10 Questions
Christmas is observed primarily on ______ 25
December
The season of Advent begins ______ Sundays before Christmas
four
The traditional Christmas narrative is recounted in the ______ Testament
New
The date of Jesus' birth was fixed as December 25 in the early ______ century
fourth
The date of the spring equinox is on ______ 25
March
Many Christmas songs have a winter or ______ theme
seasonal
Elvis' Christmas Album (1957) by Elvis Presley is the best-selling Christmas album of all time, having sold more than 20 million ______ worldwide
copies
Performances of Christmas music at public concerts, in churches, at shopping malls, on city streets, and in private gatherings are a ______ of the Christmas season in many cultures across the world
staple
Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols, may employ lyrics about the ______ of Jesus Christ
nativity
The Great Depression brought a stream of U.S. songs that did not explicitly mention the Christian nature of the holiday, but rather the more ______ traditional Western themes and customs associated with it
secular
Test your knowledge of the annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25 by billions of people worldwide. Explore the history, traditions, and significance of Christmas.
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