Which composer's work was adapted for the melody of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"?
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Felix Mendelssohn
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Which composer's work was adapted for the melody of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"?
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Felix Mendelssohn
The earliest known printed version of "The First Noel" appears in which year?
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1823
What is the original French title of "Angels We Have Heard on High"?
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Les Anges dans nos campagnes
In which year did Phillips Brooks visit Bethlehem, inspiring him to write "O Little Town of Bethlehem"?
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1865
Which Christmas carol was originally a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow written in 1863?
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
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What is the original French title of "Angels We Have Heard on High"?
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Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Which Christmas carol was originally a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow written in 1863?
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Who composed the Ukrainian folk-inspired "Carol of the Bells"?
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Mykola Leontovych
Which poet wrote the lyrics for "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"?
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Edmund Sears
Which carol begins with the Latin words "Adeste Fideles"?
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
"Joy to the World" is based on which book of the Bible?
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Psalm 98
Which Christmas carol tells the story of a king who braves a blizzard to help a peasant?
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Good King Wenceslas