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Christmas Music Trivia
Where was "Silent Night" first sung? Where were the holiday hits recorded? Find Christmas music history on the globe, five festive clues at a time.
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A carol, a crooner, a holiday hit.
Spin the globe and tap where it happened.
Close counts. Up to 1000 points.
Christmas music trivia questions and answers
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Slade, whose "Merry Xmas Everybody" has re-entered the UK charts for decades, formed in 1966 in this Black Country city.
🎁 Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Drummer Don Powell rejoined to record the song only about ten weeks after a car crash that left him in a coma.
Noël Regney, who wrote the words of 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, was born Léon Schlienger in this Alsatian city.
🎁 Strasbourg, France
As an Alsatian he was drafted into the German army in WWII; he later wrote the English lyrics for the Singing Nun's 'Dominique'.
The melody of 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' comes from Mendelssohn's 'Festgesang', premiered in 1840 on the market square of this city.
🎁 Markt, Leipzig, Germany
The cantata celebrated 400 years of Gutenberg's printing press; William H. Cummings matched it to Charles Wesley's words in 1855.
Chip Davis ran Mannheim Steamroller and its American Gramaphone label, home of their 6x-platinum Christmas albums, from this Midwest city.
🎁 Omaha, Nebraska, USA
The label's name is a play on Deutsche Grammophon, and the group's nine best-selling albums are all Christmas records.
José Feliciano wrote and recorded "Feliz Navidad" in 1970 at RCA's "Music Center of the World" studios on this famous boulevard.
🎁 RCA Studios, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles
The song didn't enter the Billboard Hot 100 until 2017, and peaked at No. 6 in 2020.
Cecil Sharp collected the tune of 'The Holly and the Ivy' sung today from Mary Clayton on Sheep Street in this Cotswold market town in 1909.
🎁 Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England
Sharp published her version in his English Folk-Carols in 1911; unusually, she sang it in 3/4 time rather than 6/8.
Franz Xaver Gruber, the schoolteacher who composed the melody of 'Silent Night', was born in 1787 to a family of linen weavers in this Upper Austrian village.
🎁 Hochburg-Ach, Upper Austria, Austria
The area had only passed from Bavaria to Austria in 1779, eight years before his birth.
Leroy Anderson began composing his orchestral piece 'Sleigh Ride' during a heat wave in 1946 at a family cottage in this New England town.
🎁 Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
It was first an instrumental; Mitchell Parish added the lyrics in 1950.
Bobby Helms, who first recorded 'Jingle Bell Rock' in 1957, was born in a tiny Midwestern community near Bloomington that was named after his family.
🎁 Helmsburg, Indiana, USA
1957 was his big year: 'Fraulein' topped the country chart and 'My Special Angel' sold over a million copies.
Part of Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" was recorded at his Spirit of Ranachan studio near this Kintyre harbour town.
🎁 Campbeltown, Kintyre, Scotland
Its B-side was an instrumental called "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae".
These are a warm-up. The game has its own Christmas questions, so nothing here spoils a round.
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FAQ
How does the Christmas music trivia game work?
You get five clues about real places in Christmas music history, like the church where a carol was first sung or the studio where a holiday hit was recorded. Drop a pin on the globe for each one. The closer you are, the more you score, up to 1000 points a round.
Is it free?
Yes. Everyone gets one free Christmas round every day, no account needed. GeoMusic Pro unlocks unlimited Christmas rounds plus every other genre.
Is it good for a Christmas party or family game?
Yes. Everyone can play the same kind of round on their own phone and compare scores, or pass one phone around and take turns. Close guesses still score, so kids and grandparents can play together.
What kind of Christmas music is covered?
Carols and hymns, classical favorites like The Nutcracker and Messiah, the crooners of the 1940s and 50s, and modern pop hits, from Austria and England to Puerto Rico and Los Angeles.
Do I need to know the exact place?
No. Every guess scores by distance, so knowing the right country or region already earns points.