1. What was Christmas No 1 last year?

   1. Impossible by James Arthur

   2. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother by The Justice Collective

   3. Wherever You Are by Military Wives Choir feat Gareth Malone

2. Which Christmas No 1 did David Cameron pick on Desert Island Discs?

   1. Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris

   2. Mr Blobby by Mr Blobby

   3. Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) by Benny Hill

3. Which Christmas No 1 topped the chart for the longest stint, 10 weeks?

   1. I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

   2. Mull of Kintyre by Wings

   3. I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles

4. Which of the following songs did not reach Christmas No 1?

   1. All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

   2. Stay Another Day by East 17

   3. Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke

5. What was No 1 at the turn of the millennium?

   1. I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun by Westlife

   2. Can We Fix It? by Bob the Builder

   3. The Millennium Prayer by Cliff Richard

6. Which act has clocked up the most Christmas No 1s, with four?

   1. The Beatles

   2. Cliff Richard

   3. Westlife

7. In which year was Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? the Christmas No 1 for the first time?

   1. 1984

   2. 1985

   3. 1986

8. Which of these is not the title of a Christmas No 1?

   1. There’s No One Quite Like Grandma

   2. Did You Keep the Receipt?

   3. Too Much

9. There have been 61 Christmas No 1s. How many have had the word Christmas (or Xmas) in the title?

   1. 11

   2. Seven

   3. Five

10. What’s the only song to have reached Christmas No 1 twice – with exactly the same version?

    1. Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Band Aid

    2. Mary’s Boy Child by Boney M

    3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Solutions

1:B, 2:C, 3:A, 4:A, 5:A, 6:A, 7:A, 8:B, 9:B, 10:C

Scores

1. 0 and above.

   You’re a turkey when it comes to seasonal pop trivia. That strange dead time between Boxing Day and New Year? Use it to swot up.

2. 4 and above.

   Festive fair to middling. You know enough but not so much that it’s sad. As Mel & Kim once sang, albeit not at Christmas, Respectable.

3. 7 and above.

   You’re top of the quizmas tree. The toppermost of the festive poppermost. Give yourself a pat on the back and a large egg nog.