Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Genesee Depot, WI - (Dec. 9, 2004) – Do you know what song Bobby Helms scored a hit with in 1957 that would become an annual Christmas favorite? An owner of the complete Rock and Pop trivia game Rock and Roll Triviologies™ would know. The answer is "Jingle Bell Rock." But players will find out and reminisce about all types of fun music trivia from the 1950's to the present.

A Christmas list is not complete without a game that brightens spirits around the holidays. From Aerosmith to ZZ Top, Aleken Games' Rock and Roll Triviologies is a great way to get your holiday parties started, and to keep the fun rollin' throughout the year.

Ken Eichstaedt, president of Aleken Games and co-creator of Rock and Roll Triviologies, jokes, "You'll have a blue Christmas without Rock and Roll Triviologies, so make sure Santa's sleigh will be rockin' so that you can enjoy Rock and Roll Triviologies all the time.'

Find a couple of festive questions sprinkled in the nearly 1,400 questions in Rock and Roll Triviologies, like:
Q: Since 1989, what "Holiday" singer can be heard each holiday season on the radio with her version of "Santa Baby?"
A: Madonna

Q: Released as a single in 1984, Bruce Springsteen rocks Santa with what holiday classic?
A: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

Moreover, find out some cool and interesting fun facts in Rock and Roll Triviologies, such as:
Q: Lou Gramm was the lead vocalist for this band, which featured the hits, "Cold As Ice", and inversely, "Hot Blooded".
A: Foreigner

Q: Lindsey Buckingham's single "Holiday Road" was featured in what 1983 film starring Chevy Chase?
A: National Lampoon's Vacation

Q: Tommy James and the Shondell's song "Crystal Blue Persuasion" hit #2 in 1969 behind Zagar and Evans' song written about another year. What year was it?
A: "2525"

Rock and Roll Triviologies (MSRP $29.95) includes over ten music trivia categories that challenge your Rock and Pop music trivia knowledge of all the great artists, music, and events from the first 50 years of Rock and Roll.
The object of the game is to assemble a five-piece band and then earn music industry awards. Elements of strategy, luck, and fun add to the fun with spaces that include Jam Session which lets you take a band member from another player, Band Break-up, where you lose a band member, and Lucky Break, where you can move to any trivia category space.

"There are also travel editions of the game — the Rock and Roll Triviologies Pocket Pack card games — that make perfect stocking stuffers,' says Eichstaedt.

Each Rock and Roll Triviologies Pocket Pack (MSRP $6.95) consists of 230 fun Rock and Pop music trivia questions and a score pad. The pocket-sized editions of the board game can be played by one or more players, or teams, and has the basic premise of the full-sized game. With six different Pocket Packs, there is enough portable rock and roll fun to bring anywhere.

Rock and Roll Triviologies is available at Virgin Records, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, FYE, and other music stores, bookstores and game retailers across the U.S. and Canada. It can also be acquired online at www.toysrus.com, www.music123.com, www.musiciansfriend.com, www.rockabilia.com and www.areyougame.com.

For more information on Aleken Games' visit the company website www.alekengames.com, or the product website, www.gamesthatrock.com. Gamesthatrock.com features sample game questions and other fun Rock and Roll facts and trivia.

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Rock and Roll Triviologies is a trademark of Aleken Games.

For product sales information, contact:
Ken Eichstaedt at Aleken Games, T: 1-877-295-2740.