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Questions:

1) Which British comedy series, set in a department store, had a memorable Christmas episode where the staff camped out in the store overnight?

 

2) A British animated film adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's book, which tells the story of Father Christmas preparing for his deliveries, is simply named after which festive figure?

 

3) Which British actor narrated the 1982 Christmas animation "The Snowman"?

 

4) "Slade", a British rock band, had a huge Christmas hit in the 1970s. What's the title of this festive anthem that starts with the line "It's Christmaaaas!"?

 

5) "Downton Abbey", a popular British period drama, had several Christmas specials. Which event, involving Lady Mary Crawley, was a major plot point in the 2012 Christmas episode?

 

6) EastEnders, a long-running British soap opera, is known for its dramatic Christmas episodes. In 1986, which character famously served his wife divorce papers as a Christmas "gift"?

 

7) In the world of British pantomime, a traditional form of theatre performed around Christmas, who often exclaims, "He's behind you!"?

 

8) Band Aid, a British charity supergroup, released which song in 1984 to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia?

 

Answers:

1) Which British comedy series, set in a department store, had a memorable Christmas episode where the staff camped out in the store overnight?

"Are You Being Served?"

 

2) A British animated film adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's book, which tells the story of Father Christmas preparing for his deliveries, is simply named after which festive figure?

"Father Christmas".

 

3) Which British actor narrated the 1982 Christmas animation "The Snowman"?

David Bowie

 

4) "Slade", a British rock band, had a huge Christmas hit in the 1970s. What's the title of this festive anthem that starts with the line "It's Christmaaaas!"?

"Merry Xmas Everybody"

 

5) "Downton Abbey", a popular British period drama, had several Christmas specials. Which event, involving Lady Mary Crawley, was a major plot point in the 2012 Christmas episode?

The death of her husband, Matthew Crawley

 

6) EastEnders, a long-running British soap opera, is known for its dramatic Christmas episodes. In 1986, which character famously served his wife divorce papers as a Christmas "gift"?

Den Watts

 

7) In the world of British pantomime, a traditional form of theatre performed around Christmas, who often exclaims, "He's behind you!"?

The audience (it's a traditional call and response).

 

8) Band Aid, a British charity supergroup, released which song in 1984 to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia?

"Do They Know It's Christmas?"