MUSIC

1 Alexandra Burke’s 2008 Christmas No 1, Hallelujah, was a cover of a song written originally by which artist? a. Bob Dylan (R) b. Dolly Parton (G) c. Leonard Cohen (C) d. Joni Mitchell (M)

2 The lyrics to the carol In The Bleak Midwinter are from a poem by which author? a. Christina Rossetti b. Virginia Woolf c. Muriel Spark d. Sylvia Plath

3 Whitney Houston’s cover of I Will Always Love You spent the longest at the top of the chart of any UK Christmas No 1 – for how many weeks did it top the singles chart? a. Five b. Ten c. Fifteen d. Twenty

4 Thanks to its streaming figures, Clean Bandit’s Rockabye beat which single by Rag’n’Bone Man to the top spot at Christmas 2016? a. Nobody b. Human c. Giant d. Broken People

5 Which Midlands city gives its name to a popular carol that was originally performed there as part of a cycle of mystery plays in the medieval period? a. Warwick b. Leicester c. Wolverhampton d. Coventry

6 Mary’s Boy Child was a 1978 Christmas No 1 for Boney M, 21 years after which artist’s version also topped the seasonal charts? a. Harry Belafonte (M) b. Cliff Richard (T) c. Bing Crosby (A) d. Val Doonican (E)

7 Adeste Fideles is the original Latin title of which carol? a. I Saw Three Ships b. Joy To The World c. O Come, All Ye Faithful d. Once In Royal David’s City