored by the Dictionary of North American Hymnology as the most published Christmas hymn in North American during the late 20th century. How much do you know about the origin and the lyrics of this famous Christmas carol? Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Matthew_07, Jun 09 11
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trivia question Quick Question
These are the lyrics to which of the following? "You can count on me. Please have snow and mistletoe and presents under the tree."

From Quiz "What is This Christmas Song?"




11.
  Cuddle up to the Yule Log   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Gather 'round the fire for a cozy look at Christmas music about warmth and fireplaces. Just match the lyric sample to the song title.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 22 21
Very Easy
agony editor
Dec 22 21
833 plays
12.
  Christmas Carol Memory Lane   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Get out your song book, exercise your vocal cords and get ready to come Christmas caroling with me! I'll give you some of the lyrics for songs you might want to brush up on.
Easier, 10 Qns, funnytrivianna, May 12 21
Easier
funnytrivianna gold member
May 12 21
4213 plays
13.
  What is This Christmas Song?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this quiz, I will give you some lyrics of popular Christmas songs.
Easier, 10 Qns, Queenofhearts4, Sep 29 21
Easier
Queenofhearts4
Sep 29 21
5587 plays
14.
  Christmas Songs Lyrics   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Christmas songs are my favorite, I even find myself singing them in July. I'll give you a line from the song and you supply the title.
Average, 15 Qns, rlke6488, Jun 12 24
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rlke6488
Jun 12 24
5989 plays
15.
  Well That Ain't Right!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Enjoy some of the misheard lyrics in popular Christmas music.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, arthurdent001, Dec 07 14
Very Easy
arthurdent001
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16.
  Christmas Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'm in a Christmasy mood, so I made this quiz. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, squeaks957, Sep 18 05
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17.
  Twelve Days of Christmas    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"Twelve Days of Christmas" song, where everyone knows the first day of Christmas my true love gives me "A Partridge in a Pear Tree". Using lyrics from Frederic Austin's 1909 publication.
Easier, 10 Qns, ClaudiaCat, Sep 06 17
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18.
  More Christmas Songs by Bridge    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many Christmas/Winter songs are written in the standard AABA form. How many of these seasonal favorites do you recognize by the B section or bridge?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Dec 20 22
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Catreona gold member
Dec 20 22
238 plays
19.
  Christmas Lyric Matchup    
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Match each timeless Christmas song with the lyrics that go with it.
Easier, 15 Qns, ebanks120, Dec 05 21
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Dec 05 21
466 plays
20.
  The Stories Behind Christmas Songs   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have you ever wondered how some Christmas songs came to be? What inspired the songwriters and lyricists? Take this quiz and become inspired yourself.
Average, 10 Qns, nmerr, Dec 13 13
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756 plays
21.
  Christmas Music Fanatic    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
How well do you know Christmas music? If you are like me, you know almost all of them. I will give you the title and a line of the lyrics. You finish the sentence (quiz includes T/F, Multiple Choice, and Fill-Ins).
Average, 15 Qns, cleavis20, Oct 04 07
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cleavis20
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22.
  Name That Carol!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll put some lyrics, and you have to name the holiday song that includes those words.
Average, 10 Qns, loco_4_trivia, Aug 28 04
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loco_4_trivia
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  'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the lyrics of the song, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' performed by Band Aid. Many popular singers of the 80's, joined together to raise money for the relief of hunger in Ethiopia.
Average, 10 Qns, NalaMarie, Dec 03 09
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Christmas Music Lyrics Trivia Questions

1. "He rules the world with truth and Grace, And _____ " (Can you complete the lyrics?)

From Quiz
Christmas Carols Missing Lyrics

Answer: Makes the nations prove

Written in 1719 by English clergyman, Isaac Watts, the lyrics of "Joy to the World" are based on the Bible's Psalm 98. Psalms are basically the lyrics to sacred songs in the Old Testament, but to be honest, there isn't that much of a Christmas theme to this psalm. The birth of the baby Jesus doesn't rate a mention at all, but with the entire psalm devoted instead to the Second Coming of Christ. That doesn't matter though, does it? The song is beautiful, it has a lovely bouncing rhythm, uplifting lyrics and has become entrenched as a joyous Christmas carol.

2. What song is this bridge from? "Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won't mean a thing if you're not here with me"

From Quiz More Christmas Songs by Bridge

Answer: Blue Christmas

Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson published "Blue Christmas" in 1949. Though Americans have grown accustomed to thinking of it as either a Country & Western or a Rock 'N Roll song the first recording, by Rus Morgan and His Orchestra, was as a ballad.

3. Maybe if I hadn't sat so close to the fireplace, I wouldn't have felt overheated and sang "later on, we'll perspire, as we dream by the fire." What song were we singing that I goofed the lyrics to?

From Quiz Well That Ain't Right!

Answer: Winter Wonderland

The correct line is, of course, "later on, we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire. I've also heard the line "in the meadow, we can build a snowman" mangled to "in the ghetto, we can build a snowman". "Winter Wonderland" was written in 1934 by Richard B. Smith (lyrics) and Felix Bernard (music). It is widely thought of as a Christmas song, though the holiday is never mentioned.

