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Questions

1) Since 1952, which song has topped the charts at Christmas on 3 separate occasions?
 

2) Which band had a monopoly of Christmas number ones from 1962 to 1964?
 

3) Sung by Dickie Valentine in 1955, this was the first chart topper at Christmas that was actually about Christmas. What was the title?
 

4) Two years later in 1957 "Mary's Boy Child" reached no.1 for which american singer famous for "The Banana Boat Song"?
 

5) 'Save Your Love' was a 1982 hit for which duo?
 

6) Cliff Richard had the first of his Christmas No.1s with which song?
 

7) In 2004, Band Aid 20 recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Which 2 artists were the only ones to appear from the original Band Aid line-up?
 

8) In 2009 Rage against the Machine stopped X Factor winners from being number one for the first time in 5 years, what was the title of the record?
 

 

Answers

1) Since 1952, which song has topped the charts at Christmas on 3 separate occasions?
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"

 

2) Which band had a monopoly of Christmas number ones from 1962 to 1964?
Beatles

 

3) Sung by Dickie Valentine in 1955, this was the first chart topper at Christmas that was actually about Christmas. What was the title?
Christmas Alphabet

 

4) Two years later in 1957 "Mary's Boy Child" reached no.1 for which american singer famous for "The Banana Boat Song"?
Harry Belafonte

 

5) 'Save Your Love' was a 1982 hit for which duo?
Renee and Renato

 

6) Cliff Richard had the first of his Christmas No.1s with which song?
"Mistletoe and Wine"

 

7) In 2004, Band Aid 20 recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Which 2 artists were the only ones to appear from the original Band Aid line-up?
Bono and Paul McCartney

 

8) In 2009 Rage against the Machine stopped X Factor winners from being number one for the first time in 5 years, what was the title of the record?
"Killing in the Name"