Chart-topping Holiday Hits

Test your knowledge about the most popular holiday hits that have topped the charts over the years.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song holds the record for the longest-running holiday hit at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
  2. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  3. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  4. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who released the holiday hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958?

  1. Brenda Lee
  2. Elvis Presley
  3. Chuck Berry
  4. Jerry Lee Lewis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song has the distinction of being the first Christmas song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  2. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  3. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  4. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is credited with writing the holiday hit "Jingle Bell Rock"?

  1. Bobby Helms
  2. J. Fred Coots
  3. Johnny Marks
  4. Gene Autry
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song by Andy Williams became a chart-topping hit in 1963?

  1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
  2. White Christmas
  3. Jingle Bell Rock
  4. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what year did Mariah Carey release her holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?

  1. 1994
  2. 1995
  3. 1996
  4. 1997
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song by Gene Autry became a chart-topping hit in 1949?

  1. Frosty the Snowman
  2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  3. Jingle Bell Rock
  4. White Christmas
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the holiday hit "Frosty the Snowman"?

  1. Jack Rollins
  2. Steve Nelson
  3. Walter E. Rollins
  4. Gene Autry
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song by Burl Ives became a chart-topping hit in 1951?

  1. White Christmas
  2. Jingle Bell Rock
  3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  4. Frosty the Snowman
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what year did Elvis Presley release his holiday hit "Blue Christmas"?

  1. 1954
  2. 1955
  3. 1956
  4. 1957
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song by The Jackson 5 became a chart-topping hit in 1970?

  1. Frosty the Snowman
  2. Jingle Bell Rock
  3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  4. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the holiday hit "I'll Be Home for Christmas"?

  1. Kim Gannon
  2. Walter Kent
  3. Buck Ram
  4. Gene Autry
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song by Perry Como became a chart-topping hit in 1943?

  1. White Christmas
  2. Jingle Bell Rock
  3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what year did Nat King Cole release his holiday hit "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"?

  1. 1946
  2. 1947
  3. 1948
  4. 1949
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which holiday song by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters became a chart-topping hit in 1942?

  1. White Christmas
  2. Jingle Bell Rock
  3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  4. Silent Night