For a bit of fun and to test some memories , who can answer these music quiz questions 🤗

[Bazzak]

1. Who sings the opening line of the original Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” in 1984?

2. Which boy band had the UK Christmas Number one spot in 1994 with ‘Stay Another Day’?

3. Which Christmas song begins ‘It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank…’?

3. Who recorded the original – and still the most famous – version of ‘White Christmas’ in 1942?

4. Which famous Christmas song begins with the lyrics: ‘the mood is right, the spirit’s up, we’re here tonight and that’s enough’?

5. Which band scored an unlikely Christmas No. 1 in 2009 thanks to a public revolt against winners of ‘The X Factor’?

6. Which music legend had a 1964 hit with ‘Blue Christmas’?

7. Which Chris Rea song includes the lyrics ‘Top to toe in tailbacks, oh I got red lights all around?

8. Who had a hit in 1985 with the theme tune to ‘The Snowman’ Walking in the Air?

9. Which movie star turned to singing during Christmas 2001 scoring a number one hit single across the world in a duet with pop star Robbie Williams?

10. What is the only band in the history of the UK singles charts to have achieved Christmas number one twice with the same song? Point each for band and song. (Hint - NOT including Do They Know It’s Christmas by various incarnations of Band Aid)

11. "Mary's Boy Child" is the only song to be Christmas number one for two artists, who are they for two points?

12. What was the Christmas Number one last Christmas (2023)? (Hint – Would have been in 1984 if it hadn’t been for Band Aid)

13. Complete the lyric: ‘And so this is Christmas, and what have you done, another year over …’

14. In which year did Mariah Carey first release ‘All I want for Christmas’, was it 1994, 2004 or 2014?

15. What is the name of Michael Bublé’s Christmas album from 2011?

16. Who was the original singer of ‘Rockin around the Christmas tree’ in 1958?

17. "Lonely This Christmas" is a Christmas song by which English glam rock band back in 1974?

18. In 1973 “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard. reached no higher than number four in the UK Singles Chart. For two points which band and song was the Christmas number one that year?

19. Which single topped the Christmas charts for 10 weeks in the UK and 14 weeks in the USA back in 1992? (Hint – song was from the second highest-grossing film of 1992)

20. In 2022, LadBaby became the first act to achieve five consecutive Christmas number ones. (I’d never heard of him either!) Before that two groups had managed three consecutive Christmas number ones in the UK charts. For two points name the them?

answers tomorrow 🤗

[mrmonk]

The only one I'm certain of is the first #3: "Fairytale of New York"

[Adlon57]

18? Tesco's cause they blast it down me ear holes everytime I go in the place🙉😵😝😖

[Adlon57]

8. Aled Jones "The Snowman"

[hypercat54]

3. Fairy tale of New York

3. Bing Crosby (2 3s?)

5. Katrina and the Waves

6. Elvis

8. Aled Jones

10. Slade, Wizzard or Queen?

11. Boney M and ???

13. A new year has begun - Lennon with the Yoko Ono band.

16. Betty Everett?

17. Mud

18. Merry Christmas Everyone - Slade?

7. Highway to Hell?

[hypercat54 in reply to hypercat54]

Oh and 4. Simply having a wonderful Christmas Day?

[MadBunny]

Thanks for posting this bit of fun 🤗

1. Paul Young

2 East 17

3. Bing Crosby

3. Fairytale of New York

4. (Simply having a )Wonderful Christmas time

6.Elvis

7. Driving home for Christmas

8. Aled Jones

10. Slade Merry Christmas Everybody

11. Harry Belafonte and Boney M

13. And a new one just begun

14. 1994

15. Brenda Lee

17. Mud

18.Slade Merry Christmas Everybody

And an extra one from me -

Who sang the novelty song ' All I want For Christmas is a Beatle ' in the 60's ?

[Bazzak in reply to MadBunny]

Dora Bryan 🤔

[MadBunny in reply to Bazzak]

Yep. Now another - who did ' All I want for Christmas is me two front teeth ' ? Was it somebody like Max Bygraves or Charlie Drake ?

[Bazzak in reply to MadBunny]

that’s an awkward one it was written by an American with a number of singers recording it including Nat King Cole. I think the comedian may have been Dick Emery.

[MadBunny in reply to Bazzak]

You googled that didn't you 🤣🐰

[Bazzak in reply to MadBunny]

Me!!!!!! Never 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🐰

[MadBunny in reply to Bazzak]

I know you well 🤗🐰

[Bazzak]

Christmas Music Quiz

Answers

1. Yes, I know have asked it before but who sings the opening line of the original Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” in 1984?

