50 Christmas Carol Quiz Questions and Answers

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Are you looking for the ultimate Christmas carols quiz? Here it is!

Christmas carols are joyful songs that celebrate the birth of Jesus and are sung during the holiday season.

These songs are usually religious and therefore based on events depicted in the Bible.

Here you will find 5 rounds of Christmas Carol quiz questions and answers. We will start with an easy round (to warm up) and then switch to multiple choice, true or false and harder trivia questions.

So, are you ready to get started? Let’s go!

Round 1: Easy Christmas Carol Trivia Questions

1. Complete the line from Away in the Manger: ‘no crib for a ___’
2. What line is said three times in the chorus of O Come All Ye Faithful?
3. What is the English title of the Austrian carol ‘Stille Nacht?’
4. Who sang All I want for Christmas is You?
5. According to the song Little Donkey, where is the little donkey walking?
6. In what language is the song O Tannenbaum written?
7. What is said to be shining in the dark streets in the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem?
8. Fill in the missing word: Deck the ___ with bows of holly.
9. Which Canadian singer released a Christmas album in 2011, featuring 16 songs including Silent Night, White Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Ave Maria?
10. Who sends the narrator their gifts in Twelve Days of Christmas?

Round 1: Easy Christmas Carol Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Complete the line from Away in the Manger: ‘no crib for a ___’ Bed
2. What line is said three times in the chorus of O Come All Ye Faithful? O come let us adore him
3. What is the English title of the Austrian carol ‘Stille Nacht?’ Silent Night
4. Who sang All I want for Christmas is You? Mariah Carey 
5. According to the song Little Donkey, where is the little donkey walking? On a Dusty Road
6. In what language is the song O Tannenbaum written? German
7. What is said to be shining in the dark streets in the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem? The everlasting light
8. Fill in the missing word: Deck the ___ with bows of holly. Halls
9. Which Canadian singer released a Christmas album in 2011, featuring 16 songs including Silent Night, White Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Ave Maria? Michael Bublé 
10. Who sends the narrator their gifts in Twelve Days of Christmas? Their true love

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Round 2: Christmas Carol Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which period was door-to-door carol singing popularised?
   1. The Tudor Period
   2. The Georgian Period
   3. The Victorian Period
   4. The Edwardian Period
2. Good King Wenceslas is said to be looking out on the Feast of Stephen. What day of the year is Saint Stephen’s Day?
   1. 1st December
   2. 24th December
   3. 26th December 
   4. 31st December 
3. What time of day does the narrator of I Saw Three Ships report seeing the ships sailing in?
   1. In the Morning
   2. At Midday
   3. In the Evening 
   4. At Midnight
4. With the cast of which film did Céline Dion duet the French Christmas song Petit Papa Noël?
   1. Despicable Me
   2. Alvin and the Chipmunks
   3. Toy Story
   4. School of Rock
5. Where do the kings say they come from in We Three Kings?
   1. Europe
   2. Egypt
   3. The West
   4. The Orient
6. The carol God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen promises tidings of what to its listeners?
   1. Comfort and Warmth 
   2. Comfort and Joy
   3. Rest and Relaxation 
   4. Pleasure and Rest
7. In a 2017 study, what percentage of Americans reported having gone carol singing at least once in their lives?
   1. 16%
   2. 26%
   3. 36%
   4. 46%
8. In what language was the song Gabriel’s Message originally written?
   1. Welsh
   2. Cornish 
   3. Breton
   4. Basque
9. What does the narrator of Twelve Days of Christmas recieve on the seventh day?
   1. Geese a-laying
   2. Drummers drumming 
   3. Minstrels playing
   4. Swans a-swimming 
10. Which Christmas carol is based on the Ukrainian folk chant Shchedryk, which is typically sung to celebrate the New Year?
    1. Carol of the Bells
    2. O come all ye faithful 
    3. Joy to the World
    4. We Three Kings

Round 2: Christmas Carol Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. In which period was door-to-door carol singing popularised? C. The Victorian Period
2. Good King Wenceslas is said to be looking out on the Feast of Stephen. What day of the year is Saint Stephen’s Day? C. 26th December
3. What time of day does the narrator of I Saw Three Ships report seeing the ships sailing in? A. in the Morning 
4. With the cast of which film did Céline Dion duet the French Christmas song Petit Papa Noël? B. Alvin and the Chipmunks
5. Where do the kings say they come from in We Three Kings? D. The Orient
6. The carol God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen promises tidings of what to its listeners? B. Comfort and Joy
7.  In a 2017 study, what percentage of Americans reported having gone carol singing at least once in their lives? a. 16%
8. In what language was the song Gabriel’s Message originally written? D. Basque
9. What does the narrator of Twelve Days of Christmas recieve on the seventh day? D. Swans a-swimming  
10. Which Christmas carol is based on the Ukrainian folk chant Shchedryk, which is typically sung to celebrate the New Year? A. Carol of the Bells

