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In this fun and festive follow-up to Plume’s popular Quizmasand Family Quizmastrivia 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 Carolscovers 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 Carolsis 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]Pape, Gordon is the author of 'Quizmas Carols Family Trivia Fu With Classic Christmas Songs', published 2007 under ISBN 9780452288751 and ISBN 0452288754.
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