65 Christmas Carol Lyrics Trivia for Holiday Sing-Alongs

Christmas carols are one of the most joyful parts of the holiday season—whether you’re singing around the tree, hosting a family game night, or keeping kids entertained on a long road trip. If you’re planning a festive gathering, a Christmas concert, or a cozy classroom activity, this set of 65 Christmas Carol Lyrics Trivia Questions and Answers is your ready-to-use game kit.

From classic hymns to modern favorites, these trivia questions test lyric memory, holiday music history, and fun facts behind beloved Christmas songs. Use them for parties, sing-alongs, quick challenges, or team competitions. All answers are included and easy to read aloud.

How to Use These Christmas Carol Lyrics Trivia Questions

• Holiday Sing-Alongs: Start with the question and have players complete the lyric before hearing the answer.
• Family Game Nights: Divide into teams—kids vs. grown-ups always gets interesting.
• Classroom, Church, or Office Activities: Holiday-friendly, fun, and fully non-controversial.
• Car Rides & Travel: Perfect for keeping everyone laughing (and awake).
• Festive Social Media Games: Create polls or quizzes for followers.

🎶 General & Classic Lyric Trivia (1–20)

1. “Silent night, holy night, all is calm…”
   Answer: “All is bright.”
2. In “Deck the Halls,” what follows the lyric: “’Tis the season…”?
   Answer: “…to be jolly.”
3. Complete this line: “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth…”
   Answer: “…receive her King.”
4. In “Jingle Bells,” what are the horses doing?
   Answer: “Laughing all the way.”
5. What comes next? “O come, all ye faithful, joyful and…”
   Answer: “…triumphant.”
6. In “The First Noel,” what were the shepherds doing?
   Answer: “Keeping their sheep.”
7. Finish the line: “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…”
   Answer: “…everywhere you go.”
8. What word completes this lyric? “O holy night, the stars are brightly…”
   Answer: “…shining.”
9. In “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” who is “born today”?
   Answer: “The newborn King.”
10. Fill in the blank: “Let it snow, let it snow, let it…”
    Answer: “…snow.”
11. What comes after “Walking in a winter wonderland”?
    Answer: “Gone away is the bluebird.”
12. Finish this lyric: “Have yourself a merry little Christmas…”
    Answer: “…let your heart be light.”
13. In “Do You Hear What I Hear?” what “dances in the night”?
    Answer: “A star.”
14. What follows? “We wish you a Merry Christmas…”
    Answer: “…and a Happy New Year!”
15. Complete the lyric: “O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree…”
    Answer: “…thy leaves are so unchanging.”
16. In “Away in a Manger,” what “looked down where He lay”?
    Answer: “The stars.”
17. What completes this line? “Good tidings we bring to you and your…”
    Answer: “…kin.”
18. Finish it: “I’ll be home for Christmas…”
    Answer: “…if only in my dreams.”
19. In “Frosty the Snowman,” Frosty is “a jolly, happy…”
    Answer: “…soul.”
20. Fill in the missing words: “Peace on earth and mercy mild…”
    Answer: “…God and sinners reconciled.”

🎄 Santa-Themed Carols (21–30)

21. What finishes the line? “You better watch out, you better not cry…”
    Answer: “…you better not pout, I’m telling you why.”
22. In the same song, Santa is “making a list and…”?
    Answer: “…checking it twice.”
23. Fill in the blank: “Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus…”
    Answer: “…right down Santa Claus Lane.”
24. In “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” what is Santa doing “when you’re asleep”?
    Answer: “He knows.”
25. What completes: “Up on the housetop, reindeer…”
    Answer: “…pause.”
26. In “Up on the Housetop,” Santa brings a “doll that can…”
    Answer: “…cry, sleep, and eat.”
27. Complete: “Jolly old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this…”
    Answer: “…way.”
28. In “Must Be Santa,” fill in: “Who’s got a beard that’s long and…”
    Answer: “…white.”
29. What follows: “Santa baby, slip a sable under the…”
    Answer: “…tree, for me.”
30. Finish the line: “Rudolph with your nose so bright…”
    Answer: “…won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

