Christmas Songs In Other Words Quiz

Answer: It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" was written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. Willson wrote the song while he was staying in Yarmouth's Grand Hotel in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The words "Grand Hotel" are in the song.

Answer: The Christmas Shoes

"The Christmas Shoes" is a song by the Christian vocal group NewSong. It is about a little boy who wants to get his terminally ill mother a pair of special shoes before she dies. The song spawned a 2002 Christmas movie of the same name starring Rob Lowe and Kimberly Williams.

Answer: Baby It's Cold Outside

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" was written in 1944 by Frank Loesser. It has been recorded by numerous other artists such as Dean Martin with Doris Day, Ray Charles with Betty Carter, Rod Stewart with Dolly Parton, and Idina Menzel with Michael Bublé.

Answer: Little Drummer Boy

"The Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song written by American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. The original song was called "Carol of the Drum"). In 1951, the song was recorded by the Trapp Family Singers.

Answer: Silent Night

"Silent Night" is a Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr. It has been recorded by many singers. Bing Crosby's version is the third best-selling single of all-time.

Answer: Santa Baby

"Santa Baby" is a Christmas song written by Joan Javits in 1953. Originally by Eartha Kitt, it is a song about a woman who asks Santa for extremely expensive gifts like sables, yachts, and a platinum mine. Kylie Minogue and Madonna have also recorded the song.

Answer: The Twelve Days of Christmas

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" was first published in England in 1780 as a chant or rhyme. In 1909 the melody was added by English composer Frederic Austin. The gifts are: A Partridge in a Pear Tree, 2 Turtle Doves, 3 French Hens, 4 Calling Birds, 5 Gold Rings, 6 Geese a-Layin, 7 Swans a-Swimming, 8 Maids a-Milking, 9 Ladies Dancing, 10 Lords a-Leaping, 11 Pipers Piping, and 12 Drummers Drumming.

Answer: Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!

"Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!" is a song written by Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in 1945. The song does not mention Christmas, but it is usually heard during the Christmas Holidays.

Answer: Do You Hear What I Hear?

"Do You Hear What I Hear?" was released in 1962 and originally recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale. Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker wrote the song as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Answer: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" was originally recorded by 13 year old Jimmy Boyd on July 15, 1952. The song reached Number One on the Billboard pop singles chart in December of that same year.