The Post 2011 Christmas Crossword
Created | Updated Dec 18, 2011
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Christmas Crossword
- 1) Charles Dickens' famous miser. (8,7)
- 11) Silver Bells, Silver Bells It's Christmas time in the city. Ring-a-ling hear them sing ? it will be Christmas day. (4)
- 15) Decorative Christmas Tree lights often are now lit by these, rather than lightbulbs (3)
- 16) Number of Ladies Dancing. (4)
- 18) Last Christmas, I gave you my heart but the very next day, You gave ? away (2)
- 20) ? Ice were 1990 Christmas No 2 with 'Ice Ice Baby'. 'Snow Snow Baby' would perhaps have been more festive. (7)
- 23) On the days of Christmas my true love sent to ? (2)
- 24) The foxiest reindeer. (5)
- 25) The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is a Christmas story featuring a lion. Latin for lion. (3)
- 26) But baby ? (2'1,4,7)
- 31) Deck the halls with bells and holly fa la la la la la la la ? (2)
- 33) Astronomical reindeer (5)
- 35) According to Kermit the Frog, there's only one more ? 'til Christmas. (5)
- 37) Fuel used in lamps on cold winter nights (3)
- 38) In Love, Actually Hugh Grant had this afternoon job. (2)
- 39) In A Christmassy Ted, after rescuing priests from a shop's lingerie department, Father Ted was given a Golden ? award. (6)
- 42) Seven were swimming (5)
- 43) ? Auty sang 'We're Walking In The Air' in The Snowman. (5)
- 45) John Lennon sang War is over ? you want it War is over now (2)
- 46) A gift given at Christmas is a ? (7)
- 48) The little drummer boy's favourite musical instrument. (4)
- 49) The story of Jesus is taught in Religious Education (RE), also known as Religious Studies or ? (2)
- 50) The Polar Express is a ? (5)
- 52) In Royal David's City (4)
- 54) The Pogues sang of one of these of New York. (9)
- 57) Slade sang 'Merry Christmas ?' (9)
- 59) The meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Day is called Christmas ? (6)
- 61) In Happy Christmas, Mr Bean, Mr Bean sends Christmas cards to Mr ? (4)
- 63) Shakin' ? was No 2 in 1982 with his Blue Christmas EP. He sang 'Merry Christmas, Everyone'. (7)
- 66) An office party is called a Christmas ? (2)
- 67) Pantomime hero associated with lamps and carpets. (7)
- 69) Father Christmas gives ? to good girls and boys. (4)
- 72) The ghost of Christmas present grabs Bill Murray's ? in Scrooged. This body part is also used when kissing beneath the mistletoe. (4)
- 75) Classic novel by John Masefield adapted for television in the early 1980s. (3,3,2,8)
- 80) Another, fairly formal, word for Mum. (2)
- 81) 'A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called ?'1 (8)
- 83) Another word for thank you, said after presents have been received. (2)
- 84) The fastest milkman in the west., according to the 1971 Christmas No 1 (5)
- 87) Candles burn down to this height in 'Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow' (3)
- 88) Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the ? gay (8)
- 89) Cuddly toy often given to children at Christmas. (5)
- 90) National ?'s Christmas Vacation (7)
- 1) Famous American singer who was Christmas No 2 in 1960 and No 1 in 1962. (5,7)
- 2) The ? were Christmas No 1 & 2 in 1963, No 1 in 1964, No 1 in 1965 and No 1 & 2 in 1967. (7)
- 3) Edmund in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and Cousin Eddie in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation might both be known as? (2)
- 4) The red-nosed reindeer (6)
- 5) I ? three ships come sailing in (3)
- 6) The girl in The Grinch sang Where are you Christmas, Why ? I find you (3'1)
- 7) Diana ? was 1991's Christmas No 2 with 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me' (4)
- 8) Number of partridges found in pear trees (3)
- 9) At Christmas people ? presents to others. (4)
- 10) In the Narnia stories, the White Witch is ? (4)
- 11) Number of geese-a-laying. (3)
- 12) No, none, zip or zero. The amount of room in the inn. (3)
- 13) Pop group who were Christmas No 1 in 1975 & 1991, and someone who gives a speech on Christmas Day.(5)
- 14) 1958 Christmas No 2 for Lord Rockingham's XI. There's a moose loose aboot this hoose! (5,3)
- 16) Father Christmas knows who is naughty and ? (4)
- 17) And in our world of plenty, we can spread a ? of joy. (5)
- 19) Wet white fluffy stuff (4)
- 21) And, ? the angel of the Lord came upon them (2)
- 22) The time since Jesus' birth (2)
- 27) Christmas Day is often spent sat on this, or behind when the Doctor Who Christmas Special is on. (6)
- 28) Wooden thing often put on fires (3)
- 29) It came ? a midnight clear. (4)
- 30) ? O'Conner was often in the Morecombe & Wise Christmas Specials. (3)
- 32) When given an unwanted present, people often ? delighted. (3)
- 34) He was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. (6)
- 36) Be near me Lord Jesus I ask thee to stay, close by me forever, and love me I ? (4)
- 40) Magical mammals that fly on Christmas Eve. (8)
- 41) I believe Father Christmas (2)
- 42) Children often do this on Father Christmas's knee (3)
- 44) What children say when given an unwanted present, and another word for 'sin'. (3)
- 47) We tell children that Father Christmas is this (4)
- 48) A small amount of a drink. People often have a ? of drink at Christmas. (3)
- 51) Rudolf had a very shiny one (4)
- 52) People are often given presents that are strange, unusual or ? (3)
- 53) A musical gift given at Christmas. Author of A Christmas Carol's initials (2)
- 55) Band ? (3)
- 56) O Come All Faithful (2)
- 58) In Santa Claus: The Movie this word is used to make the reindeers run (2)
- 59) Christmas jumpers are often described as being (4)
- 60) No, none, zip or zero. The amount of room in the inn. Same as 12 down. (3)
- 62) Mary rode a little donkey. Another word for donkey. (3)
- 64) Tiny (3)
- 65) A film about an Extra Terrestrial often shown around Christmas. (2)
- 67) Something used to chop firewood. (3)
- 68) ? Simone was 1968 Christmas No 2 with 'Ain't Got No - I Got Life'
- 70) Mary's Boy Child/ My Lord (2)
- 71) Where Santa Claus is coming to. (4)
- 73) A friend. Gifts are often given to friends at Christmas. (3)
- 74) Amid the winter's snow. (3)
- 76) You’d better watch ? You’d better not cry. (3)
- 77) As with gladness men of ? (3)
- 78) The 25th December is Christmas (3)
- 82) The time since Jesus' birth. Also 22 Down (2)
- 85) Dreaming Of A White Christmas (1'1)
- 86) 1967's Magical Mystery Tour Christmas No 2 was not an album (LP) or single (SP) but an ? (2)
- 87) Same as 21 Down.
Please note – all songs and Christmas chart positions are based on Britain's national chart2.
1The spelling in this crossword begins with an E, not the slightly more common I.2In the late 1950s and 1960s there were up to six music charts in Britain. The official, definitive British singles chart is the New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960, the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969, and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 to present.
