Christmas Music Quiz: Can You Name These Songs from the lyrics?
How well do you know the stories behind five of the world's most famous Christmas songs? This quiz takes five iconic festive tracks and asks five questions about each one, covering the history, the writers, the records and the surprising facts behind songs you have heard hundreds of times. The five tracks are: All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey, White Christmas by Bing Crosby, Last Christmas by Wham!, Jingle Bells, and Silent Night.
Each question has four options and the correct answer is revealed as soon as you select yours. Your score and percentage appear at the end.
FAQ
How many questions are there?
25 questions: five questions on each of the five festive tracks.
Which tracks are covered?
All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (1994, co-written with Walter Afanasieff, from Merry Christmas album, UK Number 1 in 2017, Spotify streaming record December 2019), White Christmas by Bing Crosby (50 million copies, written by Irving Berlin, Holiday Inn 1942, Irving Berlin born Israel Beilin), Last Christmas by Wham! (1984, kept at Number 2 by Band Aid, written by George Michael, filmed in Switzerland, UK Number 1 in 2019), Jingle Bells (written 1857, originally for Thanksgiving, Savannah vs Medford dispute, first song in space 1965 on harmonica and bells, recorded by Edward Meeker in 1898), Silent Night (composed in Austria, first performed 1818, lyrics by Joseph Mohr, translated into 300 languages, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage 2011).
Does the quiz shuffle the answer options?
Yes. The four options randomise on every play.