TONO'S BIG CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2025

Time to crack some Christmas nuts! Below are ten questions about Christmas and music from TONO's own quiz master Jan Espen Storo.

Send your answers by email to redaksjon@tono.no, and we will draw three lucky winners who will receive TONO merch in the New Year!

The deadline for responses is Sunday, January 4th.

1. What is the name of the British composer behind A Ceremony of Carols, a work for choir and harp often performed at Christmas?
2. Who composed the music for the movie Home Alone, including "Somewhere in My Memory"?
3. Who wrote the Nynorsk lyrics to "Det hev ei rose sprunge", which can be said to be the most used version?
4. Which Norwegian artist released the Christmas album Strålande jul together with Odd Nordstoga in 2009?
5. Who wrote and composed "Fairytale of New York", performed by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl?
6. Who sings "Home for Christmas," which was released in 2010?
7. Which American artist, born in 1935, released the Christmas song "Blue Christmas" in 1957?
8. What is the name of the composer behind "Fantasia on Christmas Carols", a work for baritone voice, choir and orchestra premiered in 1912?
9. What is the name of the Norwegian composer who wrote the melody for "Tenn lys", with lyrics by Eyvind Skeie?
10. Which song is said to be the most streamed Christmas song ever?

Good luck and Merry Christmas!