Holiday Trivia 2023

What activity inspired the song “Jingle Bells?”

Peter J. Wilhousky wrote the English lyrics to this Ukranian folk chant:

What color is not a color of Kwanzaa?

Who has a button nose?

What word is used for ‘family’ in the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas?”

True or False: Silent Night was first performed on Christmas Eve in Italy.

What comedic Christmas song recorded by the Barenaked Ladies is a nod to the timeless story “A Christmas Carol?”

The original recording of what song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1964?

Which department store is known for its Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City?

What beverage does the singer tell the audience to have a cup of in “A Holly Jolly Christmas?”

In Santa Claus is Coming to Town, the singer tells children, “You better not cry” and “You better not _____.”

What comedic Christmas song was written as a parody of holiday greed and consumerism?

In the movie "Home Alone," where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they accidentally leave Kevin behind?

True of False? This is the last question.

What tune does Carol Brady lead the carolers in singing during the 1988 “A Very Brady Movie?”

What year was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” first recorded?

Jim Brickman (Five for Fighting) wrote and sang what Christmas song as a tribute to deployed soldiers?

In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?

Country music duo Joey + Rory wrote this Christmas tune during a stay at their family farm in Indiana.

Hanukkah is also known as:

What kind of bird has gone away in Ella Fitzgerald’s “Winter Wonderland?”

In the 12 Days of Christmas, who sends the gifts?

In the song “Mr. Grinch,” what is his brain full of?

In the movie "Elf," what is the main character Buddy's favorite type of pasta?

What is the most-played and recorded Christmas song around the world?

What Chuck Berry hit was based on the classic children’s song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?”

A pop-culture Katy Perry song is a nod to Danish Christmas culture?

What pop singer has been named the Queen of Christmas

How many gifts did the singer receive in “12 days of Christmas?"

Why did the little boy buy his mother’s shoes in the song “The Christmas Shoes?

What is the most published Christmas hymn?

What brings Frosty the Snowman to life?

What plant is often associated with Christmas?

What does Alvin the Chipmunk want in “The Chipmunk Song?”

What pop Christmas hit was released in 1984 but did not rank in the charts until 2017?

"Mele Kalikimaka" is a traditional Hawaiian Christmas greeting. What does it mean?

What iconic Elvis Presley Christmas song was digitally remastered into a duet version with the King in 2008?

Elmo of the Elmo and Patsy that released the hit “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is what profession by his day job?

"Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov" is a Hanukkah song about this:

This song is the BEST-SELLING of all time!

What Christmas song is known by two different names?

What country music icon wrote Roy Orbison’s hit “Pretty Paper?"

What beverage do kids leave out for Santa?

Who first recorded the Frank Sinatra hit song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas?"

How old was singer Brenda Lee when she recorded the classic Christmas hit “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree?”

True or False: Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26 - January 1

In the film "Home Alone," what are the names of the two burglars trying to rob Kevin's house?

Since 1963, many artists have recorded “White Christmas,” but only one has charted with it. Who was that?

What Beach Boys song features Santa’s sleigh as a Nordic hot rod