Saturday, December 15, 2012

POP QUIZ (Sing a song of Christmas)

One of the wonders of the holidays is the array of songs for the season.  Pop Quiz will take a look at some of these wonders over the next few weeks, starting with some oldies.
Match the song with the original performer.

1. "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth," 1948
2. "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus," 1948
3. "Green Chri$tma$,"  1958
4. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,"  1953
5. "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas,"  1949
6. "(It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas,"  1948
7. "Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby,"  1949
8. "Mary's Boy Child,"  1956
9. "Santa Baby,"  1953
10. "Will Santa Come to Shanty Town,"  1949

a) Eddy Arnold
b) Harry Belafonte
c) Stan Freeberg
d) Spike Jones & His City Slickers
e) Eartha Kitt
f) Amos Milburn
g) Orioles
h) Gayla Peevey
i) Mabel Scott
j) Yogi Yorgesson (Harry Stewart)



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Answers : 1. d  ; 2. i  ; 3. c  ; 4. h  ; 5. j  ; 6. g  ; 7. f  ; 8. b  ; 9. e  ; 10. a

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