The Big TAG Christmas Bumper Mega Teaser, 2021!

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  1. 6. Happy XMas (___ Is Over), 1971 smash XMas song by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (3)
  2. 8. This cracking glam rock band fronted by Roy Wood had a HUGE hit in 1973 with "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"! NOTE: two Zs! (7)
  3. 9. This was what my true love gave to me on the first day of Christmas - along with a pear tree, of course! (9)
  4. 13. On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: seven swans a-________ (8)
  5. 15. This is the name of George Bailey's guardian angel in the film mentioned in 27-DOWN! (8)
  6. 16. ____ Actually - 2003 Christmas film starring a huge ensemble cast including Keira Knightley, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman (4)
  7. 18. Santa has three reindeer starting with "D" - Dasher and Dancer are two, and this is the name of the third! (6)
  8. 19. Perry ____, this crooner famously sang that "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"! (4)
  9. 20. ____ Christmas... this is what Elvis will have (without you)! (4)
  10. 22. This is the name of one of Santa's little helpers - and also a 2003 Chrimbo classic film starring Will Ferrell as a big one! (3)
  11. 25. This band, fronted by Noddy Holder, had a huge hit in 1973 with the song "Merry XMas Everybody" (5)
  12. 26. The ______ Christmas Carol, classic 1992 movie starring Michael Caine, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy! (6)
  13. 28. _______ Home For Christmas, seasonal Chris Rea hit from 1988 (7)
  14. 29. ______ calendar - this is a calendar with windows that you open on each day on the run up to Christmas (6)
  15. 32. Walking In The ___, this song (originally sung by choirboy Peter Auty and later by Aled Jones) is the centrepiece of the beloved 1982 animation "The Snowman" (3)
  16. 34. This fried poultry fast food chain is the most popular Christmas dinner in Japan - and no, we're not joking! (1,1,1)
  17. 36. Little Drummer ___, Christmas standard famously sung in a duet by Bing Crosby and David Bowie (3)
  18. 37. ______ Carey, megastar singer whose song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" earns her half a million pounds every December! (6)
  19. 39. A play commemorating the birth of Jesus - usually enacted by kids - is called a ________ play? (8)
  20. 41. Baby, It's Cold _______ - classic Christmas duet written by Frank Loesser in 1944 (7)
  21. 42. The Polar _______, 2004 animated XMas film about a magical train that takes kids north to see Santa (7)
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  1. 1. This white-berried plant is what you kiss under at XMas! (9)
  2. 2. Macauley ______, child and later adult actor famous for playing Kevin McCallister in the first two - and best - "Home Alone" films! (6)
  3. 3. Christmas ________ seasonal hit by the Waitresses featuring rap-like vocals, from 1981! (8)
  4. 4. Feliz _______, this Spanish greeting is equivalent to saying "Merry Christmas" in English (7)
  5. 5. Raymond ______, this is the name of the writer of "The Snowman", the book which was eventually turned into a cartoon in 1982 (6)
  6. 7. Kris _______, another name for Santa Claus, famously used by him in "Miracle On 34th Street" (7)
  7. 10. Bob _____, legendary American singer-songwriter who released his 34th studio album, "Christmas In The Heart", in late 2009 (5)
  8. 11. Jacob ______, this is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's ghostly former business partner in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" (6)
  9. 12. ______ All The Way, 1996 Christmas comedy caper starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (6)
  10. 14. This is the colour of Rudolph's nose! (3)
  11. 17. _____ M, group who scored a hit in 1978 with a cover of Harry Belafonte's song "Mary's Boy Child" (5)
  12. 21. This is where Santa calls home! (7)
  13. 23. Jack _____, chilly character who is the personification of winter in European mythology (5)
  14. 24. This is the name of the pagan festival that occurs in late December. A ____ log is a popular Christmas treat (4)
  15. 27. It's a Wonderful ____, 1946 Christmas film starring Jimmy Stewart and Lionel Barrymore (4)
  16. 30. Complete the film title: Home Alone 2: Lost In ___ ____ (3,4)
  17. 31. _________ of New York, 1987 classic Christmas duet with Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl (9)
  18. 33. The three wise men brought gold, ____________ and myrrh as gifts for the infant Jesus (12)
  19. 35. This is what, according to Nat King Cole, were roasting on an open fire! *PLURAL* (9)
  20. 38. Band ___, Charity supergroup headed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, famous for the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (3)
  21. 39. In France, Santa Claus is known as "Père ____" (4)
  22. 40. Feel free to deck the halls with boughs of this at Christmastime! (5)