4. The song "Joy to the World" consists of four verses. The lyrics of the song were written by an English theologian, who was also known as the "Father of English Hymnody". Who was he?

From Quiz Joy to the World

Answer: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was born in Southampton, England. He wrote more than 750 hymns. He also wrote the lyrics for the hymn "O God, Our Help in Ages Past". Isaac Newton was a renowned physicist who was best known for his three laws of motion. Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American author who was most famous for his science fiction stories and Three Laws of Robotics. Isaac Isaacs was a celebrated Australian judge.

5. To which amusing Christmas carol do these lyrics belong? "It seems so long since I could say, "Sister Susie sitting on a thistle!" Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be, if I could only whistle"

From Quiz Christmas Carol Memory Lane

Answer: All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

"All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" is a fun Christmas carol about a child who is missing two teeth. It's quite a catastrophe and the child's only wish for Christmas is to get two front teeth so as to wish you Merry Christmas! This Christmas carol was written by Don Gardner and first published in 1946.

6. Which Christmas song is this? "All is calm. All is bright."

From Quiz What is This Christmas Song?

Answer: Silent Night

The next lines to this song are: "Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild."

7. "She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep..." comes from which song?

From Quiz Christmas Songs Lyrics

Answer: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

"Then, I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus, underneath his beard so snowy white..." This song was actually banned on some radio stations because some people thought it was inappropriate to sing of a married woman technically having an affair.

8. 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire' is the opening line for which classic Christmas tune?

From Quiz Christmas Music Lyrics

Answer: The Christmas Song

Who can forget Nat King Cole's spotless rendition of this classic song written by Mel Torme? Did you also know that the first line listed in the question ('Chestnuts roasting on an open fire') is also the subtitle of the tune?

9. "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas! I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas! I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart!"

From Quiz Name That Carol!

Answer: "Feliz Navidad"

Feliz Navidad, which means Merry Christmas, is a Spanish favorite. But it also includes the English words said above as well.

10. 'It's Christmas time, There's no need to be afraid, At Christmas time, We let in __ and we banish shade'?

From Quiz 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Lyrics

Answer: light

Paul Young sang this verse.

11. "Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the _____ " (What lyrics complete this?)

From Quiz Christmas Carols Missing Lyrics

Answer: Triumph of the skies

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" was first introduced in 1739, in a collection of other spiritually uplifting songs and poems called "Hymns and Sacred Poems". The lyrics were written by two of the founders of Methodism, Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, with the music adapted from Mendelssohn's cantata, "Festgesang", also known as "Gutenberg Cantata". Eventually, at any rate, with the melody. Who knows to what music people sang it, or even if it was originally intended as a hymn, but for a sacred poem only, because the music we know today for this carol wasn't written until 1840 by Mendelssohn - 100 years later - and he didn't write it to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Instead, he composed the cantata to honour Gutenberg's creation of movable type which allowed the Bible and all other written works to be easily printed and available to all. But does the late arrival of the music matter? Not a bit. The carol we know today is not an analysis of composer or lyricist. It's a joyous celebration of the birth of Christ.

12. What song is this bridge from? "Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore Faithful friends, who are dear to us, gather near to us once more"

From Quiz More Christmas Songs by Bridge

Answer: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Judy Garland introduced Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in the 1944 MGM film "Meet Me in St. Louis". Since then, it has become a perennial favorite.

13. What did my true love *really* give to me on the first day of Christmas?

From Quiz Well That Ain't Right!

Answer: A partridge in a pear tree

I'm really not sure what a bear tree is, but I'm fairly certain I don't want one! The twelve days of Christmas aren't the twelve days leading up to December 25, but are the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany, which falls on January 6. A lot of people believe that this song was written to help children learn their Catechism, but there is no known documentation to support that idea.

14. The lyrics for the song "Joy to the World" are based on a book in the Old Testament. This book, comprising 150 chapters, is also the longest book in the Bible. Which book is it?

From Quiz Joy to the World

Answer: Psalms

In the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, the Book of Psalms is listed as one of the five Wisdom books, the other four being Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon. "O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together. Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity." (KJV: Psalms - Chapter 98, Verses 1-9)

15. Give the following lyrics some thought and tell me which Christmas carol they are a part of? "Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest;"

From Quiz Christmas Carol Memory Lane

Answer: O Come, All Ye Faithful

"O Come, All Ye Faithful" invites us to come to Bethlehem and behold the "King", Jesus when he is born. It talks about the shepherds who went to see the baby Jesus and how we should adore Him. The credit of this song is given to John Francis Wade. The carol appeared in Wade's Cantus Diversi in 1751. It started out as the Latin carol called "Adeste Fidelis" and was translated by Frederick Oakeley and William Thomas Brooke in 1852.

16. Which popular song has these lyrics? "Jingle all the way."

From Quiz What is This Christmas Song?

Answer: Jingle Bells

The original title of this song was "One Horse Open Sleigh." It was copyrighted in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont.

