ARCHE Holiday Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Holiday spirit
  2. 8. Pagan origin of many modern Christmas traditions
  3. 9. Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet
  4. 12. Santa has two of them
  5. 14. Delivered to the stockings of naughty children
  6. 15. Creature, not stirring
  7. 16. The ______ Express takes kids right to Santa
  8. 17. Jewish festival of lights that lasts 8 days.
  9. 20. Pull the ends for a bang and a trinket
  10. 21. Molasses and sugar
  11. 25. The best way to spread Christmas cheer
  12. 26. Name of the elf played by Will Farrel
  13. 28. December holiday celebrating the seven principles of African Heritage
  14. 30. The White House lights a 9-foot tall one every year
  15. 34. They visited Jesus from “afar”
  16. 35. The Swedish Gavle ____ is made of straw
  17. 36. KFC is a traditional Christmas dinner in this Asian country
  18. 38. Lets smoke out and Santa in
  19. 39. Dame Judy, also a decorative strand of leaves
  20. 40. Italian-American holiday feast with seven types of these
  21. 42. Venezuelans travel to Christmas mass on these (2 words)
  22. 44. On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, on _________
  23. 47. Makes a sound when angels get their wings
  24. 48. Branches
  25. 49. Up on this reindeer paw
  26. 52. Gold, frankincense and ____
  27. 54. Sled
  28. 55. Illuminations
  29. 56. These are delivered to good girls and boys
  30. 58. Originator of Santa's red and white suit
  31. 59. You kiss underneath it
  32. 60. hiding your broom is a Christmas tradition in this Scandinavian country
  33. 61. A decorative evergreen with red berries
  34. 64. Wrote A Christmas Carol
  35. 65. Make a house out of it
  36. 66. Center of the nativity (2 words)
  37. 67. Children send these to Santa
Down
  1. 1. Scrooge's first name
  2. 3. Santa’s toy-building workforce
  3. 4. Town where Jesus was born
  4. 5. Wine warmed with spices
  5. 6. Exchange these Christmas morning
  6. 7. Green Christmas grump
  7. 10. This plant's red "flowers" are actually leaves
  8. 11. Leave these out with some milk
  9. 13. Evergreen tree
  10. 18. Santa lives at this pole
  11. 19. Tie a bow with it
  12. 22. Kind
  13. 23. Goes atop the tree
  14. 24. 24 days before Dec 25, marked with daily chocolate
  15. 27. Punishes naughty children at Christmastime
  16. 29. Round door décor
  17. 31. Sound made by bells
  18. 32. Cheerful; good humored
  19. 33. Yolky holiday beverage
  20. 37. Brought 'good tidings of great joy'
  21. 38. Another name for reindeer
  22. 41. The white stuff
  23. 43. The shortest day of the year
  24. 45. Mischievous
  25. 46. Brought Frosty to life
  26. 50. Jack ______
  27. 51. In Australia, Santa may show up here
  28. 53. Kevin McCallister was this (2 words)
  29. 54. Contains the gifts that Santa brings
  30. 57. Were hung by the chimney with care
  31. 62. Plum or figgy
  32. 63. Thin strips of sparkly material