Festive Music
"Deck the Halls ....etc" - How many 'La's' after 'Fa'
8
Who hides in a Bakery at Christmas?
Mince Spies
In which country would you eat 'Puto Bumbong' at Christmas.
The Philippines - it is ground rice steamed in a bamboo pole
Who played 'Scrooge' in the Muppets Christmas Movie?
Michael Caine.
What do Lauren Bacall, Leonard Bernstein, Judy Garland, Jack Palance and John Lennon all have in common?
They all, at one time or another, lived in the Dakota Building
What was the first Christmas song, and when was it recorded? [Nearest decade]
Jingle Bells [on an Edison cylinder in 1889]
What do Santa's little helpers learn at Christmas?
The Elfabet
Which Liqueur do you use in the Cocktail 'A Snowball'?
Advocaat
What is the name of the fictional town featured in the film 'Its a Wonderful Life'?
Bedford Falls
Apollo 8 circled the Moon on Christmas Day ... which year?
1968
"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ...." - Please sing the second verse
" ..... with every Christmas Card I write, May all your days be merry and bright, And all your Christmases be white."
When is a boat just like snow?
When its adrift!
Which popular Christmas chocolate was first introduced in 1932?
The Chocolate Orange
In what year was Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" published? [Nearest 5 years]
1843
How many Wise Men were there?
Unknown. People have assumed three because of the three gifts, but the number of Wise Men is not referred to.
What are the next words after "Frosty the Snowman ..." - Please sing the complete verse.
"..... was a very happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made of coal"
Who made the first Christmas Crackers and when? [Nearest decade]
Tom Smith UK - c.1845
In which country would you eat 'Krusciki' at Christmas?
In Poland, they are bow-tie fritters.
Which English king was crowned on Christmas Day?
William the Conqueror
In which country does Santa have the postcode HOH OHO?
Canada
"Adeste fideles ..... " Please sing the lines that follow, in Latin.
"Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes, Venite, Venite, in Bethlehem, Natum videte regem angelorum, Venite adoremus, venite adoremus, venite adoremus Dominum."
[For Something completely different] Who said "After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully he will find some comfort in the hands of God."
Garry Lineker - of Diego Maradona
There is a range of Mountains in Canada called the Christmas Mountains. Name 8 of the Peaks.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen.
When did Carolling start?
In the 13th Century.
Who said "Its not only the best song I ever wrote, its the best song that anyone ever wrote" ?
Irving Berlin ['White Christmas']