The local paper had a draw for some merchandise. Now you could put your name in a draw but, you had to answer 16 trivia questions about Christmas. Now the Micro manager started on the answers and by the third question , I heard my name called. Did I know the answer to question 3? Well I didn't know the answer but I offered to look it up on the Internet.
So much for question 3. I was called for question 5 and about nine others.
What were the questions? In "All I want for Christmas" what did Jen and Jo want? What brought Frosty to Life? You get the drift...trivia questions.
Now I've listened to and sung most these tunes for 70 - 75 years. You'd think I'd know the answers by now.
I stood and sang some of these songs at the college the night before when the local college had a sounds of the season event with their symphonic winds band and choral group.
I enjoy attending other Christmas events. We're going to the LDS church to see 300 different Creche sets. Most families bring their creche from home and put it on display in the hall. It's interesting to see such a wide variety. Some are wood or stone or ceramic or cloth or straw...or many other materials.
So I began to wonder the depth of my experience is with Christmas. How much ownership do I have in the Christmas festivities?
I think I'm going to up my Christmas game so that the next test that comes around, I will pass.
You get on that!
ReplyDeleteIt's being done as you speak!
DeleteI love Christmas trivia. I tried a Christmas movie one on fb the other night and I got 3 wrong but if you ask me they were not really Christmas movies that I got wrong. Oh well. Maybe I need to study up to.
ReplyDeleteI like trivia period. It's lots of fun.
DeleteIt can be hard to come up with missing song lyrics. I usually have to try to sing the song in my head.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, you really do need to get with the program! :-)
I'll get on it right away!
DeleteHa, ha, I think we just get so used to the songs and rituals we've done for years that we do them without thinking. Cheers to you being more intentional for the next go around. I think it will be more meaningful that way.
ReplyDeleteA little trivia makes us realize how much we really know.
DeleteI think attending musical events and the creche display shows all kinds of Christmas spirit. The trivia is just that, trivia designed to trip you up!
ReplyDeleteTrivia is fun !
DeleteMy memory would have me going on the Internet as well.
ReplyDeleteI really depend on the Internet for lots of basic info.
DeleteI don't know any of the answers you asked about, either. Maybe you're right and you need to up your Christmas game, Red. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe tend to just go through the motions and things don't sink in.
DeleteI'm a dunce when it comes to remembering song lyrics.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you can sing!
DeleteYou were under pressure! I bet in a more relaxed atmosphere, you'd be a whiz these :)
ReplyDeleteNo these were not there at all but it was fun to figure them out.
DeleteHi Red, Well, as you might expect, after reading this post I had to go check on the lyrics for All I Want for Christmas. Then I got sidetracked on that Chipmunk Song ... remember? ... All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth. I need a lot of work on my Christmas game!
ReplyDeleteI think some of it is overkill. We hear Christmas music everywhere for a month and then it's gone.
DeleteNO, no the Christmas test was wrong, not you !
ReplyDeleteare you kind? do you care for others? even the ones you don't have a vested interest in? that's the Christmas test
Your questions are good not just for Christmas but all year.
Deleteeither i relay on internet to check my memory as if it is correct or not Red.
ReplyDeleteIt happens often that we stay in touch with many things but never ponder upon details to keep them stricly in mind all the time .
now you are alert so i am sure the next test will be the victory
We get to rely on the internet for too many things.
DeleteThe only Christmas songs I can remember any more are the standards for which I wrote obscene lyrics.
ReplyDeleteWell , that's one way to remember things.
DeleteGood luck with that. They keep writing new songs!
ReplyDeleteIf you stood and sang some songs ... you're doing better than you think. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't up your Christmas game Santa will leave you nothing but some cold ashes from the fireplace.
ReplyDeleteHello, I think I would fail the test too. I would need to google some of these questions and answers. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy your day and the new week ahead!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't answer those questions either but my wife could. Frosty's hat brought him to life. As for Jen and Jo, never heard of them. :)
ReplyDeleteWill have to study harder I guess.
I might be in trouble with such a quiz.... I have no idea who Jen or Jo are!
ReplyDeleteAs the numbers keep building up on me, I find those kinds of facts have fallen into a ditch. You have me thinking about Frosty but I think I will just move on and not spend much time on it. I keep going to buy things for my wife and forgetting that I bought her the very same one last year. Hang in there on the contests.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see that creche display! I have the one I grew up with, with papier maché figurines. I really loved it putting it out when I was a child. Hope you have a very merry Christmas, Red!
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