Round 3: Christmas Carol Quiz – True or False

1.  The original title of Jingle Bells was ‘Jingle all the Way.’
2. The line ‘Pa rum pum pum-pum’ appears 15 times in Little Drummer Boy.
3. The second line of In the Bleak Mid-Winter is ‘frosty winds made moan.’
4.  The First Noel was originally written in French.
5. The music for O Holy Night was written by Mozart.
6. Christmas carols were banned in Britain between 1647 and 1660.
7. The line ‘They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the East beyond them far’ comes from The First Noël.
8. The popular Latin American Christmas song Feliz Navidad was written by a Mexican songwriter.
9. In the song Twelve Days of Christmas, the narrator receives a total of 364 presents.
10. According to The Holly and the Ivy, ‘of all the trees that are in the wood the ivy wears the crown.’

Round 3: Christmas Carol Quiz Answers – True or False

1.  The original title of Jingle Bells was ‘Jingle all the Way.’ False, it was ‘one horse open sleigh’
2. The line ‘Pa rum pum pum-pum’ appears 15 times in Little Drummer Boy. True
3. The second line of In the Bleak Mid-Winter is ‘frosty winds made moan.’ True
4.  The First Noel was originally written in French. False
5. The music for O Holy Night was written by Mozart. False
6. Christmas carols were banned in Britain between 1647 and 1660. True
7. The line ‘They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the East beyond them far’ comes from The First Noël. True
8. The popular Latin American Christmas song Feliz Navidad was written by a Mexican songwriter. False, it was written by Puerto Rican songwriter José Feliciano
9. In the song Twelve Days of Christmas, the narrator receives a total of 364 presents. True.
10. According to The Holly and the Ivy, ‘of all the trees that are in the wood the ivy wears the crown.’ False

Round 4: Hard Christmas Carol Trivia Questions

1. What Christmas song has the Guinness World Record for being the best-selling single of all time?
2. What is the first line and alternative title for the carol ‘Gabriel’s Message?’
3. What modern-day country is mentioned in O Come O come Emmanuel?
4. The lyrics to In the Bleak Midwinter were written by which English poet?
5. For which movie did John Williams write arrangements of carols including O Holy Night, Star of Bethlehem and Carol of the Bell?
6. Which Cambridge college choir broadcasts a carol service to millions of viewers every year on Christmas Eve?
7. What carol has the second line ‘that glorious song of old.’
8. Fill in the blank word from O Come All Ye Faithful: Born the king of ___.
9. Good King Wenceslas is about a king from which modern European country?
10. How many verses are there in Joy to the World?

Round 4: Hard Christmas Carol Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What Christmas song has the Guinness World Record for being the best-selling single of all time? White Christmas 
2. What is the first line and alternative title for the carol ‘Gabriel’s Message?’ The angel Gabriel from heaven came
3. What modern-day country is mentioned in O Come O come Emmanuel? Israel
4. The lyrics to In the Bleak Midwinter were written by which English poet? Christina Rosetti
5. For which movie did John Williams write arrangements of carols including O Holy Night, Star of Bethlehem and Carol of the Bell? Home Alone
6. Which Cambridge college choir broadcasts a carol service to millions of viewers every year on Christmas Eve? King’s College
7. What carol has the second line ‘that glorious song of old.’ It came upon a Midnight Clear
8. Fill in the blank word from O Come All Ye Faithful: Born the king of ___. Angels
9. Good King Wenceslas is about a king from which modern European country? Czech Republic.
10. How many verses are there in Joy to the World? Four

Round 5: Christmas Carol Lyrics Questions – Name the Carol

1. All is Calm, All is bright. 
2. All seem to say ‘throw cares away.’
3. Snow had fallen, snow on snow.
4. And heaven and nature sing.
5. Fa la la la la, la la la la
6. I have no gift to bring
7. Field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.
8. The baby awakes
9. Glad Tidings of great joy I bring
10. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices.

Round 5: Christmas Carol Lyrics Questions and Answers – Name the Carol

1. All is Calm, All is bright.  Silent Night
2. All seem to say ‘throw cares away.’ Carol of the bells
3. Snow had fallen, snow on snow. In the bleak mid-winter 
4. And heaven and nature sing. Joy to the World
5. Fa la la la la, la la la la Deck the Halls
6. I have no gift to bring The little drummer boy
7. Field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star. We Three Kings
8. The baby awakes Away in a Manger
9. Glad Tidings of great joy I bring While shepherds Watched their Flocks
10. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices. O Holy Night

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