Ghosts of Concert Past
After finishing a piece, you must wait for the conductor to step off the podium before turning to your next piece so the audience has time to throw ____________.
What are babies?
Composer of "Sleigh Ride?"
Who is Leroy Anderson?
What country started the Christmas tree tradition?
What is Germany?
What vegetable did President George H.W. Bush famously declare he hated, even at Christmas? In 1990, Bush banned __________ from Air Force One, stating "I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more _______!" Farmers protested by sending truckloads of what vegetable to the White House?
What is broccoli?
Composer of "Last Christmas?"
What is Wham!
What did Mr. Finley do last year during our performance of "Sleigh Ride?"
What is "Walk off the Stage?"
Elvis won't have a traditional "White Christmas." Instead, he sings that he'll have a...
What is a "Blue Christmas?"
The Grinch's dog?
What is Max?
What color were the first candy canes?
What is white?
In the movie "Elf," what are the four main food groups according to Buddy?
What is candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup?
What was Santa described as in the haunting Christmas piece that we played last year, which was also played by the 7th/8th grade band this year?
What is a barbarian?
"The Christmas Song" and "Sleigh Ride" are two Christmastime classics that were composed in which season?
What is summer?
Pa rum pum pum pum song?
What is "The Little drummer Boy?"
What dessert does Holly make that is grounds for marriage?
What is Tres Leches Cake (marry me Holly)
In "Santa Baby," what car does the singer ask for?
what is a '54 convertible? (light blue)
In the Charlie Brown spirit, what jaunty song did we play a variation of?
What is Linus and Lucy?
Who is Vindaloo Singh?
The first artificial Christmas trees were made from the feathers of what bird?
What is a goose.
What American food do millions of Japanese families eat on Christmas?
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken?
In the Frosty the Snowman TV Special (1969), what were the first words spoken by Frosty after coming alive?
What is "Happy Birthday?"
What key was the alternate version of Sleigh Ride (presented by Doug Finley in 2024) written in?
What is the key of C Major?
The Christmas classic "Jingle Bells" was originally written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh," to commemorate Medford, Massachusetts' winter sleigh races. What holiday was the song originally written for?
What is Thanksgiving?
Is Santa Claus (AKA St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas) real?
What is Yes.
What is Harry Potter's favorite dessert, a beloved Christmas classic?
What is Treacle Tart?
What is Mr. Finley's favorite movie version of The Grinch?
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)?