CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD
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- 4. What Tim Burton-directed 1992 sequel is currently listed as the 36th best Christmas movie according to the Rotten Tomatoes website?
- 7. In 1984, the charity supergroup ___________ recorded the song "Do They Know Its Christmas?" to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopa.
- 8. In "A Christmas Story" Ralphie tries to convince numerous adults that a Red Ryder ___________ would be the perfect gift for him.
- 9. The 1986 American made-for-television Christmas musical film ___________ starring Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reeves was based on the 1903 operetta of the same title by Victor Herbert.
- 11. Known originally for starring as various black-and-white movie monsters, ___________ won a Grammy Award for narrating the 1966 TV special "Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
- 12. Not long after his family goes missing in the film "Home Alone", Kevin goes into his brother _____'s room and finds a not-so-pretty picture of his brother's girlfriend.
- 13. In Season 9, Episode 9 of "The Office" Dwight asks, "What about an authentic Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas? Drink some gluhwein, enjoy some hasenpfeffer, ... enjoy Christmas with St. Nicholas' rural old German companion ___________.
- 14. What fictional character has actually released three Christmas-based movies: "___ in The Nutcracker", "___ in A Christmas Carol", and "___: A Perfect Christmas."
- 15. The town of _______ in modern-day Palestine (and not the one in Lehigh County, PA) is of great importance to the history of Christmas.
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- 1. Frosty the Snowman's nose was made from a ___________.
- 2. ___________ is primarily known as a "shopping holiday" and is celebrated the day after Christmas in Canada, Great Britain, and other countries .
- 3. The IMDb synopsis of the Christmastime-based MCU series "Hawkeye" on Disney+ includes that it "centers on the adventures of Young Avenger, Kate Bishop, who took on the role after the original Avenger, Clint ___________."
- 5. What singer/actor starred alongside Danny Kaye in 1954's "White Christmas"?
- 6. In "Christmas Vacation", Clark Griswold wears a hat from what NFL team while his family is searching for their Christmas tree?
- 7. In "Elf", Buddy says that the department store Santa "smells like ___________" and therefore can't be the real Santa Claus.
- 8. The fictional town of ___________ is the primary setting for the movie "It's a Wonderful Life."
- 10. Actor __________ portrays John McCLane in [sometimes-debated "Is it a Christmas movie?"] "Die Hard".
- 11. What is the name of the last reindeer that St. Nick calls by name in the classic poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas?"
- 14. In "The Muppet Christmas Carol" Kermit portrays the classic character named ___________.
- 15. The names of the Three Magi are ___________, Melchior, and Casper.