In my article Christmas Parties in Spain 2024 which I posted two weeks ago, I included a little “Quiz”.
Hidden in the text of the article were six Christmas songs, carols, films or TV programmes.
Here are the answers in order as they appeared in the text:
“Last Christmas”
“Last Christmas we were in Germany in Talheim, Uetersen and Dresden.”
A seasonal song by Wham! It didn’t make number 1 in 1984, having been pipped by the first-ever Band Aid charity record “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (q.v.).
However, the song has made it to number 1 in both of the last two years, the only ever song to achieve two number 1s in consecutive years.
To listen, click on the link:
Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
“Home Alone”
“The only other Christmas party/meal in the pipeline, is my own at home on Christmas Day. I am determined to enjoy my first ever Christmas “home alone” …..”
This brilliant film starring the young McCauley Culkin as Kevin has become something of a classic.
“Life on Earth”
“I am determined to enjoy my first ever Christmas “home alone” in my seven decades of life on earth.”
Sir David Attenborough, now aged 98 and still working, has been making these wildlife documentaries since 1979, some 45 years.
His follow-up series was called "The Lonely Planet".
“All I want for Christmas”
“All I want for Christmas is for everybody to be happy and safe.”
This Mariah Carey single made it to Christmas Number 2 in 1994 and Number 4 this year, 2024.
The song has been popular every Christmas time since its release in 1994.
To listen, click this link:
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Official Video)
“A Christmas Carol “
“I’m looking forward to Christmas 2024. Being alone has its advantages. I can watch what I want on TV, sing a Christmas carol or two …..”
A novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London in 1843 it features characters such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim.
Film versions appeared in 1970 and 1990, the latter starring Albert Finney and Sir Alec Guinness.
“Silent Night”
“I can ….. play loud music in the house or opt for a silent night, and I can go to bed and get up when I want to.”
This well-known and popular Christmas carol (German: “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” was composed by Austrian Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by priest Josef Mohr and first performed at the Nikolauskirche, the parish church of Oberndorf, Austria, on Christmas Eve, 1818.
To listen, click on the link:
Noche de paz con letras | Villancico
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How did you do? Did you find them all?
Happy Christmas!
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Links:
Christmas Parties in Spain 2024
Noche de paz con letras | Villancico
Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
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