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BBC - Carols Quiz

24 Dec 16 - 05:02 PM (#3828521)
Subject: BBC - Carols Quiz
From: FreddyHeadey

Christmas carol quiz

How well do you know festive song lyrics?


http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/g4pf2c5grs


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24 Dec 16 - 05:06 PM (#3828522)
Subject: RE: BBC - Carols Quiz
From: keberoxu

I'm a Christmas cracker! And I even missed a few.


25 Dec 16 - 02:12 PM (#3828681)
Subject: RE: BBC - Carols Quiz
From: Tattie Bogle

10 out of 12, and I really did NOT know the other 2!


25 Dec 16 - 02:32 PM (#3828686)
Subject: RE: BBC - Carols Quiz
From: GUEST,Senoufou

I stupidly counted a 'fa' as a 'la' and got the 'Deck The Halls' one wrong. And had no idea that there is more to 'Jingle Bells' than I thought. So 10 out of 12.


25 Dec 16 - 02:41 PM (#3828687)
Subject: RE: BBC - Carols Quiz
From: DMcG

I made the same Fa/la mistake. Otherwise all right, though I am not convinced by the 'prime' meaning. Other interpretations seem as good to me.


25 Dec 16 - 07:57 PM (#3828717)
Subject: RE: BBC - Carols Quiz
From: GUEST

Yes, Eliza, "Jingle Bells" has an additional verse about going for a sleigh ride: "The horse was lean and lank / Misfortune seemed his lot." I have heard this verse sung and recorded, but not all that often; it is just as often that the song is presented without that additional verse.