What the Dickens? It can only be the annual

Across

• 1.) Charles Dickens' famous miser. (8,7)
  
• 11.) The three kings are also known as ? Men, and Ernie was very proud of the plays wot he wrote. (4)
  
• 15.) On Christmas Day a stocking is full of presents, but what is normally found inside? (3)
  
• 16.) Abbreviation for Ultraviolet, sometimes used in Christmas tree lights. (2)
  
• 17.) Number of turtle doves. (3)
  
• 18.) What the Snowman and James are walking in? (3)
  
• 20.) Though the frost was. (5)
  
• 22.) O what can I give him poor as I? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb. (2)
  
• 23.) The Three Kings came from this direction. (4)
  
• 25.) When the snow lay round about deep and crisp and ? (4)
  
• 26.) In Royal David's City. (4)
  
• 27.) Wherefore have ye ? your sheep On the lonely mountain steep? (4)
  
• 28.) 1963's Christmas no 1 was 'I Want Hold Your Hand' by the 2 down (2)
  
• 29.) Paper hat found inside crackers. (5)
  
• 30.) Children ? up at 5am or earlier on Christmas Day. (4)
  
• 31.) A long time ? in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible say. (3)
  
• 32.) In Elf, the sleigh uses this type of engine to help it fly. (3)
  
• 33.) An inhabitant of Rivendell and the North Pole who works with Father Christmas, also a film starring Will Ferrell. (3)
  
• 34.) To get home for Christmas, Chris Rea goes for a ? (5)
  
• 36.) Toy every shop is sold out of in Jingle all the Way. (8)
  
• 39.) Presents are hung in stockings. A fishy type of stocking. (3)
  
• 40.) Queenly rhapsody that was Christmas No 1 in 1975 and 1991. (9)
  
• 43.) How that in Bethlehem was born the ? of God by Name. (3)
  
• 45.) Elton John's Christmas song's initials. (3)
  
• 47.) On the ? day of Christmas my true love sent to me two turtle doves. Presumably by airmail. (6)
  
• 49.) To you in David's town this day is born of David's line The Saviour who is Christ the Lord and this shall be the. (4)
  
• 50.) What Santa does when he falls off Scott Calvin's roof. (4)
  
• 51.) The Herald Angels Sing. (4)
  
• 53.) ? Christmas gives presents to good girls and boys. 'A Christmassy Ted' is the Christmas edition of comedy ? Ted (6)
  
• 55.) Number of Lords-A-Leaping. (3)
  
• 56.) Church bells often ring at Christmas, but what is ringing bells called? (4)
  
• 57.) The time since Jesus' birth is known as this. (2)
  
• 58.) Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me! So you think you can stop and spit in my ? Also See amid the winter snow. Body part used to see. (3)
  
• 59.), Southampton hymn writer Isaac ? wrote 'Joy to the World' (4)
  
• 61.) On the day of Christmas my true love gave to me lords a-leaping. (5)
  
• 62.) Rudolph has to do this twice when Santa's gotta make it to town. (3)
  
• 63.) Street that's prone to miracles. (6,6)
  
• 64.) ? Christmas time it's hard but when you're having fun. (2)
  
• 65.) 'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the (5)

Down

• 1.) Number of pipers piping. (6)
  
• 2.) The ? had Christmas Number 1 hits in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967. (7)
  
• 3.) Shell opening painted wooden soldier that is fond of ballet. (10)
  
• 4.) Slade sang 'Merry Christmas ?' (9)
  
• 5.) Shepherds visited the baby Jesus. A female sheep. (3)
  
• 6.) There were two of these people who at Christmas would say goodnight from me and goodnight from him. (7)
  
• 7.) Wet white fluffy stuff. (4)
  
• 8.) In the meadow we build a snowman and pretend that he is Parson Brown (3)
  
• 9.) British actor who starred in Christmas films including Love, Actually and Die Hard was Alan (7)
  
• 10.) ? Lake sang 1975 Christmas No 2 'I Believe In Father Christmas'. (4)
  
• 11.) The villains in Home Alone are known as the ? Bandits. (3)
  
• 12.) ? Be Home for Christmas. You can count on me. (1'2)
  
• 13.) American name for Father Christmas. (5,5)
  
• 14.) 'A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called ?' (Sometimes spelt with an I) (8)
  
• 17.) Electronic device that is at its best at Christmas – for best results get a Radio Times and a highlighter. (2)
  
• 19.) Jackie Wilson's fine, fine, fine 1986 Christmas Number 1 is '? Petite' (4)
  
• 20.) Tim Allen turns into Santa in The Santa ? (6)
  
• 21.) What the Star of Bethlehem was according to 'A Spaceman Came Travelling' (3)
  
• 24.) If Ice is hard, what is snow? (4)
  
• 32.) Mary's husband. (6)
  
• 34.) Mary rode on a little one of these. (6)
  
• 35.) Number of maids a milking. (5)
  
• 37.) Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. A mouse is what type of animal? (6)
  
• 38.) A word used to describe ungenerous, hoarding people like 1 across. (5)
  
• 41.) Fingerless glove. (4)
  
• 42.) Father Christmas lives at this pole and is called this in Rise of the Guardians. (5)
  
• 44.) On the ? day of Christmas my true love sent to me ladies dancing. (5)
  
• 46.) Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge is a fictional ? show. (4)
  
• 48.) Period of history. (3)
  
• 52.) Something on 17 down promoting Boxing Day furniture sales. (2)
  
• 54.) Would help Chris Rea if he either breaks down or is an alcoholic. (2)
  
• 55.) Ted gets Mrs Doyle a present to take the misery out of making what? (3)
  
• 60.) Nicholas is often referred to by this abbreviated title. (2)

Please note: all songs and Christmas chart positions are based on Britain's national chart.

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