Christmas Fact Crossword

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  1. 2. White Christmas”, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” plus the melody for “O Holy Night” were all written or co-written by authors who were members of which religion (7)
  2. 3. the highest selling Christmas toy in 1980 (5,4)
  3. 6. how many sets of lego are sold per second during the Christmas Season (6,5)
  4. 7. The image of Santa Claus flying his sleigh began in 1819 and was created by Washington Irving who also wrote about what type of horseman (8)
  5. 8. another name for christmas (9)
  6. 10. How many courses does a traditional Italian Christmas dinner (5)
  7. 11. which birds feathers were used to make the early Christmas Trees (5)
  8. 13. Male reindeer cannot be the ones to pull Santa's sleigh because this happens to them every winter (4)
  9. 17. The largest floating Christmas tree in the world is 278 feet tall and can be found in which city (3,2,7)
  10. 18. which song was written for Thanksgiving and not Christmas
  11. 19. gifts are shared during the Christmas season to symbolise those given to Jesus by who? (5,4,3)
  12. 20. What nationality are the children who leave food in their wooden shoes for St. Nicholas’ horse (5)
  13. 21. According to Polish legend, a spider wove baby Jesus a blanket to keep him warm. They are considered to be symbols of goodness and ? (10)
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  1. 1. How old was Brenda Lee when she recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (8)
  2. 4. What is the name for Father Christmas in Germany (5,7)
  3. 5. Which country does not exchange gifts until New Years Day (9)
  4. 9. What does the holly represent on a Christmas Wreath (5,2,6)
  5. 12. This is an old English custom which toasts to someone’s long life at Christmastide and was the forerunner for the tradition of Christmas caroling (10)
  6. 14. 364 is linked to which famous Christmas song (6,4,2,9)
  7. 15. Who is currently 1749 years old (5,5)
  8. 16. Between the 16th and 19th centuries global temperatures were significantly lower than normal. What was this known as (6,3,3)