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QUIZMAS

Quiz: How well do you know these Christmas song lyrics?

This will get you in the Christmas mood.

CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE at long last and by now you’ve probably been blasting your best Christmas playlist for at least a few days.

But how closely do you listening to the lyrics of your favourite Christmas song? This quiz will test your knowledge of Christmas hits, with no humming along allowed.

Just to be clear, we’re doing Christmas songs here, not Christmas carols. If you want a Christmas carol lyrics quiz, then you need to get out of here.

What were the odds on the winning racehorse mentioned in the lyrics of Fairytale of New York?

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10-1

12-1

18-1

50-1

Who sings the opening lyric of the original Do They Know It's Christmas Time by Band Aid?

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Boy George

Paul Young

Sting

Simon LeBon

Which of these things does Eartha Kitt NOT ask for in the lyrics of Santa Baby?

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Decorations from Tiffany's

A '33 convertible

The deed to a platinum mine

A yacht

Which political leader does Jona Lewie address in the lyrics of Stop The Cavalry?

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Benito Mussolini

General Franco

Margaret Thatcher

Winston Churchill

In the song Driving Home For Christmas by Chris Rea, what follows the line: "Top to toe in tailbacks"?

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Red lights, I'm breaking every one

I got red lights on the run

Soon my journey will be done

I'm 'bout to have some Christmas fun

In the song Let It Snow, what word does the singer rhyme with the word 'stopping'?

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Popping

Hopping

Dropping

Flopping

Which Christmas song features the line "Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?"

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Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

What phrase comes after "Merry Christmas" in the chorus of Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses?

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But I think I'll skip this one this year

But I think I'll miss this one, my dear

But I think I'll miss this one this year

But I think I'll skip this one, I fear

Finish the line from Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord by Boney M.: "And then they found a little nook in a stable ________"

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All alone

All forlorn

Full of goats

With the lambs

In their 1977 duet, Bing Crosby's rendition of Little Drummer Boy was counterpointed by Bowie singing what specially composed piece of music?

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Joy To All Men

Peace On Earth

War Is Over

King Of Men

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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