QUIZ: Guess the Christmas song from the iconic lyrics

Are you a Christmas fanatic?

Author: Alex RossPublished 23rd Dec 2024

Ahhh Christmas songs, the staple of December (and November this year tbh.) As the airwaves fill up with the likes of Mariah Carey, Mr Michael Bublé and The Pogues, we thought we would test your knowledge with a fun and festive quiz!

Are you a Christmas song superfan? Take our quiz below and try and work out the popular Christmas songs from the lyrics. Once you are ready, scroll down and check your answers at the bottom.

Lyrics...

Guess the song from these lyrics, and then scroll down for the answers:


1) "This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special."


2) "Let the Christmas spirit ring, later we'll have some pumpkin pie."


3) "Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day."


4) "You know that sweet Santa Clause is on the way."


5) "Feed the world."


6) "I've got 5 more nights until you're next to me, 4 more days of being lonely."


7) "So this is Xmas and what have you done."


8) "Look to the future now, It's only just begun."


9) "You were handsome, you were pretty, Queen of New York City."


10) "Eat, drink and be merry, come along with me."


11) "Baby if you've got to go away, don't think I could take the pain."


12) "Soon the bells will start and the thing that'll make 'em ring is the carol that you sing."


13) "I sing this song to pass the time away, driving in my car."


14) "Snow is falling all around me."

1) Wham! - 'Last Christmas'


2) Brenda Lee - 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree'


3) Mariah Carey - 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'


4) Wizzard - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'


5) Band Aid 30 - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'


6) Leona Lewis - 'One More Sleep'


7) John Lennon and Yoko Ono - 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'


8) Slade - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'


9) The Pogues - 'Fairytale of New York''


10) Elton John - 'Step Into Christmas'


11) East 17 - 'Stay Another Day'


12) Michael Bublé - 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'


13) Chris Rea - 'Driving Home For Christmas'


14) Shakin' Stevens - 'Merry Christmas Everyone'


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