But what happened to him?

a) He was taken by the reindeer to Lapland

b) He was mugged by some of the children

c) He was fired

13. One of the most downbeat Christmas number ones came in 2003 when Michael Andrews and Gay Jules teamed up for a mesmerising version of Tears For Fears' Mad World. It was from the soundtrack of a hit film. What was the film?

a) Donnie Darko

b) Batman Returns

c) Apocalypse Now

14. Last year two versions of the same song - Leonard Cohen's classic Hallelujah - competed for the number one spot. X Factor winner Alexandra Burke won out, but it's arguable the rival version is the definitive one, bettering even Cohen's original. Who was it by?

a) Tim Buckley

b) Jeff Buckley

c) Bill Buckley

15. Band Aid's fundraising Do They Know It's Christmas? has been a chart topper on three occasions. The 1989 remake was credited to Band Aid II - how were they titled on the third chart topper in 2004?

a) Band Aid III

b) Band Aid 20

c) Band Aid Again

16. After the Beatles, three of the band members all released seasonal songs in the 1970s, but which one of them recorded the New Year anthem Ding Dong, Ding Dong?

a) John Lennon

b) Paul McCartney

c) George Harrison

17. Girl group the Spice Girls equalled the Beatles' record of three successive Christmas number 1s in 1998. Which track was their first Christmas number one, in 1996?

a) Too Much

b) Goodbye

c) 2 Become 1

18. Although it wasnn't actually a hit for her - it was a B-side - Kylie Minogue's sinuous performance of Santa Baby has become a staple of the BBC's Top Of The Pops 2 festive round-ups. It was a massive hit for the original artist back in 1953. Who was she?

a) Etta James

b) Eartha Kitt

c) Marilyn Monroe

19. He was the King of Rock and Roll but he only had one number one at Christmastime. Elvis Presley occupied top spot in 1962 with:

a) Jailhouse Rock

b) Return To Sender

c) Blue Christmas

20. One Christmas song which continues to stand the test of time is the Pogues' magnificent Fairytale Of New York. As Shane McGowan sings the opening line, he's in the "drunk tank" on..?

a) Christmas Eve

b) Christmas Day

c) Boxing Day

21. Wham had one of the biggest selling Christmas discs ever, reaching high in the charts with it two years' running without topping the chart. What's the song called?

a) Together At Christmas

b) A Winter's Tale

c) Last Christmas

22. What did Elton John want to do in 1973?

a) Leap Into The New Year

b) Step Into Christmas

c) Step Inside Love

23. Pink Floyd had a wonderful but definitely unseasonal Christmas number 1 in 1979 with Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2. Which of Floyd's big selling albums was it taken from?

a) The Wall

b) The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

c) Dark Side Of The Moon

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