Complete Clue List
Across
1. "May your days be __ and bright"
3. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (1957) was my favorite ___ as a kid
6. All I want for Christmas is the new ___Book Pro.
8. " __ to Joy" in Beethoven's 9th Symphony
10. The Christmas ___ of 1914 when fighting paused for German and British forces on the front in WWI
12. Ancient Roman holiday in December believed to influence the origins of Christmas
15. A ceramic jar used for cooking, the storage of water, or for irrigation of olive trees.
16. Hindu goddess of time
17. The most common flavor of candy canes is pepper___
18. Does Santa live in the North Pole or are you telling a ___?
19. "There's no place like ___ for the holidays"
21. "__ Somebody," song by Kings of Leon
23. A __ tree of the genus Picea, a genus of coniferous evergreen trees
25. "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon and Yoko ___
26. "You better __ pout; I'm telling you why; Santa Claus is coming to town"
28. International news network founded in Russia
29. "The First __the Angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay"
30. A __ is a toy consisting of an axle and a string looped around. It dates back to 500 BCE.
31. The star on top of the Christmas tree can __ in the dark!
33. To talk at length about trivial matters
36. Remember ___'s wife
38. "The Magi" written by Irish poet __ (initials) Yeats
40. Dairy-based Christmas drink usually served with nutmeg
41. The original name of the Elf on the Shelf
43. "__ Are Welcome," Christian hymn by Marty Haugen
45. "Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very __ day you gave it away"
46. __ rivage (the shore)
47. Queen ___ was the British monarch who adopted the Christmas traditions from Germany
49. "Abide with __," hymn by Scottish Anglican cleric
50. Hermey the __ wanted to be a dentist
51. Media/tech company founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994
52. Well-known singer of Christmas music, __ Crosby
Down
1. Plant sacred to the Celts/Druids that is associated with Christmas
2. Traditional English dish for Christmas dinner, ___ pudding
3. Bradley ___, professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards
4. I'll go to Google and see if I can find the answer ___ (acronym, from 3 words)
5. Scary Christmas/Advent beast from Alpine folklore
6. Spoiler alert: Frosty the Snowman will __ away, but he'll be back again someday.
7. The love interest of Rudolph in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
9. A __ testing kit from 23andMe
11. "The Christmas ___ in G Minor" by Italian composer Corelli
13. American Revolution battle taking place the morning after Christmas
14. "It's a Wonderful ___" (1946 movie)
20. "The __ with the Bag" (Kay Starr, 1950)
22. On Christmas morning, she looked ___(another word for lively, active)
24. Parliament under Puritan leader Oliver ___ banned Christmas celebrations
27. I don't mean to __ my own horn, but...
31. "___ in Excelsis Deo" (hymn, Latin)
32. We keep the pagan tradition of the yule ___ on the hearth
33. The turkey might be too dry without some nice homemade ___
34. Another word for burp
35. Can you find an ___ (Inuit word) in the North Pole?
37. One of Santa's female reindeer or the name for a fox
39. I will be making a pie with minced ___ for Christmas this year
41. Nigerian-born British dancer and actress, ___ Taylor
42. "Meet Me in __. Louis" (1944 movie)
44. Francesca __ Block, author of "Weetzie Bat"
48. "Fly me __the moon; Let me play among the stars"