Christmas Cross Word Puzzle

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