Classic Christmas Songs Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Which song popularized the lyric “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”?

A. Silver Bells

B. White Christmas

C. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

2 Who originally recorded the holiday hit “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in 1958?

A. Darlene Love

B. Connie Francis

C. Brenda Lee

3 Which classic Christmas song was first introduced in the 1942 film musical “Holiday Inn”?

A. White Christmas

B. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

C. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

4 In the song “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” what is Santa said to be making and checking?

A. A list

B. A map

C. A sleigh

5 Which holiday song includes the line about “a one-horse open sleigh”?

A. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

B. Jingle Bells

C. Frosty the Snowman

6 Which songwriter is credited with writing “Feliz Navidad”?

A. José Feliciano

B. Carlos Santana

C. Gloria Estefan

7 Which singer’s 1963 recording helped make “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” a seasonal staple?

A. Darlene Love

B. Aretha Franklin

C. Lesley Gore

8 Which Christmas standard begins with the phrase “I’m dreaming of”?

A. O Holy Night

B. Silent Night

C. White Christmas

9 “Do You Hear What I Hear?” was written during which decade?

A. 1980s

B. 1940s

C. 1960s

10 Which song features a narrator who “really did believe in” a snowman’s magical hat?

A. Frosty the Snowman

B. Here Comes Santa Claus

C. Sleigh Ride

11 Which lyric appears in “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”?

A. Toys in every store

B. Down the chimney tonight

C. Dashing through the snow

12 Which holiday song’s chorus repeats “fa-la-la-la-la”?

A. Deck the Halls

B. O Little Town of Bethlehem

C. O Come, All Ye Faithful

13 In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” what is Rudolph teased for?

A. His small antlers

B. His clumsy hooves

C. His shiny nose

14 Which Christmas song was written by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells?

A. Silver Bells

B. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

C. Blue Christmas

15 Which song famously includes a request for “some figgy pudding”?

A. Away in a Manger

B. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

C. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel