Synopses & Reviews
In this fun and festive follow-up to Plumeand#8217;s popularand#160;Quizmasand#160;andand#160;Family Quizmasand#160;trivia books, Gordon Pape and Deborah Kerbel turn to the holiday seasonand#8217;s best-loved songs.and#160; 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;and#160;Quizmas Carolsand#160;covers every favorite tune, from and#147;The First Noeland#8221; to and#147;The Chipmunk Song.and#8221;and#160; Do you know: * What carol was written by a newspaper reporter? * Which Judy Garland movie introduced and#147;Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmasand#8221;? * Which carol became a hymn against slavery in its English translation? * In which European city Handeland#8217;s and#147;Messiahand#8221; was first performed? * Which cowboy movie star wrote and#147;Here Comes Santa Clausand#8221;? Full of little-known facts and merry multiple-choice answers,and#160;Quizmas Carolsand#160;is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone who loves the music of Christmas.and#160; [Answers: and#147;We Three Kings of Orient Are,and#8221;and#160;Meet Me in St. Louis, and#147;O Holy Night,and#8221; Dublin, Gene Autry]
Synopsis
In this fun and festive follow-up to Plumes popular Quizmas and Family Quizmas trivia books, Gordon Pape and Deborah Kerbel turn to the holiday seasons 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 Handels 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]
About the Author
GORDON PAPEand#160;and his daughterand#160;DEBORAH KERBELand#160;are the authors ofand#160;Quizmas. Both have spent many Christmases playing Quizmas with family and friends.