10 Christmas Carols

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A 10-sound quiz round of popular Christmas Carols. Contestants will be played as ~15-second clips

Section Format

Each carol will be played 2-3 times (or more, as requested) to all participants, with each audio clip lasting ~15 seconds. All audio clips and remainder of quiz will be shown before revealing answers.

Scoring:

• 2-points/question
  • 1 Point - Song Title
  • 1 Point - Artist

Songs

1. ‘The Christmas Song’ - Frank Sinatra (1957)
2. ‘Dominick the Donkey’ - Lou Monte (1960)
3. ‘Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays’ - N’SYNC (1998)
4. ‘Believe’ - Josh Groban (2004)
5. ‘Little St. Nick’ - The Beach Boys (1963)
6. I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Gayla Peevey (1953)
7. ‘Home for the Holidays’ - Pentatonix (2021)
8. ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ - Nat “King” Cole (1961)
9. ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’ - Bing Crosby (1942)
10. ‘Linus and Lucy’ - Vince Guaraldi (1964)

Song Details

1. The Christmas Song
   • Artist: Frank Sinatra
   • Album: A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary Edition)
   • Year: 1957
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJoPUj4lyS4 [0:55-1:10]
2. Dominick the Donkey
   • Artist: Lou Monte
   • Album: Dominick the Donkey
   • Year: 1960
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca5wXojemRM& [0:14-0:29]
3. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
   • Artist: N'SYNC
   • Album: Home for Christmas
   • Year: 1998
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKj92352UAE [1:17-1:35]
4. Believe
   • Artist: Josh Groban
   • Album: The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
   • Year: 2004
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Avycrez66o [0:00-0:14]
5. Little Saint Nick
   • Artist: The Beach Boys
   • Album: Little Saint Nick
   • Year: 1963
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9rK8FmYog [1:00-1:15]
6. I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
   • Artist: Gayla Peevey
   • Album: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
   • Year: 1953
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjPm0o04lGE [0:40-0:55]
7. Home for the Holidays
   • Artist: Pentatonix
   • Album: Evergreen
   • Year: 2021
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gokZvcIp2Do [0:40-0:56]
8. O Come All Ye Faithful
   • Artist: Nat King Cole
   • Album: The Christmas Song (Expanded Edition)
   • Year: 1960
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UwpVfZ_LPY [1:09-1:24]
9. Linus and Lucy
   • Artist: Vince Guaraldi
   • Album: A Charlie Brown Christmas
   • Year: 1965
   • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zypc_LhnM [0:30-0:45]
10. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    • Artist: Bing Crosby
    • Album: Merry Christmas
    • Year: 1945
    • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3vTuhM0LJ0 [1:44-2:00]

Audio Adjustments - 12/27/25

Dev mode is accessed by appending ?dev=1 to the site URL. Carol timings can be adjusted and saved.

Current audio offsets configured:

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}