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63 Festive Christmas Song Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Kenton, Chief Editor·Updated Nov 2025·8 min read

Get into the holiday spirit with Christmas Song Trivia! From timeless carols and festive classics to modern holiday hits, these questions will test how well you know the music that makes the season merry and bright. Perfect for family gatherings, holiday parties, or trivia nights, this trivia is a fun way to celebrate the sounds of Christmas.

Christmas Song Trivia

  1. 1Which singer released the highly successful 2011 album simply titled 'Christmas', a frequent source of Christmas Song Trivia?

  2. 2What popular Christmas Song Trivia piece was co-written by Frank Loesser and premiered on Rudy Vallee's radio show in 1944?

  3. 3What famous British glam rock band released 'Merry Xmas Everybody' in 1973, often featured in Christmas Song Trivia?

  4. 4The song 'Auld Lang Syne' is traditionally sung to celebrate what event, often included in Christmas Song Trivia?

  5. 5What is the name of the reindeer that is often excluded from the list of Santa's reindeer in Christmas Song Trivia lists, but is featured in the 1939 song?

  6. 6What famous Christmas Song Trivia fact is that the melody for the carol 'What Child Is This?' is the same as the popular tune 'Greensleeves'?

  7. 7Which rock guitarist's band, featured in Christmas Song Trivia, released the instrumental track 'Sleigh Ride' on their 1996 album Christmas Eve and Other Stories?

  8. 8Which famous medieval carol, often used for Christmas Song Trivia, is written entirely in Latin?

  9. 9In the song 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town', what should you watch out for, according to Christmas Song Trivia?

  10. 10Which American composer wrote the music for the classic 1943 Christmas Song Trivia piece 'I'll Be Home for Christmas'?

  11. 11Which classic Christmas Song Trivia song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, the same duo who wrote 'Let It Snow'?

  12. 12The Christmas Song Trivia classic 'A Holly Jolly Christmas' mentions hanging up what color sock?

  13. 13What is the common name of the carol written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1863, featured in Christmas Song Trivia?

  14. 14Which famous Christmas Song Trivia song features the line 'Ding-dong, ding-dong, that is the sound of the bell'?

  15. 15What is the original title of the song 'Silver Bells', which is often included in Christmas Song Trivia?

  16. 16Which famous Christmas Song Trivia song's lyrics describe the season as being full of 'parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting'?

  17. 17What object does the singer tell the audience to 'have a cup of' in 'A Holly Jolly Christmas', a fact often found in Christmas Song Trivia?

  18. 18Which pop singer released the Christmas song 'Santa Tell Me' in 2014, a favorite in Christmas Song Trivia?

  19. 19The famous reindeer who is never mentioned in the poem 'The Night Before Christmas' is often the subject of Christmas Song Trivia; what is his name?

  20. 20What famous carol contains the title word 'Silent' three times in the first verse, a fact often noted in Christmas Song Trivia?

  21. 21The 2014 Christmas Song Trivia hit 'Text Me Merry Christmas' was recorded by Kristen Bell and which male singer?

  22. 22Which American jazz singer's version of 'Blue Christmas' is the most famous, a piece of Christmas Song Trivia?

  23. 23Which contemporary Christmas Song Trivia artist released the song 'Where Are You Christmas?' for the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

  24. 24Which classic Christmas Song Trivia song was written by Gloria Shayne Baker and Noel Regney in 1962 as a plea for peace?

  25. 25The popular Christmas Song Trivia song 'Mistletoe and Wine' was a hit for which English singer in 1988?

  26. 26Which popular 1980s singer, a favorite in Christmas Song Trivia, had a solo hit with 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'?

  27. 27What word completes the line: 'He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're ___' in the popular Christmas Song Trivia song 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town'?

  28. 28The song 'O Tannenbaum' is German, but what does the German title literally mean in Christmas Song Trivia?

  29. 29What is the name of the German composer of the famous carol 'Stille Nacht' ('Silent Night'), a key piece of Christmas Song Trivia?

  30. 30What item of clothing does Grandma have a run-in with in the popular novelty Christmas Song Trivia song 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'?

  31. 31What is the title of the song where the singer tells a man that he is 'gonna miss the fireplace' in Christmas Song Trivia?

  32. 32Who sang the version of 'Santa Baby' that was a hit in 1953?

  33. 33Which singer made 'Feliz Navidad' a popular Christmas song?

  34. 34What popular Christmas song did 'The Beach Boys' release in 1964?

  35. 35Who sang 'It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' in 1951?

