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Across
  1. 2. a vertical channel that transports smoke from a fireplace
  2. 8. A device used to de-shell small foods, also a ballet
  3. 9. a wick surrounded by tallow or wax
  4. 11. Euphorbia Pulcherrima
  5. 12. knot with two loops
  6. 14. the night before
  7. 15. crystals of snow which fall from the sky, also a nightclub
  8. 17. the worst best Christmas Pageant cast ever
  9. 18. A tree that keeps its hue all year-long
  10. 20. first weekday after Christmas
  11. 21. Saint Nicholas of ____
Down
  1. 1. dashing through the woods, in a one-horse open ___
  2. 3. not even a _____
  3. 4. Oh little town of ____ how still we see thee lie
  4. 5. December 25th
  5. 6. retired athlete turned sports reporter
  6. 7. the four weeks leading up to Christmas
  7. 9. A form of stop motion animation used in many beloved holiday classics
  8. 10. author of "A Christmas Carol"
  9. 12. one of Sant'as reindeer and also the Dutch word for lightening
  10. 13. standing beneath a sprig of this is an invitation to a kiss
  11. 16. a famously mispronounced word in a classic Christmas film, easily breakable
  12. 19. A Aanta-approved e-commerce site for year-round gifting