As I listened to some confused kids trying to remember the names of all of Santa’s reindeer, it occurred to me that there are a lot of Christmas songs that most people don’t really know the words to. So, let’s see how well you know your carols!  

Pop Quiz: Christmas Lyrics 

1. You know Dasher and Dancer…But can you name Santa’s all nine of the reindeer mentioned in the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? 

2. In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” our icy pal is made of 5 pieces. Name them. 

3. In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” what was Grandma doing when the accident happened? 

4. Made a classic by Nat King Cole, “The Christmas Song” opens with the line, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” What’s the next line? 

5. What are the12 gifts given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? 

Answers:

1. The reindeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen and, of course, Rudolph. 

2. Corncob pipe, button nose, two eyes made out of coal, old silk hat, broomstick 

3. “Walking home from our house on Christmas Eve.” 

4. “Jack Frost nipping at your nose.”

5. 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, 1 partridge in a pear tree. 

Leave a comment and let us know whether your holiday quiz score was “naughty” or “nice”!

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