The Christmas crossword

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Across
  1. 2. What is the most popular meal for Christmas in Japan?
  2. 3. which reindeer starts with a V and ends with an N
  3. 4. In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
  4. 6. what at entrepreneur was the first person to dress up as Santa in his department store?
  5. 8. What cartoon character is a Christmas Eve staple in Sweden and is watched by millions of Swedes every year?
  6. 9. In what European country are children given gifts by St. Basil on January 1st instead of Santa on December 25th?
  7. 14. Who created the first electric light Christmas display?
  8. 15. In what country did the custom of putting up a Christmas tree originate?
  9. 17. How were the writer of the story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the writer of the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer related?
  10. 18. How tall, plus or minus 25 feet, was the tallest cut Christmas tree?
  11. 20. Which popular Christmas beverage is also called "milk punch?
  12. 22. The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin?
  13. 23. 6th, Among Christians who lived in the East when was Christmas originally celebrated?
  14. 24. How many roles did Tom Hanks play in Polar Express?
  15. 25. what store is Miracle on 34th Street based on?
  16. 27. Christmas Day
Down
  1. 1. In what northern European country might you receive gifts from a different Yule Lad each night if you leave your shoes on the window sill the each of the 13 days before Christmas?
  2. 2. What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
  3. 5. Which day Christmas falls on will have the longest winter break
  4. 7. Christmas Eve
  5. 10. How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
  6. 11. Favorite Christmas cookie in America
  7. 12. Which country did eggnog come from?
  8. 13. First Christmas song to be played in space
  9. 14. bells, What was the original title for the popular Christmas song Silver Bells, written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans?
  10. 16. What country is the Poinsettia, with its red and green foliage, native to?
  11. 19. Puritans, What Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681?
  12. 21. What northeastern US state holds the Guinness record for largest snowman?
  13. 26. In what decade did Coca-Cola start using Santa Claus in advertisements?