No Christmas is complete with the warm tunes that have spoken to us through the years. Classics such as The Temptations’ rendition of “Silent Night” and Mariah Carey’s holiday love melody, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” have become staples of the season. These anthems not only set the mood for the annual dinner, kickbacks, and gatherings but are also reminders of what the holidays are all about: love, togetherness, friends, and family. Beyond their infectious lyrics, Christmas songs are rich with history, which makes them the perfect subject of a fun game of trivia.

One little-known fact that is perfect for testing the room’s knowledge is the origins of Jingle Bells. The record was originally meant to be a Thanksgiving celebratory song. Furthermore, not many people know that Brenda Lee performed the original version of Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. Here is a fun 20-question Christmas song trivia game to spark curiosity and a bit of friendly competition.

What Christmas carol was sung during the 1914 WWI Christmas Truce? (Silent Night)

Which Caribbean artist did Toni Braxton collaborate with for Christmas In Jamaica? (Shaggy)

Which Destiny’s Child Christmas song did Beyonce’s father, Matthew Knowles, help write? (8 Days of Christmas)

What Christmas carol includes the lyrics, “Fa la la la la, la la la la?” (Deck the Halls)

What is the reason that “You better watch out, you better not cry?” (because Santa Claus Is Coming to Town)

Which Christmas song did Gucci Mane replace Santa Claus’ name in the title? (St. Brick – a spin on Old Saint Nick)

In The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many golden rings are given? (Five)

On Christmas with Babyface, what was the one original song recorded for the album? (You Were There)

Which Christmas tune features the line, “Through the years we all will be together if the fates allow?” (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas)

Which traditional Christmas song did DMX create a remix to on the spot during a Power 105.1 appearance? (Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer)

What song tells the story of a snowman brought to life by a magical hat? (Frosty the Snowman)

What is the title of the Luther Vandross and Darlene Love duet from his holiday album, This Is Christmas? (I Listen to the Bells)

In what year was Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Band Aid first released? (1984)

David Bowie and Bing Crosby famously collaborated on this famous duet. (The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth)

Who did GloRilla collaborate with on her first Christmas song? (Kehlani, Xmas Time)

What holiday song was the first to be played in space? (Jingle Bells, played by astronauts aboard Gemini VI in 1965)

Which Christmas song includes the lyrics, “With a corncob pipe and a button nose?” (Frosty the Snowman)

Finish the lyrics: “Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open…” (“Sleigh” Jingle Bells)

“Where the treetops glisten and children listen?” is sung in which Christmas song? (White Christmas)

What is the title of track one on Stevie Wonder’s Someday at Christmas? (Someday at Christmas)

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