Quick. Name five Christmas Carols!
I bet you had at least one of these classic tunes in your list... White Christmas, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Silver Bells, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, and You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch. So, what do these carols have in common? The folks over at Mental Floss say they were all written by Jewish songwriters. Interesting.
Did you know that Silent Night was originally written in German around 1816 and not translated into English until 1863?
Did you know the verses to Away in a Manger were written by multiple people all at different times?
Did you know there's a carol entitled, Christmas Shoes? In 2001, it became number one on the Billboard Charts...
Did you know Deck the Halls was Mozart's favorite song to play?
Did you know Little Drummer Boy was written in 1958?
So you think you know Christmas? Find out just how well you really do with these fun quizzes at FunTrivia.com.
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