Across
- 2. Gift covering (8,5)
- 4. Jesus's crib (6)
- 7. Traditional Christmas songs (6)
- 8. The Wise Men followed this to find the baby Jesus (4)
- 11. Fun Christmas play. "He's behind you!" (9)
- 12. The Wise Men brought ----, frankincense and myrrh (4)
- 14. Vanity it confused for the Christmas story (8)
- 16. Chocolate-covered sponge roll (4,3)
- 17. A little orange you find in your stocking (7)
- 19. Red-nosed reindeer (7)
- 21. How Father Christmas gets into the house (7)
- 22. They help Santa at the North Pole (5)
- 24. You fill these with air and hope they don't pop! (8)
- 29. '----- Christmas', Bing Crosby song (5)
- 30. Where Santa has his workshop (5,4)
- 32. White berries you kiss under (9)
- 33. A chilly thing to throw, or a drink of advocaat and lemonade! (8)
- 34. You hang this up on Christmas Eve (8)
- 38. Rudolph is one, so are Dasher and Dancer (8)
- 39. Santa's transport (6)
- 41. She sits at the top of your tree (5)
- 42. Fun to give and fun to unwrap (8)
Down
- 1. You pull these to win a hat and a joke (8)
- 3. He was born on Christmas Day! (5)
- 5. Traditional Christmas bird (6)
- 6. December 26th or a day to fight? (6,3)
- 9. 'We -----/----- of Orient are'(5,5)
- 10. The ----- and the ivy, Christmas carol (5)
- 11. Christmas -------, served with custard or cream (7)
- 13. Another name for Father Christmas (5)
- 15. Jesus's mum (4)
- 18. Mary's husband(6)
- 20. Everyone's favourite tin of chocolates (7,6)
- 23. The opposite of savouries? (6)
- 25. The twenty-four days before Christmas (6)
- 26. Illuminations (6)
- 27. Brazil, hazel, almond, for instance(4)
- 28. This chilly man often has a carrot nose (7)
- 31. Sparkly tree ribbon (6)
- 35. What you write and send to friends (5)
- 36. Where you hang your lights and baubles (4)
- 37. Seasonal hangings (11)
- 39. Sage and onion -------- (8)
- 40. Little fruit-filled pastries (5,4)