Winter Holiday Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Brand responsible for the modern-day image of Santa Claus (4,4)
  2. 4. Fuzzy green creature who wants to steal Christmas (6)
  3. 6. Number of days in Hannukah (5)
  4. 7. Seven-branched candleholder used in Kwanzaa celebrations (6)
  5. 9. Type of song you sing during the holidays (5)
  6. 10. Canadian holiday on December 26 originally for giving gifts to the poor (6,3)
  7. 15. Winter solstice ceremony of the Hopi tribe (5)
  8. 16. Nine-branched candelabrum used in Hannukah celebrations (7)
  9. 17. Potato pancake eating during Hannukah (5)
  10. 21. Decorations put on a Christmas tree (8)
  11. 22. Red-and-white striped peppermint stick (9)
  12. 23. Handheld instrument that rings (6,4)
  13. 24. Saint who inspired Santa Claus (8)
Down
  1. 1. You get it in your stocking if you're bad (4)
  2. 2. Character based on the Norse myth of Jokul Frosti (4,5)
  3. 3. _______ roasting on an open fire (9)
  4. 5. Star-shaped container smashed open during Las Posadas (6)
  5. 8. Traditional Christmas flower in Mexico (10)
  6. 11. Four sided spinning top with Hebrew letters on each side (7)
  7. 12. Traditional European Christmas cake (4,3)
  8. 13. _______ in a pear tree (9)
  9. 14. Classic Christmas colors (3,3,5)
  10. 18. African-American holiday starting on December 26 (7)
  11. 19. The 'most famous reindeer of all' (7)
  12. 20. Lunar New Year animal of 2023 (6)