Winter Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. December 25 holiday
  2. 4. Fictional leader of Santa’s sleigh team
  3. 5. Festive song sung in winter
  4. 7. Holds the seven candles lit during Kwanzaa
  5. 8. Day commemorating Buddha’s path to insight
  6. 10. Pine relative decorated in December
  7. 11. Classic après-ski beverage
  8. 13. Point when the Sun is farthest from the celestial equator
  9. 14. Paper lights used during moon festivals
  10. 16. Holiday also called the Feast of Lights
  11. 17. Mexican holiday event with piñatas and nightly processions
  12. 19. Seasonal serenading for neighbors
  13. 20. Our Lady of ___, honored in Mexico
  14. 22. Holiday ending the Twelve Days of Christmas
  15. 23. Frozen precipitation
  16. 25. Traditional dish wrapped in husks
  17. 26. Festive milk punch
Down
  1. 2. Stuffing-and-gravy affair
  2. 3. Event celebrated with Auld Lang Syne
  3. 6. Seasonal hiatus for rest or recreation
  4. 9. Figures celebrated on January 6
  5. 10. Greeting in a bilingual holiday hit
  6. 12. Polar sky phenomenon of shimmering colors
  7. 15. Opulent spread
  8. 16. Yuletide treat with red and white stripes
  9. 18. Nine-branched Jewish lamp
  10. 21. Showy urban glow
  11. 24. Traditional end-of-year ritual with soba noodles and temple bells