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