The Big Bumper Christmas TAG Teaser!

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
Across
  1. 1. North ____... the chilly place where Santa lives! (4)
  2. 4. _______ Briggs, creator and illustrator of "The Snowman" (7)
  3. 8. Michael _____, English actor who played Ebenezer 10-DOWN in "The Muppet's Christmas Carol" (5)
  4. 9. If a child has been naughty and not nice, Santa will leave a lump of this in their stocking (4)
  5. 13. ____ Crosby, singer of the classic song "White Christmas" (4)
  6. 15. Fairytale of ___ York, classic 1987 song by Shane MacGowan (and the Pogues) and Kirsty MacColl (3)
  7. 16. A ___________ house, which Hansel and Gretel found in the woods, is also a traditional Christmas treat! (11)
  8. 18. Mary's ___ Child, famous song sung (in two very different versions) by Harry Belafonte and Boney-M (3)
  9. 19. The Three Wise Men (also called "Magi" or "Kings") brought gifts of gold, myrrh... and this substance, which is an aromatic resin used in perfumes (12)
  10. 22. Band ___, supergroup set up by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money to help the victims of famine in Ethiopia (3)
  11. 26. Shakin' _______, singer of the 1985 hit song "Merry Christmas Everyone" (7)
  12. 27. Complete the lyric: "On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, six _____ a-laying!" *PLURAL* (5)
  13. 28. Saint ________, Santa's original name! (8)
  14. 29. Walking in the ___, famous song from "The Snowman"... and the Irn Bru Christmas ads! (3)
  15. 31. Noddy Holder's rock group, who scored a massive seasonal hit in 1973 with "Merry XMas Everyone"(5)
  16. 33. Mariah _____, superstar singer of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (5)
  17. 34. Advent ________, a date-marker with flaps that you lift every day in the run up to Christmas (8)
  18. 35. Charles _______, creator of 10-DOWN, and many other characters besides! (7)
  19. 36. ____ log, a Christmas chocolate cake named after the burning wood traditionally lit at Christmas (4)
  20. 38. Love ________, classic Christmas-themed film from 2003, directed by Richard Curtis and starring an ensemble cast of hundreds! (8)
  21. 39. Complete the lyric: "On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, five gold _____!" *PLURAL* (5)
  22. 40. You deck the halls with boughs of this at Christmastime! (5)
  23. 41. ______ Bells, the ultimate Christmas song, but did you know it was actually not written about Christmas at all?! (6)
  24. 43. Chris ___, singer of "Driving Home For Christmas" (3)
  25. 44. Rudolph the ___-nosed Reindeer... you must get this one! (3)
Down
  1. 2. John ______, Beatle, solo artist, and Mr Yoko Ono, who sang the 1971 hit song "Happy XMas (War Is Over) (6)
  2. 3. ____ McCartney, singer of the 1979 hit song "Wonderful Christmastime" (4)
  3. 5. You kiss your true love under this plant at Christmas! (9)
  4. 6. This is a small, round, shiny thing you hang on a Christmas tree (6)
  5. 7. A ________ play, a play about the birth of Jesus, usually performed by kids (8)
  6. 10. "Bah, humbug!" Ebenezer ______, the ultimate Christmas hater, who undergoes a change of heart thanks to some Christmas spirits! (6)
  7. 11. This is the geographical region of Finland in which Santa is said to reside with Mrs Claus, plus his elves and reindeer (7)
  8. 12. Complete the lyric: "On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me...a _________ in a pear tree!" (9)
  9. 14. Seasons _________, a message that is typically found on Christmas cards *PLURAL* (9)
  10. 17. Kris _______, the name used by Santa in "Miracle on 34th Street" (7)
  11. 18. This is the kind of Christmas that Elvis will have... without you! (4)
  12. 20. You leave this long, orange vegetable out for Rudolph at Christmas! (6)
  13. 21. Complete the lyric: "On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me... seven ____ a-swimming!" *PLURAL* (5)
  14. 23. This is the place in Palestine where Jesus was born (9)
  15. 24. The name of the snowman in the song, who had "a corn cob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made of 9-ACROSS!" (6)
  16. 25. _____ McAllister, ingenious tyke who foiled the plans of home invaders Harry and Marv in "Home Alone", played by Macauley Culkin (5)
  17. 30. The __________, classic 1892 Christmas-themed ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (10)
  18. 32. This is Santa's third reindeer, whose name rhymes with his second reindeer's name, Dancer! (6) (7)
  19. 37. This is Santa's first reindeer, whose name rhymes with "basher" (6)
  20. 42. ______ Michael, legendary English singer, both with Wham! and solo, who sang the classic song "Last Christmas" (6)