Cryptic Carols

This is a test. It is only a test.
Time to test your Christmas song knowledge.
Below are some Christmas songs
written in a slightly different form.
Guess which song is being referring to.
Then, check your answers at the bottom.
Good luck.



1. The Quadruped with the Vermillion Probiscis

2. Nocturnal Noiselessness

3. Minuscule Hamlet In the Far East

4. Ancient Benevolent Despot

5. Adorn the Vestibule

6. Exuberance Directed to the Planet

7. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings

8. Monarchial Triad

9. Far Off In a Feeder

10. Loyal Followers Advance

11. O Righteous Darkness

12. Fantasizing About a Combination of All the Colors on December 26

13. Tin Tintinnabulums

14. The Dozen 24-hour Yule Periods

15. Arrival Time 2400 hrs - Weather Cloudless

16. Homo Sapien Made of Crystallized Water Vapor

17. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors

18. Bantam Male Percussionist

19. I Spied My Maternal Parent Osculating the Round Man in Red

20. Perambulating Through a December Solstice Fantasy

21. Aloft on the Acme of the Abode

22. Castaneous-colored Seeds Vesicated in a Conflagration

23. Frozen Precipitation Commence

24. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle

25. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant




Answer Key for the Carol Impaired:



1. The Quadruped with the Vermillion Probiscis:
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2. Nocturnal Noiselessness:
Silent Night

3. Minuscule Hamlet In the Far East:
O Little Town of Bethlehem

4. Ancient Benevolent Despot:
Good King Wenceslas

5. Adorn the Vestibule:
Deck the Halls

6. Exuberance Directed to the Planet:
Joy to the World

7. Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings:
Hark the Herald Angels Sing

8. Monarchial Triad:
We Three Kings

9. Far Off in a Feeder:
Away in a Manger

10. Loyal Followers Advance:
Come All Ye Faithful

11. O Righteous Darkness:
O Holy Night

12. Fantasizing About a Combination of All the Colors on December 26:
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

13. Tin Tintinnabulums:
Silver Bells

14. The Dozen Festive 24-Hour Intervals:
The Twelve Days of Christmas

15. Arrival Time 2400 hrs - Weather Cloudless:
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

16. Homo Sapien Made of Crystallized Water Vapor:
Frosty the Snowman

17. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors:
All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth

18. Bantam Male Percussionist:
Little Drummer Boy

19. I Spied My Maternal Parent Osculating the Round Man in Red:
I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus

20. Perambulating Through a December Solstice Fantasy:
Walking Through a Winter Wonderland

21. Aloft on the Acme of the Abode:
Up on the Rooftop

22. Castaneous-colored Seeds Vesicated in a Conflagration:
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

23. Frozen Precipitation Commence:
Let it Snow

24. Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain

25. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant:
What Child is This?


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