Guess the unseasonal Christmas No 1s by their gloomy lyrics. "The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had”
That’s My Goal - Shayne Ward
Mad World - Gary Jules
Lily the Pink - The Scaffold
“Wonder if you’ll understand the touch of your hand behind a closed door”
Goodbye – Spice Girls
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Only You - Flying Pickets
“I’m alone, I’m so lonely”
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Here in My Heart - Al Martino
Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby
The only things I see are emptiness and loneliness”
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
Can We Fix It - Bob the Builder
“What about children dying? Can’t you hear them cry?”
Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid
Earth Song - Michael Jackson
I Love Sausage Rolls - LadBaby
“I did my best, it wasn’t much”
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd
Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
“I’m laden with sadness”
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - The Justice Collective
When We Collide - Matt Cardle
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Jimmy Osmond
“Would it make you feel better to watch me as I bleed?”
Skyscraper - Sam Bailey
Stay Another Day - East 17
Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard
“Single mom, what you doing out there?”
Something I Need - Ben Haenow
Rockabye - Clean Bandit
When a Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
“Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me”
Moon River - Danny Williams
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) - Benny Hill
Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
Guess the actor playing Santa
Tim Allen
Woody Harrelson
Tom Hanks
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James Gandolfini
Paul Sorvino
Tony Sirico
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Paul Giamatti
Bret Gelman
Bryan Cranston
Guess the actor playing Santa
Beau Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Guess the actor playing Santa
Matthew Perry
David Schwimmer
Matt LeBlanc
Guess the actor playing Santa
Nick Nolte
Kurt Russell
Patrick Swayze
Guess the actor playing Santa
Leslie Nielsen
Jim Broadbent
Ed Asner
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John Malkovich
John Slattery
Billy Bob Thornton
Guess the actor playing Santa
Rob Schneider
Kevin James
Adam Sandler
Guess the actor playing Santa
David Harbour
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Robert Downey Jr
A very merry EastEnders – guess the main plotpoint for each year’s Christmas special 1986
Dirty Den asks Angie for a divorce
Kathy drives a car through a window
Lofty falls off a ladder
2002
Peggy chokes on a sprout
Bianca sniffs glue for the first time
Jamie dies in hospital
2001
Patrick is arrested for arson
Lisa shoots a Santa Claus impersonator
Trevor forces his crying wife to eat Christmas dinner from the carpet
2006
Pat falls down the stairs
Pauline dies in the snow
Bradley falls off a roof
2007
Ian is tortured by a gangster
Yolande mugs a pensioner
Max Branning’s affair with Stacey is revealed
2008
Ronnie burns down the Vic
Ricky causes a train crash
Sean kidnaps a baby
2009
Janine poisons her husband
Billy has an alcoholism relapse
Archie is murdered by a statue
2014
Phil takes crack
Mick learns that his brother raped his wife
Lauren is crushed by masonry
2017
Abi falls off a roof and dies
Sharon sleeps with Michelle
Carmel murders a cat
2021
Kat stabs her sister
Linda loses a finger
Chelsea realises that she accidentally married a serial killer
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas ?
French Kiss
You’ve Got Mail
Joe Vs the Volcano
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
The Usual Suspects
Heat
LA Confidential
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
Gremlins
The Goonies
Beetlejuice
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
Coming to America
Trading Places
Brewster's Millions
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
The Shining
Lolita
Eyes Wide Shut
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
Lethal Weapon
Tango and Cash
Beverly Hills Cop
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
The Apartment
Some Like it Hot
The Graduate
Which of the following movies takes place at Christmas?
Beaches
Steel Magnolias
Terms of Endearment
In which sitcom Christmas special did the following take place? The characters are pursued by assassins
The Good Life
The Brittas Empire
Absolutely Fabulous
A character takes all of the other characters hostage
Bottom
Porridge
Ever Decreasing Circles
A character takes flying lessons with disastrous consequences
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Goodnight Sweetheart
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum
A character realises that he is the doppelganger of a dangerous Mafia gangster
Lead Balloon
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Only Fools and Horses
The characters withstand an outbreak of winter vomiting virus
Motherland
2.4 Children
Outnumbered
The characters go on a caravan holiday
Keeping Up Appearances
The Royle Family
Open All Hours
A character chokes on a coin
Sykes
Till Death Us Do Part
Terry and June
A character accidentally receives 263 garden gnomes
The Vicar of Dibley
One Foot in the Grave
Waiting for God
The characters attempt to retrieve an abandoned racing car
The Upper Hand
Last of the Summer Wine
Two’s Company
A singing Christmas tree goes wrong
Mrs Brown’s Boys
Rising Damp
Still Game
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
A Christmas Spark
A Christmas Speakeasy
A Christmas Spoon
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
A Marzipan Christmas
A Gingerbread Christmas
A Candycane Christmas
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
A Royal Christmas
A Very Royal Christmas
A Royal Christmas on Ice
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
Accounting Christmas
Catering Christmas
Bricklaying Christmas
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
Christmas on Mistletoe Lake
Christmas on Holly Pond
Christmas on Eggnog Creek
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
Ghosts of Christmas Laughs
Ghosts of Christmas Always
Ghosts of Christmas: Undead Cataclysm
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
Jolly Good Christmas
Tally-Ho Christmas
Spot of Tea Christmas
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
Ready, Steady, Christmas!
Up, Up and a Christmas!
Lights, Camera, Christmas!
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
One Delightful Christmas
One Delicious Christmas
One Disgusting Christmas
Which is the real title of a Christmas TV movie released this year?
Three Wise Men and a Baby
We Three Kings and a Baby
Little Donkey and a Baby
Solutions
1:B, 2:C, 3:B, 4:A, 5:B, 6:B, 7:A, 8:A, 9:B, 10:C, 11:A, 12:B, 13:A, 14:C, 15:A, 16:B, 17:A, 18:C, 19:B, 20:A, 21:A, 22:C, 23:C, 24:B, 25:C, 26:C, 27:C, 28:B, 29:A, 30:C, 31:C, 32:B, 33:C, 34:A, 35:B, 36:B, 37:C, 38:A, 39:A, 40:B, 41:B, 42:B, 43:A, 44:C, 45:C, 46:B, 47:B, 48:A, 49:B, 50:A, 51:A, 52:B, 53:C, 54:B, 55:A, 56:B, 57:A, 58:C, 59:B, 60:A
Scores
16 and above.
Could do better. You probably think that Christmas is about friends and family and human warmth. Well it isn’t! It’s about films and music. Do better!
31 and above.
Realistically, this is the best score. You’ve done well, but you aren’t a Christmas fanatic by any stretch. Safely in the middle. Who could ask for more?
46 and above.
Ho ho ho! Stupendous work! We would come to your house and celebrate, but honestly you seem like the sort of person who’s had their decorations up since Halloween, so we’ll pass.
0 and above.
Dismal. You know so little about Christmas that it feels deliberate. We would call you a Grinch, but we’d be surprised if you knew what it meant.