Holiday Songs from the 1960s Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Which vocalist delivered the 1963 Phil Spector-produced classic “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”?

A. Darlene Love

B. The Crystals

C. The Ronettes

2 The Beach Boys revved up the holidays with “Little Saint Nick.” In what year did it first hit the airwaves?

A. 1965

B. 1962

C. 1963

3 “Do You Hear What I Hear?” (1962) was written as a plea for peace in the midst of which global crisis?

A. The Cuban Missile Crisis

B. The Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive

C. The Suez Crisis

4 Who performed the vocals for “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” in the 1966 animated special?

A. Thurl Ravenscroft

B. Boris Karloff

C. Burl Ives

5 Which Motown legend released the hopeful holiday song “Someday at Christmas” in 1967?

A. Marvin Gaye

B. Smokey Robinson

C. Stevie Wonder

6 The 1965 TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced which gently melancholy holiday standard?

A. Skating

B. Somewhere in My Memory

C. Christmas Time Is Here

7 In the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who croons “A Holly Jolly Christmas”?

A. Gene Autry

B. Burl Ives

C. Dean Martin

8 Which R&B singer recorded the 1960 original “Please Come Home for Christmas”?

A. Charles Brown

B. Otis Redding

C. Donny Hathaway

9 In the 1967 hit “Snoopy’s Christmas,” Snoopy shares a wartime truce with which historical aviator?

A. Eddie Rickenbacker

B. Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron)

C. Charles Lindbergh

10 Which girl group delivered the Wall of Sound version of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” in 1963?

A. The Shirelles

B. The Crystals

C. The Ronettes

11 Roy Orbison’s 1963 holiday single “Pretty Paper” was penned by which songwriter?

A. Willie Nelson

B. Kris Kristofferson

C. Roy Orbison

12 Which soul singer growls the opening line, “They call me Back Door Santa,” on the 1968 holiday cut?

A. Wilson Pickett

B. James Brown

C. Clarence Carter

13 Who introduced the showtune “We Need a Little Christmas” in the 1966 Broadway musical Mame?

A. Ethel Merman

B. Julie Andrews

C. Angela Lansbury

14 Which band recorded the fan-club-only 1967 track “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)”?

A. Plastic Ono Band

B. The Beatles

C. Wings

15 Which 1966 Simon & Garfunkel recording layers a news broadcast over the carol “Silent Night”?

A. 7 O’Clock News/Silent Night

B. A Hazy Shade of Winter

C. Homeward Bound