We know much you love a good music quiz, so we thought why not create a multiple choice Christmas music quiz for you to try out this festive season?!
In this Christmas music quiz we have 5 music quiz rounds featuring 5 questions each. So you could use or some of the quiz rounds for your next Christmas quiz night.
Having a multiple choice Christmas music quiz gives you another option to enjoy a quiz night. It means your quiz participants have some clues and a better chance of guessing the right answer. Because we all love getting a quiz trivia question right!
The multiple choice quiz rounds include the topics of: classic Christmas carols, pop holiday hits, songs from films and TV, Christmas lyrics, and general Christmas music trivia.
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Photo by little plant on UnsplashChristmas Music Quiz – 25 Multiple Choice Questions
Round 1: Classic Christmas Carols
1. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics “Joyful, all ye nations rise”?
a. O Holy Night
b. Joy to the World
c. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
d. The First Noel
2. Which carol features the line “all is calm, all is bright”?
a. The Holly and the Ivy
b. Carol of the Bells
c. Good King Wenceslas
d. Silent Night
3. Which carol is known for the line “O come, let us adore Him”?
a. O Come, All Ye Faithful
b. Silent Night
c. I Saw Three Ships
d. Away in a Manger
4. What carol contains the lyrics “How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given”?
a. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
b. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
c. O Little Town of Bethlehem
d. Angels We Have Heard on High
5. In “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, what is given on the 7th day?
a. Swans a-swimming
b. Geese a-laying
c. Maids a-milking
d. Drummers drumming
Round 2: Pop Holiday Hits
1. Which Christmas song is famously known for its line “I don’t want a lot for Christmas”?
a. Jingle Bells
b. Silent Night
c. All I Want for Christmas Is You
d. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
2. Who sings “Santa Tell Me”?
a. Taylor Swift
b. Ariana Grande
c. Katy Perry
d. Beyoncé
3. Which band originally sang “Last Christmas”?
a. The Beatles
b. Queen
c. Rolling Stones
d. Wham!
4. “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was performed by which supergroup?
a. Band Aid
b. USA for Africa
c. The Traveling Wilburys
d. Artists United
5. Who made “Feliz Navidad” a popular Christmas song?
a. Ricky Martin
b. Jose Feliciano
c. Gloria Estefan
d. Enrique Iglesias
Round 3: Christmas Classics from Film and TV
1. What Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in “Meet Me in St. Louis”?
a. Winter Wonderland
b. Let It Snow
c. Frosty the Snowman
d. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2. Which Christmas song was originally written for the movie “Holiday Inn”?
a. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
b. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
c. White Christmas
d. Santa Baby
3. What song do the Peanuts gang sing at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”?
a. Christmas Time is Here
b. O Tannenbaum
c. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
d. Joy to the World
4. In “Frosty the Snowman”, what made Frosty come to life?
a. A magic hat
b. Christmas spirit
c. A snowy spell
d. A child’s wish
5. “Little Drummer Boy” was famously paired with what other song in a David Bowie/Bing Crosby duet?
a. Silent Night
b. Peace on Earth
c. O Come All Ye Faithful
d. Ave Maria
Round 4: Christmas Lyrics and Lines
1. Which famous Christmas song begins with the lyrics “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”?
a. Silver Bells
b. The Christmas Song
c. White Christmas
d. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2. In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what do we call the snowman?
a. Parson Brown
b. Frosty
c. Jolly
d. Mr. Snow
3. “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” was popularized by which singer?
a. Perry Como
b. Nat King Cole
c. Michael Bublé
d. Bing Crosby
4. Who originally sang “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”?
a. Brenda Lee
b. Connie Francis
c. Peggy Lee
d. Doris Day
5. In “Santa Baby,” what colour is the convertible the singer asks for?
a. Red
b. Black
c. Pink
d. Blue
Round 5: Miscellaneous Merry Melodies
1. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
a. Jingle Bell Rock
b. White Christmas
c. Silent Night
d. All I Want for Christmas Is You
2. Who originally sang “Blue Christmas”?
a. Dean Martin
b. Frank Sinatra
c. Bing Crosby
d. Elvis Presley
3. What Christmas song was written during a heat wave in Hollywood?
a. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
b. Winter Wonderland
c. Sleigh Ride
d. Jingle Bells
4. Which of these songs is NOT traditionally considered a Christmas song?
a. Jingle Bell Rock
b. Feliz Navidad
c. Auld Lang Syne
d. White Christmas
5. Which song is known for the line “Troll the ancient Yuletide carol”?
a. Deck the Halls
b. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
c. Joy to the World
d. The Twelve Days of Christmas
Christmas Music Quiz Tie-Breaker Question
What year was “Jingle Bells” originally published?
Christmas Music Quiz – 25 Multiple Choice Answers
Round 1: Classic Christmas Carols
1. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics “Joyful, all ye nations rise”?
c. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. Which carol features the line “all is calm, all is bright”?
d. Silent Night
3. Which carol is known for the line “O come, let us adore Him”?
a. O Come, All Ye Faithful
4. What carol contains the lyrics “How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given”?
c. O Little Town of Bethlehem
5. In “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, what is given on the 7th day?
a. Swans a-swimming
Round 2: Pop Holiday Hits
1. Which Christmas song is famously known for its line “I don’t want a lot for Christmas”?
c. All I Want for Christmas Is You
2. Who sings “Santa Tell Me”?
b. Ariana Grande
3. Which band originally sang “Last Christmas”?
d. Wham!
4. “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was performed by which supergroup?
a. Band Aid
5. Who made “Feliz Navidad” a popular Christmas song?
b. Jose Feliciano
Round 3: Christmas Classics from Film and TV
1. What Christmas song did Judy Garland sing in “Meet Me in St. Louis”?
d. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2. Which Christmas song was originally written for the movie “Holiday Inn”?
c. White Christmas
3. What song do the Peanuts gang sing at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”?
c. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
4. In “Frosty the Snowman”, what made Frosty come to life?
a. A magic hat
5. “Little Drummer Boy” was famously paired with what other song in a David Bowie/Bing Crosby duet?
b. Peace on Earth
Round 4: Christmas Lyrics and Lines
1. Which famous Christmas song begins with the lyrics “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”?
b. The Christmas Song
2. In the song “Winter Wonderland,” what do we call the snowman?
a. Parson Brown
3. “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” was popularized by which singer?
d. Bing Crosby
4. Who originally sang “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”?
a. Brenda Lee
5. In “Santa Baby,” what colour is the convertible the singer asks for?
c. Pink
Round 5: Miscellaneous Merry Melodies
1. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
b. White Christmas
2. Who originally sang “Blue Christmas”?
d. Elvis Presley
3. What Christmas song was written during a heat wave in Hollywood?
a. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
4. Which of these songs is NOT traditionally considered a Christmas song?
c. Auld Lang Syne
5. Which song is known for the line “Troll the ancient Yuletide carol”?
a. Deck the Halls
Christmas Music Quiz Tie-Breaker Question
What year was “Jingle Bells” originally published?
– 1857
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