Across
- 2. country that started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree
- 4. one of Santa's reindeer who was featured in a 1989 movie starring Sam Elliot
- 6. country eggnog came from
- 11. horned figure who punishes naughty children at Christmas (according to European folklore)
- 13. Christmas decoration originally made from strands of silver
- 14. branch of the US military that runs the charity Toys for Tots
- 15. country where people celebrate Christmas by eating KFC chicken
- 17. the first artificial Christmas tree was made in the 19th century using the feathers of this bird
Down
- 1. the name of Rudolph's girlfriend in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" TV special
- 3. the name of Ralphie's little brother in "A Christmas Story"
- 5. number of reindeer featured in "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
- 7. Christmas-themed ballet premiered in Russia in 1892
- 8. holiday that the song "Jingle Bells" was originally written to celebrate
- 9. Christmas edible know for its long shelf-life
- 10. the modern-day country Saint Nicholas was born in
- 12. name of a hot-spiced cider
- 16. the word for Christmas borrowed from French