PDD Quiz: Holiday Tunes
Whip up a Tom & Jerry, spin a festive record, and settle in for this week’s quiz about local(ish) holiday tunes!
The final PDD quiz of the year will look back at headlines from 2022; it will be published on Dec. 25. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at [email protected] by Dec. 21.
Results
You know your holiday songs: you must be on Santa’s nice list!
Better luck next time!
#1 This artist performed “Christmas in Chisholm,” an homage to John Prine’s “Christmas in Prison,” in 2015.
View a video of the performance here.
#2 Low’s rendition of “Little Drummer Boy” was featured in a commercial for this clothing store in 2000.
View the commercial on PDD.
#3 Which musician released the holiday album Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn in 2016?
PDD has a link to the full album here.
#4 Which local artist released the album Coventry Carols in 2021?
Mark Nicklawske reviewed the album for The North 103.3; you can read the review here.
#5 Trampled by Turtles covered this John Prine song for an Amazon playlist.
#6 What song is on the the B-side of Merv Griffin’s “Christmas City” 45?
Listen to “The Song of the Christmas City” on PDD.
#7 This artist released “Christmas Bells, Holiday Drums (Jingle, Jangle)” in 2020.
PDD has a link to the song here.
#8 This duo released the holiday album At Christmas Time in 2020.
Watch Dance Attic’s “At Christmas Time” special on PDD.
#9 This artist, formerly of Duluth, released the holiday song “All is Bright” in 2021.
PDD features the video here.
#10 The Tom & Jerry, a regional holiday favorite, is mentioned in this Christmas novelty song.
Read more about the Tom & Jerry on the Duluth News Tribune website.
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