Do you enjoy Christmas music? Do you like participating in trivia? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then check out this month’s CITYVIEW trivia contest that focuses on Christmas music. You will find the following 10 questions with multiple choice options. At the end of the questions, you will be notified of how you scored.

We have been doing these monthly themed trivia questions for more than a year now. My hope is that we will have an annual competition at some point with those who scored the best through the year. In the meantime, we are having fun coming up with some topical questions that will challenge your memory bank.

Do you know the answers to these Christmas music questions? If so (or even if not), be sure to check out our trivia page.


1. What year was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” first recorded?  

2. What beverage does the singer tell the audience to have a cup of in “A Holly Jolly Christmas”?  

3. What movie from popular culture references “Jingle Bell Rock” in the opening scene?  

4. Who first recorded the Frank Sinatra hit song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”?



5. What is the most-published Christmas hymn? 



6. What tune does Carol Brady lead the carolers in singing during the 1988 “A Very Brady Movie”?  

7. What brings Frosty the Snowman to life in the popular song? 

8. In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh? 

9. What does Alvin the Chipmunk want in “The Chipmunk Song”?


10. In the song “Mr. Grinch,” what is his brain full of?  

Let’s keep the Christmas spirit strong! Have a thoughtful Thursday, and thanks for reading.

Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 305

Thursday, Dec. 2
Drake University men’s basketball vs. VALPARAISO at 8 p.m.
At: Knapp Center, 2601 Forest Ave., Des Moines
Info: The Drake University men’s basketball team plays in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team earned its first NCAA berth in 13 seasons last season while compiling a 26-5 record to notch its third-consecutive 20-win season.

godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball

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Secluded spot: Hall family finds quiet haven.

By Amy Kort

After their third child, Millie, now age 6, was born, Andy, Mellissa and their other two kids, Alex, 11, and Emmett, 8, moved from Saylor Township to Ankeny. Their Shar-pei, Ollie, and a beta fish, Earth, made the trip, too. The Hall family has called Ankeny “home” for the last three and a half years.

“Our old neighborhood didn’t have any kids, and we wanted a neighborhood with more families,” Mellissa says. “We wanted a house in the Crocker Elementary area. Also, we loved the established neighborhood; it’s very quiet and secluded where we live. If you don’t live here or know somebody who does, you don’t know this area is around.”

With easy access to their favorite spots in Ankeny and downtown Des Moines, the Hall family lives on the far southwest side of town, near northwest 16th Street and northwest 70th Avenue. The area features mature trees and plenty of space for the family.

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