Gillies Winter Holiday Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. sauce or jelly; meal accompaniment
  2. 7. In the Christian faith; a birthday
  3. 9. A Christmas Carol writer
  4. 11. Hang these with care
  5. 13. Newfoundland tradition; dress up and go door to door
  6. 16. First of the big Hollywood awards shows of the season; TV and movies
  7. 17. Santa's usual entrance
  8. 19. Arctic Char and caribou are part of the holiday meal in this Canadian Territory
  9. 21. Angel's name in "It's a Wonderful Life"
  10. 22. Delicious savoury pie from Quebec
  11. 23. What kind of Christmas does Burl Ives sing about in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Down
  1. 1. January birthstone
  2. 2. pulled by a horse or some dogs
  3. 3. Giggle with the Griswolds through this favourite holiday movie
  4. 4. Traditional holiday side dish (can be in or out of the bird)
  5. 5. Jolly friend with a carrot nose and 2 eyes made out of coal
  6. 6. Canadian tradition brought from England; usually good sales nowadays
  7. 8. precipitation with no two alike
  8. 10. "Bah Humbug" and McDuck
  9. 12. Solstice marks the beginning of this season
  10. 13. Traditional candle stand used at Hanukah
  11. 14. Sweet, hot winter beverage; white, dark, peppermint
  12. 15. What happened on 34th Street?
  13. 18. bright and noisy; sometimes lit at midnight on New Year's Eve
  14. 20. What is the Polar Express?