| I love the song Mary's boy child (I have a wonderful recording of it by the Del Cerro Choir), but I don't think I've ever heard it on the radio. I don't know how anyone who isn't of Polynesian descent can be expected to spell Mele Kalikimaka. A lot of the songs I'd heard many times, but didn't know the title. I didn't get Run Run Rudolph because I've only heard the portion of it played in Home Alone. By the way, The Christmas Song is actually called Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, so you had the song's title in the opening lyrics. If you really want to make it the best holiday quiz, then screw your rule about omitting non-religious songs. Do O Holy Night, because that's many people's favorite (the Pavarotti version is especially riveting). Nobody's going to be offended if you include songs about Jesus, and if they do, in the words of Schwarzenegger: "to hell with them!". Besides, you already have Mary's Boy Child and Little Drummer Boy. Some other suggestions are O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, What Child is This, Mary did you Know, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Angels we have heard on High, Joy to the World, The First Noel, and O Come all ye Faithful. If you're adamant about keeping it secular, include I Saw Three Ships, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Deck the Halls, The 12 Days of Christmas (muppet version!), Good King Wenceslas, The Christmas Shoes, Here Comes Santa Claus, Up on the Housetop, Just as the Sun Went Down (Cactus Jim), and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (the kickass Mannheim Steamroller revamp!). And don't forget Dominick the Donkey, I love that song!! |
Original Band Aid
Christmas Carols by Second Verse
The Christmas Song
