Christmas Music 3 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 17th November 2021A free Christmas quiz about all aspects of music that you may hear at this time of the year.
  1. Which Christmas song was originally known as "The Carol of the Drum"? Little Drummer Boy.
  2. Which former professional footballer and now TV pundit had a UK top ten album in 2019 entitled "Here's to Christmas"? Chris Kamara.
  3. The Josh Groban song "Believe" was written for which 2004 Christmas movie? The Polar Express.
  4. Who spent 5 weeks in the UK singles charts in 1956 with "Christmas Island"? Dickie Valentine.
  5. In 1965 "Jingle Bells" became the first song to be played in space, aboard which spacecraft did this happen? Gemini 6A.
  6. Featured in Greg Lake's "I Believe in Father Christmas",which Russian composer wrote "Troika"? Sergei Prokofiev.
  7. Who in 2019 reached the UK top ten with a cover of John Lennon's "Happy Christmas (War is Over)"? John Legend.
  8. According to a "Songs of Praise" poll in 2020, what is the UK's favourite Christmas carol? "O, Holy Night".
  9. Which Eurovision winner said "It's Gonna be a Cold, Cold Christmas" in the 1975 UK single charts? Dana.
  10. Which Scottish female singer recorded the 2010 Christmas album entitled "A Christmas Cornucopia"? Annie Lennox.
  11. Which carol was sung outside Scrooge's office in "A Christmas Carol"? "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".
  12. Reaching number three in the UK singles chart what was the title of Jess Glynne's 2020 Christmas hit? "This Christmas".
  13. Which single released in 2006 gave Cliff Richard his last UK Christmas top five hit? "21st Century Christmas".
  14. Which ballet music by Tchaikovsky, popular at Christmas , had its premiere in St Petersburg on 18th December 1892? The Nutcracker.
  15. Who were "Together at Christmas" according to the title of their 2020 hit album? Michael Ball & Alfie Boe.
  16. Who wrote the poem on which the carol "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" is based? Christina Rossetti.
  17. Which X-Factor winner released the 2016 single "When Christmas Comes Around"? Matt Terry.
  18. What Christmas decorations did Coldplay take into the charts in 2010? "Christmas Lights".
  19. Who hit the top of the UK album charts in 2019 with "The Christmas Present"? Robbie Williams.
  20. Who wrote the popular tune of the classic carol "Hark!The Herald Angels Sing"? Felix Mendelssohn.

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