Across
- 4. Sometimes found in a pear tree
- 5. got to keep on plodding onwards, with your precious load.
- 6. Henry III ordered forty of these for his Christmas dinner.
- 9. Half goat, half demon, Santa's evil counterpart punishes naughty children
- 10. Often dressed up and paraded through villages during Christmas in Peru and Bolivia.
- 12. Were once linked to Victorian postmen, who wore red jackets and delivered Christmas mail.
- 13. In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries around the world, a Misa de Gallo is celebrated on or around Christmas Eve, where this is eaten.
- 14. Carried the Wise Men to Bethlehem
Down
- 1. Replaced Goose as the popular dish at Christmas.
- 2. Sleepy suidae goes great with Christmas dinner (4, 2, 8).
- 3. Called 'Caribou' by North Americans. Occasionally with a red nose.
- 7. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even this one.
- 8. Christmas novelty song written by John Rox (1902–1957)and performed by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey in 1953. The singer wanted one for Christmas.
- 9. According to an Australian song 'Six White Boomers' from 1960, these pulled Santa's sleigh.
- 11. Traditionally hunted on Boxing day and carried through the streets on the Isle of Man