1. Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody is one of the biggest selling Christmas hits of all time, but the glam rock giants had many top ten hits, making them one of the most successful bands of the 70s. Which was their first number one hit?
a) Coz I Hate You

b) Coz I Luv You

c) Coz I Can

2. The Beatles were number 1 at Christmastime for many years in the 1960s, but none of the records were Christmas themed. In 1965 they topped the festive chart with a double sided smash hit. We Can Work It Out was on one side, but which track was the other?

a) Paperback Writer

b) I Feel Fine

c) Day Tripper

3. In the days when the biggest Christmas hits sold a million, Boney M had a monster hit with Mary's Boy Child in 1978? But who sang the version which topped the charts at Christmas, 1957?

a) Johnny Mathis

b) Harry Belafonte

c) Bill Cosby

4. Punk rock has provided a number of Chistmas ditties, including a Ramones Christmas 1987 single which featured the magical couplet "Where is Riudolph? Where is Bitzen, baby?" What was it called?

a) Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

b) Merry Christmas Baby

c) Santa Is A Punk Rocker

5. A male artist had Christmas themed top ten hits in 1975 and 1976 with Renta Santa and Bionic Santa, blending his own vocals with other hit records. Who was he?

a) Dave Hill

b) Benny Hill

c) Chris Hill

6. Perhaps the best album of Christmas songs is still Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift To You, from which Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) has been used again in an advertising campaign this Christmas. But who sang it?

a) The Ronettes

b) Darlene Love

c) The Crystals

7. Retro-rockers Mud turned in a memorable performance on Top Of The Pops at Christmas 1974 when the band steadily had large amounts of fake snow dumped on their head as they performed their number 1 Lonely This Christmas. But who did singer Les Grey serenade in that performance?

a) The band's lead guitarist

b) A ventriloquist's dummy

c) A Sindy Doll

8. Which animated TV character, voiced by Neil Morrissey, pipped Westlife to the Christmas number one spot in 2000?

a) Bob The Builder

b) Postman Pat

c) Mr Benn

9. In 2001 Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman were topping the Christmas charts with their version of Something Stupid. But which related and well-known duo had the original hit?

a) Johnn Lennon and Yoko Ono

b) Sonny and Cher

c) Frank and Nancy Sinatra

10. Cliff Richard and Christmas go together like mince pies and brandy butter. He has had several seasonal chart toppers, but perhaps his best known was the earliest of the run in 1988. What was it?

a) Saviour's Day

b) 21st Century Christmas

c) Mistletoe and Wine

11. In 1986 the Housemartins had the Christmas number one with Caravan of Love was a festive period number 1. It was originally performed by one of the classic soul groups. Was it:

a) The Four Tops

b) The Isley Brothers

c) The Temptations

12. A bit of down to earth magic marked the Kinks' 1977 Christmas disc, Father Christmas. In it lead Kink Ray Davies described getting a job as Santa at his local department store.