Q 01/05

Bing Crosby introduced the best-selling single of all time in which 1942 musical film, built around Irving Berlin songs?

A) Blue Skies

B) Holiday Inn

C) Going My Way

D) Road to Morocco

Answer · why

B) Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn gave the world 'White Christmas', which Crosby cut in 18 minutes in May 1942; it has since sold an estimated 50 million physical copies wo...

Q 02/05

Which singing cowboy made the first recording of "Frosty the Snowman", in 1950?

A) Roy Rogers

B) Tex Ritter

C) Gene Autry

D) Rex Allen

Answer · why

C) Gene Autry

Gene Autry recorded the first version of 'Frosty the Snowman' in 1950 as a follow-up to his earlier smash 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'; Jimmy Dura...

Q 03/05

Which retailer's 1939 promotional story introduced the most famous reindeer of all?

A) Montgomery Ward

B) Sears, Roebuck

C) Marshall Field's

D) F. W. Woolworth

Answer · why

A) Montgomery Ward

Montgomery Ward copywriter Robert L. May created Rudolph for the chain's 1939 giveaway booklet, and about 2.4 million copies were handed out that firs...

Q 04/05

Who wrote the lyrics to "Santa Baby" with composer Philip Springer in 1953?

A) Dorothy Fields

B) Carolyn Leigh

C) Joan Javits

D) Peggy Lee

Answer · why

C) Joan Javits

Joan Javits, niece of Senator Jacob Javits, wrote the lyrics to 'Santa Baby' with composer Philip Springer in 1953; the song is a wish list of a sable...

Q 05/05

Which husband-and-wife act had the original 1979 recording of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"?

A) Elmo and Patsy

B) Homer and Jethro

C) Les Paul and Mary Ford

D) Sonny and Cher

Answer · why

A) Elmo and Patsy

Elmo and Patsy, veterinarian Elmo Shropshire and his wife Patsy Trigg, self-released 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer' on their own Oink Records la...