  36. 36What is the name of the Christmas song that starts with 'Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet'?

  37. 37Which artist released 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' in 1994?

  38. 38In 'Deck the Halls,' what is the phrase that follows 'Troll the ancient Yuletide carol'?

  39. 39Who composed the music for the song 'O Holy Night'?

  40. 40In 'O Christmas Tree,' what aspect of the tree is repeatedly praised?

  41. 41What Christmas song was written by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941?

  42. 42Who originally performed 'Merry Christmas Darling' in 1970?

  43. 43In which Christmas song is the line 'From now on, our troubles will be miles away'?

  44. 44What band released the hit song 'Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)' in 2003?

  45. 45What Christmas song was written during a heatwave in Hollywood in 1945?

  46. 46Who originally sang 'Please Come Home for Christmas' in 1960?

  47. 47In 'Up on the Housetop,' what does Santa bring for Nell?

  48. 48Which singer released 'Underneath the Tree' in 2013?

  49. 49What is the best-selling Christmas album of all time?

  50. 50Which song by Paul McCartney is a well-known Christmas song?

  51. 51In 'Sleigh Ride,' what is heard along the way?

  52. 52Who wrote and composed 'Carol of the Bells'?

  53. 53What Christmas carol contains the line 'God and sinners reconciled'?

  54. 54Which Christmas song was originally written in 1942 to raise money for the American Red Cross?

  55. 55What Christmas song was originally called "One Horse Open Sleigh"?

  56. 56Which Christmas song was banned by the BBC during World War II for being too depressing?

  57. 57Which Christmas carol was written by John Francis Wade in the 18th century and is often sung in Latin?

  58. 58Which Christmas song was first recorded by the Sons of the Pioneers in 1941 and later became a hit for Bing Crosby?

  59. 59What Christmas song was written by a songwriter who also composed the theme for the TV show The Twilight Zone?

  60. 60Which Christmas song was inspired by the composer’s experience of seeing children playing in the snow?

  61. 61Which Christmas song was originally written for a 1947 movie called Holiday Inn?

  62. 62Which Christmas song was banned by the BBC during the 1960s for being “too sexy”?

  63. 63Which Christmas song was the first to be broadcast from space?

Answer Key

  1. 1. Michael Bublé.
  2. 2. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
  3. 3. Slade.
  4. 4. New Year's Eve.
  5. 5. Olive (as in, Olive, the other reindeer).
  6. 6. Greensleeves.
  7. 7. Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
  8. 8. Gaudete.
  9. 9. You better not pout.
  10. 10. Walter Kent.
  11. 11. The Christmas Waltz.
  12. 12. Red.
  13. 13. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
  14. 14. Ring Out, Solstice Bell.
  15. 15. Tinkle Bells.
  16. 16. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
  17. 17. Cheer.
  18. 18. Ariana Grande.
  19. 19. Rudolph.
  20. 20. Silent Night.
  21. 21. Kenny Loggins.
  22. 22. Elvis Presley.
  23. 23. Faith Hill.
  24. 24. Do You Hear What I Hear?
  25. 25. Cliff Richard.
  26. 26. John Lennon.
  27. 27. Awake.
  28. 28. O Fir Tree.
  29. 29. Franz Gruber.
  30. 30. A reindeer (or 'Santa's reindeer').
  31. 31. Baby, It's Cold Outside.
  32. 32. Eartha Kitt
  33. 33. José Feliciano
  34. 34. Little Saint Nick
  35. 35. Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters
  36. 36. Jingle Bell Rock
  37. 37. Mariah Carey
  38. 38. Fa la la la la, la la la la
  39. 39. Adolphe Adam
  40. 40. Its evergreen branches
  41. 41. The Little Drummer Boy
  42. 42. The Carpenters
  43. 43. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  44. 44. The Darkness
  45. 45. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  46. 46. Charles Brown
  47. 47. A dolly that laughs and cries
  48. 48. Kelly Clarkson
  49. 49. Elvis’ Christmas Album
  50. 50. Wonderful Christmastime
  51. 51. Bells jingling
  52. 52. Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky
  53. 53. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  54. 54. "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin
  55. 55. Jingle Bells
  56. 56. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
  57. 57. "Adeste Fideles" (known in English as "O Come, All Ye Faithful")
  58. 58. Cool Yule
  59. 59. "The Christmas Song" by Mel Tormé
  60. 60. Winter Wonderland
  61. 61. White Christmas
  62. 62. Santa Baby
  63. 63. Jingle Bells

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