Across
- 5. In 1644 the English Parliament passed a law banning Christmas _________
- 7. City where Jesus was born,
- 9. Star of "Jingle All the Way" and one-time governor of California,
- 10. Author of the Christmas caper "Hercule Poirot’s Christmas",
- 13. The number of ladies dancing
- 15. Traditional Italian sweet bread,
- 17. Where there was such a clatter,
- 19. The company that first used Santa Claus in its advertisement,
- 24. Traditionally Irish families put a tall red _________ in a front window
- 25. What Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was excluded from
- 26. "Jingle Bells" was originally written for this holiday,
- 28. Candy canes are meant to resemble shepherds' _________,
- 32. Another name for the three wise men,
- 34. 1934 Laurel and Hardy film, ________ of the Wooden Soldiers
- 36. Future president who appeared in the 1992 movie "Home Alone 2",
- 38. In El Salvador, Christmas is celebrated with _________ called little volcanos and little stars,
- 41. One of Santa's reindeers or a female fox,
- 43. Played Scrooge in the 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol",
- 44. Song title "Feliz _________.",
- 45. The original name for "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore was "A _________ from St. Nicholas.",
- 47. A traditional Christmas dish in Goa (India) is sorpotel, a spicy _________
- 48. Inventor of the electric Christmas lights. (last name),
- 49. Composer of the Christmas Oratorio
- 50. Composer of The Nutcracker
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- 1. Bing Crosby's Christmas,
- 2. Scrooge's first name,
- 3. One of the gifts presented to Jesus by the wise men,
- 4. Author of the Christmas caper "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle",
- 6. San Fernando in the Philippines hosts Ligligan Parul or Giant _________ Festival,
- 8. Composer of The Messiah
- 11. "You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch / You're a nasty, wasty _________"
- 12. Caused Frosty the Snowman to come to life,
- 14. The name of the snowman in Winter Wonderland _________ Brown
- 16. Statistics Canada reports that Canadians buy nearly 6 million litres of it every December,
- 18. Christmas decoration that represents the crown of thorns Jesus wore,
- 20. Santa's reindeer that has the same name as another holiday mascot,
- 21. Many Japanese celebrate Christmas with _________ Fried Chicken
- 22. The modern-day country where Saint Nicholas was born,
- 23. British physicist Katy Sheen reckons Santa would travel so fast to reach every child on Earth that his reindeer would break the speed of _________.,
- 27. Country where the world's largest nativity scene is found,
- 29. Hung on trees.,
- 30. The white of a candy cane represents the purity of Jesus, the red His _________.,
- 31. The number of spirits that visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
- 33. Country where ginger bread houses were invented,
- 35. Elvis Presley's Christmas,
- 37. Sopa de galets, a popular Christmas lunch dish in Catalonia (Spain), features giant _________ shells
- 39. Christmas decoration that comes from the French word sparkle, estincele.,
- 40. Ukrainian families throw kutya, a wheat mix, at the _________ and they believe if it sticks there will be a good harvest year,
- 42. Santa's helpers,
- 46. The number of maids-a-milking