Winter

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Across
  1. 4. title character of a book by Raymond Briggs
  2. 5. gloves on a string
  3. 7. theatre show, often featuring a dame
  4. 8. it is said that Jesus was born here
  5. 11. keeps your whole face warm
  6. 13. animal that predicts the weather
  7. 15. cold white stuff falling from the sky
  8. 16. plant or tree that has leaves all year round
  9. 17. Festive holiday, you might get presents
  10. 18. sauce that goes well with your turkey
  11. 20. Dickens' miser
  12. 21. bears and hedgehogs do this in winter
  13. 22. writers of one of the most popular Christmas songs
  14. 23. Santa's assistants
Down
  1. 1. the season including the four sundays preceeding Christmas
  2. 2. Jewish festival, observed by lighting of candles
  3. 3. kiss beneath this
  4. 6. famous for his shiny nose
  5. 9. American holiday, you might eat turkey and pumpkin pie
  6. 10. prickly plant
  7. 12. the day with least sunlight
  8. 14. ? roasting on an open fire
  9. 15. pulled by reindeer
  10. 19. coating of ice on the ground
  11. 20. fun to slide down hill on