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24 Christmas Carol Trivia Questions That Will Have You Singing Oh, What Fun

It is hard to go anywhere during the holiday season without hearing the songstress of the season – Mariah Carey – or a timeless classic like “Jingle Bell Rock” blasting through the speakers. Whether the mall, your friend’s party or even the radio, Christmas music is a good indication the season is upon us! 

It may have been 11 months since you heard the song last, but the lyrics remain in your memory until you hear the familiar jingle once again. 

Think you know every word and tune to each Christmas song? Try this quiz with Christmas song trivia questions and answers! Embrace seasonal cheer, sing a few songs, and learn more about many popular classic seasonal songs with this quiz!

Want more Christmas trivia quizzes like this? Check out our Santa Claus, Christmas foods, Bible Christmas quiz or Christmas movie trivia next! Test your holiday brain and perhaps discover a few new facts!

In ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, how many swans are swimming?

7

12

6

5

What is the name of Justin Bieber’s 2011 Christmas album?

Best Christmas

Home for Christmas

Under the Mistletoe

The Magic of Christmas

Who wrote ‘White Christmas’?

Cole Porter

George Gershwin

Jerome Kern

Irving Berlin

How many reindeer haul Santa’s sleigh in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?

6

8

9

10

How many total gifts are received in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?

12

144

364

422

In what year was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” first recorded?

1961

1963

1968

1972

Before Mariah Carey, who originally sang ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’?

Aretha Franklin

Darlene Love

Eartha Kitt

Brenda Lee

Which century does the traditional Welsh Christmas carol ‘Deck the Halls’ date back to?

17th Century

19th Century

16th Century

12th Century

Complete the lyrics: “Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is …”

Right

Bright

High

Dark

Which Christmas Carol is the best-selling single in world history?

All I Want for Christmas

Last Christmas

Do They Know It’s Christmas Time

White Christmas

Which artist was NOT a vocalist in the song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas Time’?

Boy George

Simon Le Bon

George Michael

Prince

In which Christmas carol does ‘the little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head’?

The Little Drummer Boy

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Away in a Manger

O Holy Night

Complete the lyrics: “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane…”

Snow is falling

Hear them ring

Children are singing

Snow is glistening

What was the song Do You Hear What I Hear’ inspired by?

The Cold War

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Cuban Missile Crisis

The Korean War

In 2011, which Christmas carol was granted an intangible cultural heritage status by UNESCO?

O Holy Night

Silent Night, Holy Night

Jingle Bells

The First Noel

Who released the Christmas album ‘You Make It Feel Like Christmas’?

Lady GaGa

Marian Carey

Gwen Stefani

Beyoncé

Complete the lyrics: “A beautiful sight…”

Santa’s coming tonight

Snows falling tonight

We’re happy tonight

Come dancing tonight

Who sings ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’?

Mariah Carey

Robbie Williams

Michael Bublé

Whitney Houston

In the song ‘Frosty the Snowman’, what made Frosty come to life?

A corn cob pipe

A button

Coal

A top hat

In the song ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, we’re told, “You better not cry, you better not…”

Pout

Shout

Whine

Frown

Who has a button nose?

Buddy the Elf

The little drummer boy

Frosty the Snowman

Rudolph

In a ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ what should we have a cup of?

Wine

Eggnog

Cheer

Beer

Which Christmas song was the first song ever played on the radio?

Joy to the World

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Silent Night, Holy Night

O Holy Night

Which Christmas Carol is set to the tune of ‘Greensleeves’?

O Little Town of Bethlehem

What Child is This

Hark the Herald Angel Sing

Joy to the World

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Great!

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