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(Almost) Christmas Music Quiz

(Almost) Christmas Music Quiz

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Not Quite Christmas Music Quiz

What year did Andy Williams release The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?(Required)

1963

1973

1983

Oops! correct answer is Thanksgiving

What spooky element is mentioned in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?(Required)

Legends of Krampus

Haunted Houses

Scary Ghost Stories

The correct answer is 1844. Lydia Maria Child wrote the poem “Over the River and Through the Wood” in 1844. The poem was originally titled “The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day”

Which holiday song mentions "sleigh bells in the snow"?(Required)

Jingle Bells

Winter Wonderland

White Christmas

“Here We Come A-Caroling,” also known as “The Wassail Song,” is a secular song that focuses on New Year's and wishes people good health and chee

What holiday does "Here We Come A-Caroling" (The Wassail Song) focus on?(Required)

New Year's

Thanksgiving

Christmas

In 1944, Loesser wrote "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to sing with his wife, Lynn Garland, at their housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel.

What year was "Jingle Bells" written?(Required)

1887

1877

1857

The correct answer is Jeff Buckley's cover in 1994

What song is widely considered the most popular modern Christmas song?(Required)

All I Want for Christmas Is You

Jingle Bell Rock

Last Christmas

1984, by Leonard Cohen, although Jeff Buckley's version of the song became more popular.

Which holiday was "Jingle Bells" originally written for?(Required)

New Year's

Christmas

Thanksgiving

1963. The song entered the Hot 100 Top 10 for the first time when it landed at #10 on the chart dated December 29, 2018.

Which event caused a resurgence of interest in Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah?(Required)

Its use in Shrek

A Pentatonix Christmas album

Jeff Buckley's cover in 1994

Scary Ghost Stories

Who wrote the music for The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?(Required)

Irving Berlin

George Wyle

Johnny Marks

George Wyle. Edward Pola wrote the lyrics.

When was Hallelujah written?(Required)

1984

1944

1974

Hallelujah

What year was "Over the River and Through the Woods" written?(Required)

1779

1850

1844

Correct Answer: The Gilligan's Island Theme.

Which song by Pentatonix has over 760 million views on YouTube?(Required)

Silent Night

Hallelujah

The First Noel

All I Want for Christmas Is You, released in 1994. It first reached #1 on Billboard in 2019.

Who wrote Baby, It's Cold Outside?(Required)

Frank Loessner

Iriving Berlin

Leonard Cohen

White Christmas

Why were ghost stories a popular part of older Christmas traditions?*(Required)

Television and radio shows

Middle age legends

Charles Dickens influence

The song was originally published in September 1857 under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh"

What other classic did George Wyle co-write?(Required)

The Gilligan’s Island Theme

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Charles Dickens

Is It Too Soon for Jingle Bells? (Spoiler: Never)

You know the feeling—that little sparkle in the air, a whiff of cinnamon, someone humming Last Christmas under their breath in October. You’re not alone. Some of us are just wired for sleigh bells a few months early. This quiz is for everyone who’s ever queued up Mariah Carey before the turkey hits the table.

Whether you’re a closet caroler or a full-blown Christmas music connoisseur, this is your moment. We’re diving into songs that aren’t quite holiday hits—but definitely flirt with the spirit. Warm up those vocal cords, fire up the cocoa, and get ready for some Almost Christmas cheer.

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