Random Christmas Trivia Crossword

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  1. 2. "Twas the Night Before Christmas" was originally published under what name?
  2. 4. What type of gift exchange sounds like it could involve a trade of New York baseball players?
  3. 6. What famous Christian reformer is credited with being the first person to put lights on a Christmas tree?
  4. 9. Who recorded the melancholy holiday hit "Hard Candy Christmas" in 1982?
  5. 10. What "parental" figure from English folklore came to be associated with Santa Claus?
  6. 11. What word for the Christmas season derives from an ancient Germanic pagan holiday?
  7. 13. According to the folklore of Austria and other countries, what horned figure punishes naughty children at Christmastime?
  8. 17. In what country do people celebrate Christmas by eating chicken from KFC?
  9. 18. What's the name of the hot spiced cider that's a yuletide tradition for many?
  10. 19. What 1942 movie starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire opens on Christmas Eve? Hint: It shares a name with a well-know hotel chain.
  11. 20. How many reindeer are featured in the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?
  12. 22. What word for Christmas or a Christmas carol was borrowed from French?
  13. 23. In the movie "A Christmas Story", what was the name of the next door neighbors with the rowdy dogs?
  14. 25. According to legend, the tradition of hanging stockings dates back to Saint Nicholas. What were the first stocking stuffers?
  15. 26. In 2016 in Saskatoon, over 7,500 people helped set a Guinness World Record for the largest one of these.
  16. 28. Which classic Christmas carol contains the lyrics "Strike the harp and join the chorus"?
  17. 29. What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"?
  18. 30. In the 1964 classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", what was the name of Rudolph's faithful elf companion?
  19. 31. In the TV special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", what three words best describe the Grinch?
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  1. 1. In one oddball tradition, an ornament shaped like what food item is hidden on the Christmas tree?
  2. 3. In the Harry Potter books, the title character's wand is made form the wood of what plant associated with Christmas?
  3. 5. The celebrated "Christmas Truce" temporarily halted fighting during what war?
  4. 7. What unlikely duo recorded the song "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" in 1977?
  5. 8. According to Buddy the Elf, what are the four main food groups?
  6. 12. In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
  7. 14. In the song "Santa Baby", the singer asks for a deed to what?
  8. 15. Which of Santa's reindeer was the subject of a 1989 movie starring Sam Elliot?
  9. 16. In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", what does Jack Skellington mistakenly call Old Saint Nick?
  10. 21. In the 1966 television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", what monster movie legend did the voice for the Grinch?
  11. 24. What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965?
  12. 27. The song "Jingle Bells" was originally written to celebrate what holiday?