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Quizmas Carols

by Gordon Pape
Deborah Kerbel
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In this fun and festive follow-up to Plume’s popular Quizmas and Family Quizmas trivia books, Gordon Pape and Deborah Kerbel turn to the holiday season’s best-loved songs. 
Featuring an introduction to the history of Christmas carols; Quizmas-style questions organized by era, region, and genre; and interesting stories about the carols themselves; Quizmas Carols covers every favorite tune, from “The First Noel” to “The Chipmunk Song.” 
Do you know:
* What carol was written by a newspaper reporter?
* Which Judy Garland movie introduced “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”?
* Which carol became a hymn against slavery in its English translation?
* In which European city Handel’s “Messiah” was first performed?
* Which cowboy movie star wrote “Here Comes Santa Claus”?
Full of little-known facts and merry multiple-choice answers, Quizmas Carols is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone who loves the music of Christmas. 
[Answers: “We Three Kings of Orient Are,” Meet Me in St. Louis, “O Holy Night,” Dublin, Gene Autry]
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Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 15, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781101043172
  • Release date: April 15, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101043172
  • File size: 519 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2009

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Reference Humor (Nonfiction) Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

In this fun and festive follow-up to Plume’s popular Quizmas and Family Quizmas trivia books, Gordon Pape and Deborah Kerbel turn to the holiday season’s best-loved songs. 
Featuring an introduction to the history of Christmas carols; Quizmas-style questions organized by era, region, and genre; and interesting stories about the carols themselves; Quizmas Carols covers every favorite tune, from “The First Noel” to “The Chipmunk Song.” 
Do you know:
* What carol was written by a newspaper reporter?
* Which Judy Garland movie introduced “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”?
* Which carol became a hymn against slavery in its English translation?
* In which European city Handel’s “Messiah” was first performed?
* Which cowboy movie star wrote “Here Comes Santa Claus”?
Full of little-known facts and merry multiple-choice answers, Quizmas Carols is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone who loves the music of Christmas. 
[Answers: “We Three Kings of Orient Are,” Meet Me in St. Louis, “O Holy Night,” Dublin, Gene Autry]
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Reference Humor (Nonfiction) Young Adult Nonfiction