Christmas Crossword
Across
- 1. This Reindeer would be equally at home in February
- 6. Wise Man whose name differs by one letter from a former Birmingham City right-back
- 8. '_____ Sunday' is the name given to the Sunday before advent where each family member mixes the Christmas pudding
- 12. This song is the most sold Christmas single of all time
- 14. Christmas ornament with the same name as a baton used by jesters
- 15. The man, along with Bob Geldof, responsible for Band Aid
- 17. 'Miracle on 34th Street' centers around this real life department store
- 18. First reindeer name checked by St Nick in 'A Visit from St Nicholas' poem
- 19. '____ Day' the day after christmas
- 20. Author of 'The Grinch who stole Christmas'
- 21. The final track on the deluxe edition of Buble's Christmas album
- 23. This pilgrimage site is known in Hebrew as 'House of Meat'
- 24. The modern day country where the Christian Bishop Saint Nicholas was born
- 25. Gold, Frankincense and ____
- 26. According to 'The Christmas Song', folks are dressed up as these people
- 29. Number of Reindeer in the original 'A Visit from St Nick' poem
- 30. The city that has sent a Christmas Tree to London since 1947
Down
- 1. 'Michael _____', played Scrooge in A Muppets Christmas Carol
- 2. The relation of Robins to Christmas came from the red tunics worn by this profession
- 3. The longest of this christmas item measured in at 35m
- 4. The day of Christmas upon which the true love was given 'maids a milkin'
- 5. The Name given to Father Christmas in Germany
- 7. Spouse of Victoria thought to be the introducer of the Christmas Tree to Britain
- 9. Name of the loose skin on a turkeys neck
- 10. The word Christmas likely comes from the contraction of these two words
- 11. This song, originally written for Thanksgiving, was the first song played in space
- 13. This band holds the record for most Christmas number one singles
- 14. The name of Saint Nicholas' questionable Dutch companion
- 16. The first name of the main character in 'A Christmas Carol'
- 19. The Wise Man who lends his name to a Champagne bottle of 12L
- 22. Good King who famously 'looked out on the Feast of Stephen'
- 27. Saint Nicholas is also the patron saint of this maritime profession
- 28. The book of the bible, other than Luke, which describes the Nativity