Christmas is one of the most celebrated times of the year. You can enjoy celebrating it with these Christmas song trivia questions and answers.
One of the most fun parts of the holiday season is the music. Our Christmas song trivia questions will bring back all the musical memories you had growing up.
See if you remember who sung “Santa Baby” or where “Silent Night” originated. Are you ready to test your Christmas music knowledge?
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Christmas Song Trivia Questions And Answers 1. How many reindeer are there in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? Reveal Answer 9 2. In “Frosty the Snowman” what brings Frosty to life? Reveal Answer A magic hat 3. What is the Grinch referred to as in his song? Reveal Answer A mean one 4. In which 2003 film do they sing “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” to spread belief in Santa and save Christmas? Reveal Answer Elf 5. What is the song “Jingle Bells” about? Reveal Answer A sleigh ride 6. “Santa Baby” was sung by which musician in 1953? Reveal Answer Eartha Kitt 7. In “A Holly Jolly Christmas” the singer says to have a cup of what? Reveal Answer Cheer 8. Which 1990 film is credited with popularizing “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”? Reveal Answer Home Alone 9. Which popular Christmas carol is based on a French love poem? Reveal Answer O Holy Night 10. The earliest recorded version of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” was in what year? Reveal Answer 1934 11. Which Christmas song was one of the first songs to broadcast from space? Reveal Answer Jingle Bells 12. In what country did the song “Silent Night” originate? Reveal Answer Austria 13. In the song “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” what did Grandma drink too much of? Reveal Answer Egg Nog 14. What is the name of the Christmas song released by Ariana Grande in 2013? Reveal Answer Santa Tell Me 15. According to the “Mr. Grinch” song, the Grinch has what in his teeth? Reveal Answer Termites 16. During the “Twelve Days of Christmas” what gift is given on the 8th day? Reveal Answer Maids a-milking 17. Which Christmas song has the lyrics “heaven and nature sing”? Reveal Answer Joy to the World 18. On which day in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” is gold rings given as a gift? Reveal Answer The 5th day 19. “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” was first recorded in which year? Reveal Answer 1963 20. Which Canadian musician released an album called “Christmas” in 2011? Reveal Answer Michael Bublé 21. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was first recorded by who? Reveal Answer Judy Garland 22. Which famous musician released a song called “Mistletoe” in 2011? Reveal Answer Justin Bieber 23. Which Christmas song is the most recorded, with over 500 recorded versions of it? Reveal Answer White Christmas 24. Which female musician is called the “Queen of Christmas”? Reveal Answer Mariah Carey 25. Which pop duo sang the song “Last Christmas”? Reveal Answer Wham 26. Who recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in 1958? Reveal Answer Brenda Lee 27. What is the name of the Christmas song released by Bobby Helms in 1957? Reveal Answer Jingle Bell Rock 28. “Let It Snow” was written during what in California? Reveal Answer A heat wave 29. “The Little Drummer Boy” was first recorded in 1951 by who? Reveal Answer The Trapp family 30. “Step Into Christmas” was released in 1973 by which famous musician? Reveal Answer Elton John 31. In 2000, Faith Hill released a Christmas song titled what? Reveal Answer Where Are You, Christmas? 32. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” was most famously covered by which band? Reveal Answer The Ronettes 33. “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” is a song from which Christmas-themed play? Reveal Answer The Nutcracker 34. What was the first Spanish language Christmas song to become popular in the U.S.? Reveal Answer Feliz Navidad 35. What did the other reindeer refuse to let Rudolph do in the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? Reveal Answer Play reindeer games 36. Who wrote the song “White Christmas”? Reveal Answer Irving Berlin
37. Which Christmas song contains the lyric, “Later on, we’ll conspire, as we dream by the fire”? Reveal Answer “Winter Wonderland”
38. Which popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving? Reveal Answer “Jingle Bells”
39. Who performed the famous song “Blue Christmas”? Reveal Answer Elvis Presley
40. “Feliz Navidad” is a popular Christmas song in what language? Reveal Answer Spanish
41. Who composed the music for “The Nutcracker”? Reveal Answer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
42. “All I Want for Christmas is You” is a hit Christmas song by which artist? Reveal Answer Mariah Carey
43. Who sang “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for charity in 1984? Reveal Answer Band Aid
44. Which Christmas song contains the lyrics “In the meadow we can build a snowman, Then pretend that he is Parson Brown”? Reveal Answer “Winter Wonderland”
45. Who originally recorded “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”? Reveal Answer Harry Reser
46. Which rock band recorded “Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24”? Reveal Answer Trans-Siberian Orchestra
47. Which country-pop artist released “Hard Candy Christmas”? Reveal Answer Dolly Parton
48. Which popular Christmas song was originally composed for the opera Hansel and Gretel? Reveal Answer “Evening Prayer” (known as “Dream Pantomime” in the opera)
49. Which British comedy actor had a Christmas number one in the UK with “Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)”? Reveal Answer Benny Hill
50. Which Christmas song includes the lyrics “Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet”? Reveal Answer “Jingle Bell Rock”
51. Who had a hit with “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” in 1971? Reveal Answer John Lennon and Yoko Ono
52. In what year was “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” first recorded? Reveal Answer 1949
53. “Fairytale of New York” is a popular Christmas song by which band? Reveal Answer The Pogues
54. Who wrote and first performed the song “Frosty the Snowman”? Reveal Answer Walter “Jack” Rollins and Steve Nelson wrote it. It was first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950.