Paul Young

2. Which boy band had the UK Christmas Number one spot in 1994 with ‘Stay Another Day’?

East 17

3. Which Christmas song begins ‘It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank…’?

“Fairytale of New York”

3. Who recorded the original – and still the most famous – version of ‘White Christmas’ in 1942?

Bing Crosby

4. Which famous Christmas song begins with the lyrics: ‘the mood is right, the spirit’s up, we’re here tonight and that’s enough’?

Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney

5. Which band scored an unlikely Christmas No. 1 in 2009 thanks to a public revolt against winners of ‘The X Factor’?

Rage Against the Machine

6. Which music legend had a 1964 hit with ‘Blue Christmas’?

Elvis Presley

7. Which Chris Rea song includes the lyrics ‘Top to toe in tailbacks, oh I got red lights all around?

Driving Home for Christmas

8. Who had a hit in 1985 with the theme tune to ‘The Snowman’ Walking in the Air?

Aled Jones – The song in the original film was sung by Peter Auty, Aled Jones released it as a single on the back of the film

9. Which movie star turned to singing during Christmas 2001 scoring a number one hit single across the world in a duet with pop star Robbie Williams?

Nicole Kidman – with a cover of Frank and Nancy Sinatra's 1967 hit, “Somethin' Stupid”

10. What is the only band in the history of the UK singles charts to have achieved Christmas number one twice with the same song? Point each for band and song. (Hint - NOT including Do They Know It’s Christmas by various incarnations of Band Aid)

Queen – with Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 and 1991

11. "Mary's Boy Child" is the only song to be Christmas number one for two artists, who are they for two points?

Harry Belafonte in 1957 and Boney M. in 1978

12. What was the Christmas Number one last Christmas (2023)? (Hint – Would have been in 1984 if it hadn’t been for Band Aid)

‘Last Christmas’ by Wham. – Finally became a Christmas Number One er Last Christmas!

13. Complete the lyric: ‘And so this is Christmas, and what have you done, another year over …’

And a new one just begun.

14. In which year did Mariah Carey first release ‘All I want for Christmas’, was it 1994, 2004 or 2014?

1994

15. What is the name of Michael Bublé’s Christmas album from 2011?

Christmas

16. Who was the original singer of ‘Rockin around the Christmas tree’ in 1958?

Brenda Lee

17. "Lonely This Christmas" is a Christmas song by which English glam rock band back in 1974?

Mud

18. In 1973 “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard. reached no higher than number four in the UK Singles Chart. For two points which band and song was the Christmas number one that year?

"Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade

19. Which single topped the Christmas charts for 10 weeks in the UK and 14 weeks in the USA back in 1992? (Hint – song was from the second highest-grossing film of 1992)

“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

20. In 2022, LadBaby became the first act to achieve five consecutive Christmas number ones. (I’d never heard of him either!) Before that two groups had managed three consecutive Christmas number ones in the UK charts. For two points name the them?

The Beatles – 63, 64 and 65 and The Spice Girls 96, 97 and 98

[MadBunny in reply to Bazzak]

I knew quite a few 😁

[Nothing_but_books in reply to MadBunny]

Hi Bunny. Are you still around? If so, would you mind messaging me? HU won't let me write first.

[MadBunny in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Sorry for the delayed reply- been asleep.I've tried to message you but it won't let me , either.

[Nothing_but_books in reply to MadBunny]

It's okay. Thank you for trying. I was looking for advice, but I'm set now.

[MadBunny in reply to Nothing_but_books]

That' s good. I often get problems with pms - even people I have been in contact with for years .

[Nothing_but_books in reply to MadBunny]

My problem here has been going on for years. I can't initiate a message. 🤷

[Nothing_but_books in reply to MadBunny]

PMS. Yikes! I haven't had that particular kind of fun in years!

[MadBunny in reply to Nothing_but_books]

I meant personal messages lol

[Nothing_but_books in reply to MadBunny]

Ya, I got that... finally. 😆

[Nothing_but_books]

I think I know a few.

The second #3 is Bing.

4) "A Wonderful Christmas Time"

6) Elvis

11) Harry Belafonte and Boney M -- The Boney M version makes you forget Belafonte's.

13) "And a new one just begun"

16) Brenda Lee

No chance with the other ones.