17. Which song contains the line "Everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way?"

From Quiz Christmas Songs Lyrics

Answer: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

"You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear, Voices singing, Let's be jolly, Deck the halls with boughs of holly..." This song was written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958.

18. "Baby It's Cold Outside" "So really I'd better scurry-"

From Quiz Christmas Music Fanatic

Answer: Beautiful, please don't hurry.

This song is sung as a duet. The phrase above starts with singer one (usually female) and ends with singer two (usually male).

19. "Christmas, Christmas time is here. Time for toys and time for cheer. We've been good, but we can't last. Hurry Christmas, hurry fast."

From Quiz Name That Carol!

Answer: "The Chipmunk Song"

This song features Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, the famous chipmunks. And Dave is included in some spoken dialogue that goes along with the song.

20. 'And in our world of plenty, We can spread a __ __ __, Throw your arms around the world, At Christmas time'?

From Quiz 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Lyrics

Answer: smile of joy

Boy George sang this verse.

21. 'I won't ask for much this Christmas. I won't even wish for snow.'

From Quiz Christmas Lyrics

Answer: All I Want for Christmas is You

Sung by Mariah Carey

22. "A day or two ago, The story I must tell, I went out on the snow, And on my _____ I fell" (On which part of his anatomy did the singer fall?)

From Quiz Christmas Carols Missing Lyrics

Answer: Back

It would be surprising if there was anyone in any of the world's English speaking countries who hasn't heard the song, or know the tune to "Jingle Bells". Written by James Lord Pierpont at a pub in Massachusetts in 1850, it was published as "The One Horse Open Sleigh" seven years later. There are various claims made about this old Christmas favourite - which wasn't written about Christmas at all, but about a young man taking Miss Fanny Bright, his young lady - unchaperoned - for a ride out in the woods and fields, and how they both ended up tossed out into the snow when their skinny horse got stuck on a drift. A likely story. Other claims about this old favourite include that it was meant to be a drinking song - or that it was meant to be performed by a Sunday school choir. Given the somewhat indelicate nature of the lyrics, one would hope not.

23. What song is this bridge from? "Sealed with a smile that tells me that I'll Spend every Christmas with you

From Quiz More Christmas Songs by Bridge

Answer: Give Me Your Love for Christmas

Though perhaps not as well-known as some other songs in the quiz, "Give Me Your Love for Christmas" by Jack Gold and Phyllis Stohn, lent its title to Johnny Mathis' third Christmas album, released in October of 1969.

24. The melody of the song "Joy to the World" was partly credited to an American church music composer, who was also known for his tune for the nursery rhyme "Mary Had A Little Lamb". Who was he?

From Quiz Joy to the World

Answer: Lowell Mason

Throughout his life, Lowell Mason composed more than 1600 songs. He was known as the "Father of American Church Music". It was said that Mason's "Joy to the World"'s melody shared many similarities with George Frideric Handel's oratorio, "Messiah". Lowell Thomas was an American writer whose name was synonymous with the movie "Lawrence of Arabia". Lowell George was the guitarist for the band Little Feat. Lowell Palmer was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

25. "Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn." are lyrics from which Christmas carol?

From Quiz Christmas Carol Memory Lane

Answer: O Holy Night

"O Holy Night" is a beautiful Christmas carol which describes faith and praise felt at "the dear Savior's birth", the voices of angels and the beholding of our King. Christmas night, is described as holy and divine with the King of kings who is in a manger. It tells how the Lord has come to bring the world to redemption, through the birth of Christ. This beautiful Christmas carol was musically composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 for the lyrical poem "Minuit, Chrétien's" written by Placide Cappeau. In 1855 John Sullivan Dwight composed the singing version of the carol.

26. "My world is changing, I'm rearranging, Does that mean Christmas changes too" is from which song in a Christmas movie?

From Quiz Christmas Songs Lyrics

Answer: Where Are You Christmas

This song was sung in the movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" starring Jim Carey. Faith Hill is the one who is known for singing this song.

27. "The Christmas Song" "Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe..."

From Quiz Christmas Music Fanatic

Answer: Help to make the season bright.

Written by Mel Torme and R. Wells.

28. 'Somebody snitched on me' is a refrain heard prominently in which Christmas song, popular with mischievous little children everywhere?

From Quiz Christmas Music Lyrics

Answer: Nuttin' for Christmas

'Nuttin' for Christmas' was written by Tepper and Bennett in 1955, and includes some of the all-time greatest subversive Christmas lyrics. The naughty child who supposedly narrates the song has done terrible things such as making Tommy eat a bug, dancing on Mommy's plants and filling the sugar bowl with ants. I sense a lump of coal in his/her future...

29. "There's a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy when they pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie. It'll nearly be like a picture print by Currier and Ives."

From Quiz Name That Carol!

Answer: "Sleigh Ride"

Leroy Anderson composed this piece during a July heatwave.

30. 'But say a prayer, Pray for the __ __, At Christmas time it's hard, But when you're having fun'?

From Quiz 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Lyrics

Answer: other ones

George Michael sang this verse.

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