Across
- 5. Christmas Tree "species" introduced in 1958
- 7. Song from Home Alone: Somewhere in My _______
- 9. Why a compass won't lead you to Santa
- 11. Toy Factory Employees
- 12. When snow goes sledding
- 16. Oft regarded as the finest modern Holiday RomCom
- 19. Lightweight material that was used in the first artificial Christmas trees in the 1880's
- 20. How soldiers in Europe celebrated Christmas in 1914
- 21. Name of Cop from "Die Hard", played by Reginald VelJohnson
- 24. _______ night.
- 26. A Shepherd's preferred holiday confection
- 27. He's Mister Green Christmas
- 29. Ugly ________
- 30. This historically significant political magazine published the first depiction of Santa Claus in the modern style in 1881
- 32. A present tied with ribbons often features one of these
- 33. Figure ________
- 35. Our Beloved Starry Vendor
- 37. Drippings for dipping
- 38. Good King __________
- 39. He put up the world's first electric Christmas light display
- 40. Round tree ornament, traditionally of blown glass
- 41. The Christmas Donkey
Down
- 1. Sled or hat
- 2. Old fashioned Christmas tree "ingredient", without butter or salt
- 3. "_________ by the fireside"
- 4. The enduring Victorian-Era nickname for the holiday celebrating the Feast of St. Stephen
- 6. Airing of these precedes the "Feats of Strength" in a traditional Festivus celebration
- 8. Christmas tree seed pod
- 10. Starring Actress in "Christmas at Graceland"
- 13. The song to ring in the new year!
- 14. Andy's Christmas present at the end of Disney's "Toy Story"
- 15. Queen of the Lambs and Christmas Pop
- 17. Oft unwanted holiday dessert
- 18. 2022 Toy of the Year Award Winner
- 22. Marv's attempt to re-brand the Wet Bandits in "Home Alone 2"
- 23. Fruit traditionally put in the toe of a stocking
- 25. Hot spicy juice
- 28. Number of Days of Christmas before we hear the sound of drums
- 31. Santa's number one snack
- 34. Famous Tennessean Alvin York's favorite quarry
- 36. Santas's schlubby brother, as portrayed by Vince Vaughn