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We're surely beginning to hear all of the Christmas melodies, even during the tail end of November! But come December, all sorts of Christmas songs will definitely be played all around. Are you game enough to sing along with us on this Christmas songs quiz? We'll give you the opening or beginning lyrics, and you guess the titles, okay?
“___ ____, Holy Night/ All is calm, All is bright”
“Blue Christmas”
“White Christmas”
“Holy Night”
"Silent Night”
Each year on December 24th at 5 pm Central, Europe Time, the authors of "Silent Night” are honored by the town of Oberndorf. This is a town near Salzburg, Austria.
“Dashing through the snow/ In a one horse open sleigh”
“Dashing Christmas”
“Jingle Bells"
“Jingle Bells” was written by James Lord Pierpont. However, it was first published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" back in 1857.
“White Christmas”
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
“I’m dreaming of a ___ ___/ Just like the ones I used to know”
“White Christmas"
“White Christmas” was written by Irving Berlin in 1942 and was made famous by crooner Bing Crosby, It inspired musicals and numerous renditions by various artists, and Crosby even starred in a film with the song as its title.
“I’ll be Home for Christmas”
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
“Winter Wonderland”
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“You better watch out/ You better not cry”
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
“Santa Claus is Coming To Town” was written by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots while in transit on a New York subway. Needless to say, it became a big hit since Christmas 1934.
“Frosty The Snowman”
“Jingle Bell Rock”
“O Christmas Tree”
“…Let your heart be light/ From now on our troubles will be out of sight"
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane back in 1943. It was debuted by actress-singer Judy Garland in the classic musical film 'Meet Me in St. Louis.'
"Home for the Holidays"
“…The stars are brightly shining"
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
“O Holy Night”
The original text of “O Holy Night” was written in 1847 by a French poet named Placide Cappeau. But we all know its English version worldwide.
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"...Joyful and triumphant/ O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem"
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
“O Christmas Tree”
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" was originally written in Latin and is titled “Adeste Fideles.” The song is known to have many authors.
“O Holy Night”
"Come they told me/ Pa rum pa pum pum"
“Silver Bells”
“Do You Hear What I Hear”
“Little Drummer Boy”
The song we now know as “Little Drummer Boy” was written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis back in 1941. The song is originally known as "Carol of the Drum."
“Rockin Around the Christmas Tree”
"...It's Christmas time in the city"
“Jingle Bells”
“Silver Bells”
"Silver Bells" was composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. It debuted in the film The Lemon Drop Kid where it was sung by the legendary Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell.
“Jingle Bell Rock”
“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
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“…/ The Lord has come! / Let earth receive her King"
“Joy to the World”
"Joy to the World" was written by English hymn writer Isaac Watts in 1719. It’s actually based on a couple of Biblical passages.
“The Christmas Song”
“Christmas Time Is Here”
“The First Noel”
"On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me/ A partridge in a pear tree"
“This Time of Year”
“This Christmas”
“The First Noel”
“Twelve Days of Christmas”
The earliest known version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” was published in London under the original title "The Twelve Days of Christmas sung at King Pepin's Ball.” Some words were actually part of a 1780 children's book called Mirth Without Mischief.
"...Glory to the new-born King/ Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!”
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
“Christmas Serenade”
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” first appeared back in 1739 as part of the collection entitled 'Hymns and Sacred Poems.' It was written by a guy named Charles Wesley.
“Merry Christmas All”
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"... The Angels did say/ Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay"
“The First Noel”
The First Noel’s origin is unknown. But it’s generally thought to be English, dating back to the 16th century.
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
“Wonderful Christmastime”
“Do They Know It's Christmas”
"Oh the weather outside is frightful/ But the fire is so delightful"
“Winter Wonderland”
“Let It Snow!”
Funny enough, “Let It Snow” was written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945. They were in Hollywood, California back then, in the middle of suffering a heat wave, so Cahn and Styne imagined a better kind of climate for themselves.
“It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas”
"Just Be Cool"
“… Was a jolly happy soul/ With a corncob pipe and a button nose"
“Jolly the Snowman”
"Frosty The Snowman"
"Frosty The Snowman" was written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson. It was first recorded by country music idol Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950.
“Christmas Snowman”
“Melty the Snowman”
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"... Let nothing you dismay/ Remember Christ our Savior"
“Merry Gentlewomen"
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is an English traditional Christmas carol. It’s actually one of the oldest surviving carols known to humankind.
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”
“The Christmas Song”
"... With boughs of holly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la"
“This Christmas”
“Deck The Halls”
The melody of “Deck The Halls” is Welsh, which dates back to the 16th century. However, the English lyrics were written later, in 1862.
“Do You Hear What I Hear?"
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”
"... Lean your ear this way/ Don't you tell a single soul, what I’m going to say“
"Mistletoe and Holly"
"A Christmas Long Ago"
“Jolly Old St. Nicholas”
“Jolly Old St. Nicholas” originated from a poem penned by Emily Huntington Miller. But a school teacher and former Pennsylvania mayor claimed that he penned the song in 1867. Ah, copyright woes...
"It's Christmas Once Again"
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"... Thy leaves are so unchanging"
"Little Christmas Tree"
"Someday At Christmas"
"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
“O Christmas Tree”
“O Christmas Tree” is actually based on a traditional German folk song called "O Tannenbaum" which refers to a fir tree. There are also some variations to the lyrics, depending on who’s singing.
