Across
- 2. The ninth word in the Christmas Carol 'Away in a Manger' (3)
- 8. Composer of Christmas Oratorio 1734 (4)
- 9. King _____ I was crowned on Christmas Day (7)
- 11. Sion Corn is the Welsh equivalent of ____ (5)
- 12. Alexandra Burke's Christmas Number One from 2008 (10)
- 13. German Christmas gingerbread (9)
- 16. Gold, ______ and Myrrh were given to Baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men (12)
- 19. Band who had the Christmas Number One in 1977 with Mull of Kintyre (5)
Down
- 1. _____'s Window in Newcastle City Centre is a Christmas tradition (7)
- 3. _____ Hinds-Johnson, international rugby union player for Germany, was born on Christmas Day 1988 (5)
- 4. This country became independent from Italy in 1951 on Christmas Eve (5)
- 5. The German word for Christmas (11)
- 6. 1990 film about a boy who is left at home when his parents fly to Paris for a Christmas holiday, with sequels following in 1992, 1997 and 2002. (4,5)
- 7. A fictional character created in 1957 by Dr Seuss (6)
- 10. Christmas decoration, also codename for a piece of RAF radio jamming equipment during WWII (6)
- 14. Author of Christmas Carol (7)
- 15. O little town of _____, a popular Christmas hymn (9)
- 17. In a survey 44% reckon that this is the most thoughtless Christmas present they could receive (4)
- 18. This Medieval King of England was born on Christmas Eve 1166 (4)