Jane's Advent Calendar Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Acronym for the name of the choir singing on The Pogues Christmas Hit (1,1,1,1)
  2. 5. Hot spiced wine (6)
  3. 6. Carol sung by soldiers on both sides during the Christmas Eve ceasefire of 1914 (6,5)
  4. 8. Book which begins with ‘Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without any presents’ (6,5)
  5. 9. The Christmas Wham sang about in 1984 (4)
  6. 11. Baby Jesus' sleeping quarters (6)
  7. 12. Where the chestnuts' roast (4,4)
  8. 17. Brought the gift of myrrh (9)
  9. 18. First voice heard on Band Aid's 'Do they Know It's Christmas (4,5)
  10. 20. Mary's Angel Messenger (7)
  11. 24. Plant known to the Celt's as 'all healer' (9)
  12. 26. Guider of Santa's sleigh (7,3,3,5,8)
  13. 27. Jesus' tribe (5)
  14. 29. Bing dreams of this (1,5,9)
  15. 36. Pig Wrappings(8)
  16. 37. Writer of A Christmas Carol (7,7)
  17. 39. She wants you for Christmas (6,5)
  18. 40. Played Scrooge in 'A Muppet Christmas Carol' (7,5)
  19. 41. Source of Trafalgar's tree (6)
  20. 42. One needed to pull the Jingle Bells sleigh (5)
  21. 43. He or She speaks at 3pm (3,7)
  22. 45. Christmas No.1 in 1975 and 1991 (9,8)
  23. 46. The modern day country where Saint Nicholas was born (6)
  24. 47. He's driving home for Christmas (5,3)
  25. 48. Colour of clothing worn by Victorian Father Christmas (5)
Down
  1. 1. Santa's little helpers (5)
  2. 2. Tim Burton has one of these at Christmas (9)
  3. 3. Provides the sparkle (7)
  4. 4. A Christmas Ballet (3,10)
  5. 7. President who switched on the Christmas Lights in Belfast in 1995
  6. 10. Seven of these go swimming (5)
  7. 13. Bring this for carol singers (5,7)
  8. 14. Christmas food often disliked by children (7)
  9. 15. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of this country (9)
  10. 16. Nordic word meaning ‘Turning of the Sun’ (8)
  11. 17. The second day of Christmas (6,3)
  12. 19. Scottish Singer born 25 December 1954 (5,6)
  13. 21. Location of Traditional Christmas Day Swim (3,10)
  14. 22. Crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066 (7,3,9)
  15. 23. Put out by children in Holland on Christmas Eve (5)
  16. 25. Jesus' Birthplace (9)
  17. 28. A good king sung about at Christmas (9)
  18. 30. Best-selling Christmas gifts of 1980 (6,4)
  19. 31. Following the star sign of Christmas (8)
  20. 32. Contains presents by the fireplace (8)
  21. 33. Pull these at Christmas (8)
  22. 34. The English leader who prohibited the singing of Christmas songs (6,8)
  23. 35. Actress aged 6 who was asked for her autograph by a department store Father Christmas (7,6)
  24. 38. US city where ‘Home Alone At Christmas’ is set (7)
  25. 44. The spirit of Christmas butter (6)