"... Had a very shiny nose/ And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows.”
"All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth"
"Run Rudolph Run"
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
It’s interesting to note that “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was written by Johnny Marks and was based on a 1939 poem. And that poem was penned by an American advertising executive named Robert May.
"Here Comes Santa Claus"
"Said the night wind to the little lamb/ Do you see what I see?"
“Do You Hear What I Hear”
It’s interesting to note that “Do You Hear What I Hear” has a connection with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Its composers wrote it as kind of a protest song to hopefully have that crisis resolved.
"Please Come Home For Christmas"
"Give Love on Christmas Day"
"Winter Wonderland"
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"Sleigh bells ring, are you listening/ In the lane, snow is glistening"
“Justin Wonderland”
“Winter Wonderland”
“Winter Wonderland” is a popular Christmas carol all over the world. Yes, it’s well-liked, even in places without snow!
“Your Body is A Wonderland”
“Santa's Wonderland”
"...Sweetly singing o’er the plain/ And the mountains in reply"
“Demons We Have Heard on High”
“Carolers We Have Heard on High”
“Panhandlers We Have Heard on High”
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
The bulk of “Angels We Have Heard on High” was inspired by a French carol. Its refrain of “Gloria in excelsis deo” was taken from the Bible though; specifically from Luke 2:14.
"...You can plan on me / Please have snow and mistletoe"
“I’ll Be Buying Gifts For Christmas”
“I’ll Be Missing You For Christmas”
“I’ll Be Calling You For Christmas”
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” was recorded in 1943 by legendary crooner Bing Crosby. Of course, if it’s from Crosby, it becomes a top ten hit.
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"...Everywhere you go/ Take a look in the five and ten"
"You’re All I Want for Christmas"
"Sleigh Ride"
"Sleigh Bell Serenade"
“It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas"
“It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” was written by a theater-inclined man named Meredith Willson. He also wrote the Broadway musical entitled The Music Man.
"...Right down Santa Claus lane/ Vixen, Blitzen, all his reindeer"
"Santa Claus is Coming To Town"
“Here Comes Santa Claus”
“Here Comes Santa Claus” is another Christmas gem penned by Gene Autry. The singing cowboy wrote this back in 1947.
"The Man With All The Toys"
"Santa Claus Is Watching You"
"...That glorious song of old/ From angels bending near the earth"
"This Christmas"
"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”
“It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” is a song popularly covered by many artists from different generations. Johnny Mathis and Bing Crosby had their own renditions, as well as The Carpenters, Hall and Oates, and even Josh Groban.
"A Christmas Long Ago"
"It's Christmas Once Again"
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"... Who, laid to rest/ On Mary's lap is sleeping?"
“What Chosen One is This?”
“What Enemy is This?”
“What Child is This?”
“What Child is This” talks about the newborn baby Jesus. It also mentions His important mom, of course.
“What Pharaoh is This?”
"...Bearing gifts we traverse afar/ Field and fountain, moor and mountain"
"Bells of St. Mary"
"Someday At Christmas"
"I Believe in Father Christmas"
“We Three Kings of Orient Are”
“We Three Kings of Orient Are” talks about the Magi. That’s the collective term used for the three kings who traveled to look for Jesus.
"... In heav'n the bells are ringing"
“Ding Dong Sadly on High”
“Ding Dong Merrily on High”
“Ding Dong Merrily on High” is celebratory with the repeated lines “Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!” It’s a legitimate Christmas carol.
“Ding Dong Merrily on Low”
“Ding Dong Grudgingly on Low”
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"...When they are both full grown/ Of all the trees that are in the wood"
"Toyland"
“The Holly and the Ivy”
“The Holly and the Ivy” are representational of the greenery during this time of the year. But the ivy referred in the song is of British origin, and not a cousin of the more popularly known poison ivy — well, sort of.
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
"Caroling, Caroling"
"...How still we see thee lie/ Above thy deep and dreamless sleep"
“O Little Town of Sinai”
“O Little Town of Galilee”
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
“O Little Town of Bethlehem” refers to the small town found in Jerusalem. The composer made a pilgrimage there in 1865, and was inspired enough to pen this carol.
“O Little Town of Nazareth”
"...Underneath the mistletoe last night/ She didn't see me creep"
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
The music and lyrics of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" was written by Tommie Connor, and was originally recorded by Jimmy Boyd. But little Michael’s rendition of it when he was in Jackson 5 is more memorable, sorry.
"I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus"
"I Saw Sister Kissing Santa Claus"
"I Saw Auntie Kissing Santa Claus"
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"And so I'm offering this simple phrase/ To kids from one to ninety-two"
"Home For The Holidays"
"The Christmas Song"
"The Christmas Song" is regarded as one of the classic Christmas songs in modern history. Its simplicity is indeed effective.
"May You Always"
"Two Cheers
"I don't want a lot for Christmas/ There's just one thing I need"
"All I Want for Christmas is You"
"All I Want for Christmas is You" may not yet be a traditional Christmas song, but this Mariah Carey tune is always played around during the season. It has been that way since it debuted back in 1994.
"Merry Merry Christmas"
"Happy Christmas War is Over"
"Someday at Christmas"
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