☃️ Reindeer & Wintery Carols (31–40)

31. Complete the lyric: “In the meadow we can build a…”
    Answer: “Snowman.”
32. In “Jingle Bell Rock,” what follows “What a bright time…”?
    Answer: “…it’s the right time.”
33. Finish: “Sleigh bells ring, are you…”
    Answer: “…listening?”
34. In “Let It Snow,” what “shows no signs of stopping”?
    Answer: “The weather (snow).”
35. Complete the lyric: “Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse…”
    Answer: “…open sleigh.”
36. In “Frosty the Snowman,” what kind of hat brings Frosty to life?
    Answer: “An old silk hat.”
37. What finishes: “Run, run Rudolph…”
    Answer: “…Santa’s got to make it to town.”
38. In “Cold December Night,” what does the singer “want under the tree”?
    Answer: “You.” (Michael Bublé’s lyric)
39. What completes: “Baby, it’s cold…”
    Answer: “…outside.”
40. Fill in: “Snowflakes that stay on my nose and…”
    Answer: “…eyelashes.”

🌟 Religious & Traditional Carols (41–50)

41. Finish the lyric: “What child is this, who laid to rest…”
    Answer: “…on Mary’s lap is sleeping?”
42. Fill in: “Come, they told me…”
    Answer: “…pa-rum-pum-pum-pum.”
43. What completes: “Mary, did you know that your baby boy…”?
    Answer: “…would save our sons and daughters?”
44. In “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” the people “mourn in…”
    Answer: “…lonely exile here.”
45. What follows: “Angels we have heard on high…”
    Answer: “…sweetly singing o’er the plains.”
46. Complete the line: “O little town of Bethlehem…”
    Answer: “…how still we see thee lie.”
47. What comes after: “God rest ye merry, gentlemen…”
    Answer: “…let nothing you dismay.”
48. In “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” what does the rose spring from?
    Answer: “A tender stem.”
49. Complete it: “I heard the bells on Christmas day…”
    Answer: “…their old familiar carols play.”
50. Fill in: “Come all ye faithful, sing…”
    Answer: “…choirs of angels sing.”

🎤 Pop Culture & Modern Christmas Songs (51–60)

51. Finish the lyric: “All I want for Christmas…”
    Answer: “…is you.”
52. In “Last Christmas,” what happened to the gift of a heart?
    Answer: “The very next day, you gave it away.”
53. Fill in: “Rockin’ around the…”
    Answer: “…Christmas tree.”
54. In “Wonderful Christmastime,” what do “the children sing”?
    Answer: “Ding dong, ding dong.”
55. Who is “simply having a…”?
    Answer: “…wonderful Christmastime.”
56. Finish: “Merry Christmas, darling…”
    Answer: “…we’re apart, that’s true.”
57. In “Underneath the Tree,” what is the “best gift”?
    Answer: “You.” (Kelly Clarkson)
58. Complete the lyric: “Shake up the happiness…”
    Answer: “…wake up the happiness.” (Train)
59. In “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” what “flows like a river”?
    Answer: “The bitter sting of tears.”
60. Fill in: “This Christmas will be…”
    Answer: “…a very special Christmas for me.”

🎁 Bonus Fun & Challenging Questions (61–65)

61. What song includes the line “to save us all from Satan’s power”?
    Answer: “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.”
62. Which carol mentions “round yon virgin”?
    Answer: “Silent Night.”
63. Which song includes “Let every heart prepare Him room”?
    Answer: “Joy to the World.”
64. What carol features “field and fountain, moor and mountain”?
    Answer: “We Three Kings.”
65. Which song begins with “City sidewalks, busy sidewalks”?
    Answer: “Silver Bells.”

Ready for Your Holiday Sing-Along?

Whether you're prepping for a classroom concert, planning a Christmas Eve game, or just want a fun challenge for friends, these 65 trivia questions bring music, nostalgia, and laughter to any celebration. Feel free to print them, turn them into a quiz, or use them for a family karaoke showdown.

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