Christmas Music #1 — Question & Answer

1

How many UK Christmas number 1s did LadBaby achieve by singing about sausage rolls?

Answer:5

2

Which popular singer/songwriter grew up on a Christmas tree farm?

Answer:Taylor Swift

3

Who sang the number 1 hit “Mistletoe and Wine”?

Answer:Cliff Richard

4

Who sang in the 2023 song “Christmas isn’t Christmas”?

Answer:Bon Jovi

5

What type of pie is mentioned in the song “Rockin’ around the Christmas tree?”

Answer:Pumpkin pie

6

Which Christmas song starts with the lyric “Hey, Mr Churchill comes over here”?

Answer:Stop the Cavalry — Jona Lewie

7

Which Christmas decoration does Chris Martin sing about in Coldplay’s 2010 Christmas hit?

Answer:Christmas lights

8

Who recorded the original version of the song “White Christmas”?

Answer:Bing Crosby

9

What is the only band in the history of the UK singles charts to have achieved Christmas number 1 twice with the same song? (Points for Band/Song/Each Year)

Answer:Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody — 1975 / 1991

10

How old was Brenda Lee when she recorded the 1958 song “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree”?

Answer:13

11

John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” was released in 1971 as a protest against which war?

Answer:The Vietnam War

12

How many gifts are given in the entirety of the 12 days of Christmas?

Answer:364

13

Which song was banned by the BBC for being too “silly” during WW2?

Answer:I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (the ban was lifted after the singer clarified it was innocent fun)

14

In which year did Wham!’s “Last Christmas” score its first Christmas number 1?

Answer:2023 (it also got its first ever number 1 in January 2021)

15

Who sends the narrator their gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas?

Answer:Their true love