Things Implied in Christmas Songs Quiz

Answer: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

"And so I'm offering this simple phrase to kids from 1 to 92 although it's been said many times many ways Merry Christmas to you." So if you're 93 or older, don't have a merry Christmas. Celebrate Hanukkah instead.

The song was written in 1945 by Mel Torme.

Answer: Santa Baby

Why any woman would have romantic fantasies about a married fat man who's thousands of years old is beyond me. Especially considering if you lived with him, you'd be living in the uninhabitable North Pole and you'd probably be expected to help take care of the elves and reindeer. I wouldn't want to do that.

"Santa Baby" was written in 1953 by Joan Javits and Philip Springer, and it was originally sung by Eartha Kitt.

Answer: Frosty the Snowman

He led them down the streets of town, right to the traffic cop; and only paused a moment, when he heard him holler, "Stop!" But, it was only a moment, so it must not have been that serious. In the movie based on this song, Frosty is stopped because he didn't notice a traffic light. It turns out he didn't even know what a traffic light was. He is let go because he had just gotten life and therefore doesn't know anything yet.

"Frosty The Snowman" was written by Walter Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson and first recorded in 1950 by Gene Autry.

Answer: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

"We want some figgy pudding" and "we won't go until we get some." You better give these people what they want, then send them away and move away and never throw a Christmas party ever again.

This song originated in England, where figgy pudding is quite popular. It is one of the oldest Christmas carols, but nobody knows when it originated and who wrote it.

Answer: Run Rudolph Run

"Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round."

What exactly the sleigh is doing on the freeway and not in the air is beyond me. Also why would Rudolph be running instead of flying? Another odd thing about the song is that the title is "Run Rudolph Run," but the lyrics go "Run run Rudolph." So the name "Rudolph" and the second "Run" are reversed between the title and the lyrics.

"Run Rudolph Run" was originally released in 1959 and sung by rock legend Chuck Berry.

Answer: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

The song doesn't say that Rudolph was the one who landed on grandma, but he's the one leading the sleigh so he's the only reindeer that would have any control over where the sleigh and the other reindeer go. If he didn't land on grandma himself, he pulled one of the other reindeer on top of her.

This song was written by Randy Brooks, and first released in 1979 sung by Elmo and Patsy Trigg Shropshire. It is a novelty song, one of the most popular Christmas-related novelty songs of all time.

Answer: Christmas at Ground Zero

"I'll duck and cover with my yuletide lover underneath the mistletoe." You could also think of it as a MISSILE toe in the context of this song. That is to say, instead of kissing under a poisonous plant associated with Christmas, you can think of the yuletide lovers as kissing under a mushroom cloud of nuclear destruction because that's what the song is about.

This song was written and sung by the king of comedic music, "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was on his 1986 album "Polka Party."

Answer: I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas

"Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then the teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian." The teacher is right. Hippos eat grass and aquatic plants. They don't eat humans.

This song was written by John Rox and performed by Gayla Peevey. The fact that Peevey was ten years old at the time would probably explain this odd Christmas request.

Answer: Merry Xmas Everybody

"Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?" I had no idea Santa was usually drunk, but if that question must be asked, I guess he is.

"Merry Xmas Everybody" is a 1973 song by British rock group Slade. It's very popular in Europe.

Answer: The 12 Days of Christmas

An ornithologist is someone who loves birds. "Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree." The writer also got "Six geese a layin'" and "seven swans a swimming."

"The 12 Days of Christmas" is a British Christmas song. It was released in 1780 and popularized by Frederic Austin.

Answer: Winter Wonderland

"In the meadow we can build a snowman Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say are you married? We'll say 'no man' But you can do the job When you're in town." A parson is another word for a pastor. The man and woman are literally making someone to run their wedding ceremony. In other versions of the song, the snowman is a "circus clown" instead of a pastor.

"Winter Wonderland" was written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and Richard Smith.

Answer: Let it Snow

"As long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." So if you don't love me anymore, don't let it snow, because then I'll freeze to death. What a shame the weather does not care whether or not you are in love.

"Let it Snow" (the title is usually mentioned three times, but you understand which song I am talking about even if I only mention it once) was written in 1945 by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, and the first recorded version was sung by Vaugh Monroe. All of these people are men, but most versions I have heard have a woman singing it.

Answer: I'll Be Home For Christmas

"Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree." ON the tree? ON it? The explanation is that the character singing the song is supposed to be a soldier fighting in a war. So it's no guarantee that he will be home for Christmas. The song even says that he might only be there in his dreams.

This sad song was first released in 1934 by Bing Crosby, one of the kings of Christmas carols.

Answer: Santa Claus is Coming to Town

"You better not cry," according to the song. The three wrong answers would give you plenty of reason to cry if they really happened to you.

This song was written in 1934 by John Coots and Haven Gillespie.

Answer: Go Where I Send Thee

Although it's not a parody of "The 12 Days of Christmas" like the three wrong answers, "Go Where I Send Thee" has a similar idea. The song has a base phrase "Children Go Where I Send Thee. How Shall I Send Thee?" that serves the same purpose as "On the _ Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to me." Then, the song mentions more and more things, eventually going up to 12 things, and the previous 11 things are always mentioned in descending order. One of the things is "7 for the 7 that never got to heaven." If they never got to heaven, they're burning in hell.

"Go Where I Send Thee" started as an African American Christmas Carol. The most famous version of this song is done by the Kingston Trio on their 1960 album "The Last Month of the Year."