Christmas Trivia

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Across
  1. 9. Impersonal, but I'll take it.
  2. 11. Good thing this was instituted by Augustus or your presents would never make it.
  3. 12. A complete stranger, but what the heck, it's Christmas!
  4. 13. Not really a Christmas song. The means of transportation sounds cold to me.
  5. 16. The early church fathers didn't even believe in celebrating these.
  6. 18. White Christmas crooner.
  7. 19. "God bless us, every one!"
  8. 21. Handmade by kids, or you could pay up to $5 million!
  9. 22. No coal for some children in Central America. If they're naughty, "Black Peter" kidnaps them.
  10. 24. Deals abound, but I'm staying home.
  11. 27. Center with not the biggest, but probably the most well known tree.
  12. 28. Thanksgiving, but no Christmas celebrations for over 20 years.
Down
  1. 1. I haven't seen you in 20 years, but here's what I'm up to.
  2. 2. Hope his middle initial isn't K. That would be rough
  3. 3. Inuit word for Reindeer.
  4. 4. Local place. The Japanese love it at Christmas.
  5. 5. Popular jam, but probably not realistic.
  6. 6. The final countdown.
  7. 7. Song lyrics changed to "Here we come a CAROLING," because very few knew this.
  8. 8. First president to have a Christmas Tree in the White House.
  9. 10. The second most popular meat served.
  10. 14. Monarch. Gave a radio address every Christmas.
  11. 15. Ebenezer's bound partner
  12. 17. Invented in Germany in 16th century. What a sweet domicile!
  13. 20. Based on this Scandinavian pagan holiday.
  14. 23. City where "Christmas" began.
  15. 25. Because of the ingredients, the name is misleading.
  16. 26. Douglas or Frazier.