55. Which song opens with the line, “You better watch out, You better not cry”? Reveal Answer “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
56. What Christmas song was introduced in the movie “Meet Me in St. Louis”? Reveal Answer “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
57. What Christmas song was a hit for both Eagles and Charles Brown? Reveal Answer “Please Come Home for Christmas”
58. Which band performed “Christmas in Hollis”? Reveal Answer Run-D.M.C
59. What is the English title of the Christmas carol “Adeste Fideles”? Reveal Answer “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
60. “The Christmas Song” is more commonly known by what line? Reveal Answer “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”
61. What Christmas song contains the lyric “From now on, our troubles will be out of sight”? Reveal Answer “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
62. Who wrote and first performed the song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”? Reveal Answer Kim Gannon and Walter Kent wrote it. Bing Crosby was the first to perform it.
63. Which band performed the song “Christmas Is All Around” for the movie “Love Actually”? Reveal Answer Billy Mack, a character in the movie. In real life, the actor Bill Nighy performed it.
64. Who performed the Christmas song “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”? Reveal Answer Many artists have performed it, but the first was Vaughn Monroe.
65. Which Christmas song was written during the Cuban Missile Crisis as a plea for peace? Reveal Answer “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
66. Which American new wave band released the song “Christmas Wrapping”? Reveal Answer The Waitresses
67. What Christmas song was written as a gift from a department store to its customers? Reveal Answer “Silver Bells” (originally for Saks Fifth Avenue)
68. What is the name of the song from the animated television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”? Reveal Answer “Christmas Time is Here”
69. What Christmas song contains the lyric “I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need”? Reveal Answer “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey
70. Which classic Christmas song was written during a heatwave as a way for the songwriter to cool off? Reveal Answer “Winter Wonderland”
71. Who sings the Christmas song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”? Reveal Answer Jimmy Boyd
72. Who wrote the song “Sleigh Ride”? Reveal Answer Leroy Anderson
73. What band sings the song “Christmas Time”? Reveal Answer The Smashing Pumpkins
74. Who sings “Underneath the Tree”? Reveal Answer Kelly Clarkson
75. Which band sings “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”? Reveal Answer U2 did a popular version, but the song was originally performed by Darlene Love.
76. Who sings the song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? Reveal Answer Andy Williams
77. Who wrote the song “Carol of the Bells”? Reveal Answer Mykola Leontovych
78. What is the name of the song that goes “pa rum pum pum pum”? Reveal Answer “The Little Drummer Boy”
79. What Christmas song was composed by James Pierpont in 1857? Reveal Answer “Jingle Bells”
80. Who originally sang “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”? Reveal Answer Elmo & Patsy
81. What band sang “Merry Xmas Everybody”? Reveal Answer Slade
82. Which song is the oldest known Christmas song? Reveal Answer “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” from the 4th century
83. What popular Christmas song was written in a car on the way to a publisher’s office? Reveal Answer “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
84. Who originally recorded “Here Comes Santa Claus”? Reveal Answer Gene Autry
85. Who wrote the song “O Holy Night”? Reveal Answer Adolphe Adam
86. What popular Christmas song was written by a Jewish songwriter? Reveal Answer “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin
87. Who originally performed “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”? Reveal Answer Brenda Lee
88. What 1973 Christmas hit song was written as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas? Reveal Answer “I Believe in Father Christmas” by Greg Lake
89. Which band had a hit with “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” in 1973? Reveal Answer Wizzard
90. Who wrote the song “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”? Reveal Answer Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
91. What Christmas song contains the lyric “It doesn’t show signs of stopping, And I’ve brought some corn for popping”? Reveal Answer “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
92. Who sings the song “This Christmas”? Reveal Answer Donny Hathaway
93. Who originally performed “Silver Bells”? Reveal Answer Bing Crosby and Carol Richards
94. What band released the song “Father Christmas” in 1977? Reveal Answer The Kinks
95. Which Christmas song was originally banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it didn’t explicitly mention Christmas? Reveal Answer “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
96. Who originally recorded “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”? Reveal Answer Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters
97. Which Christmas song was written during the Great Depression as a way to lift people’s spirits? Reveal Answer “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
98. Who wrote the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”? Reveal Answer Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
99. Who originally recorded “A Holly Jolly Christmas”? Reveal Answer Burl Ives
100. Who sings “Christmas Canon”? Reveal Answer Trans-Siberian Orchestra
101. Who originally sang “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”? Reveal Answer Gayla Peevey
102. Who originally sang “Merry Christmas Darling”? Reveal Answer The Carpenters
103. Who wrote and sang “Wonderful Christmastime”? Reveal Answer Paul McCartney
104. What band released “Don’t Shoot Me Santa”? Reveal Answer The Killers
105. Who originally recorded “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”? Reveal Answer Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán in the film “Neptune’s Daughter”
106. Who wrote the song “Do You Hear What I Hear”? Reveal Answer Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker
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