| CHRISTMAS | "'Twas the night before ___ ..." (start of "A Visit from St. Nicholas") |
| CHRISTMAS | "A Very Murray ___," 2015 holiday musical starring Amy Poehler and Bill Murray |
| CHRISTMAS | "Do They Know It's ___?," 1984 song by Band Aid that was written about the Ethiopian famine |
| CHRISTMAS | "Holiday Inn" holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | & 10A 1940 romcom starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew |
| CHRISTMAS | 24 hour ceasefire during WWI: the __ Truce |
| CHRISTMAS | 25th December holiday that may be "white" according to Bing Crosby |
| CHRISTMAS | A major holiday and anagram of "shirt scam" |
| CHRISTMAS | An Advent calendar counts down the days to it |
| CHRISTMAS | Bestselling Michael Buble album |
| CHRISTMAS | Celebration on or around December 25th for many |
| CHRISTMAS | Day to play with new toys |
| CHRISTMAS | December 25th |
| CHRISTMAS | December holiday when family visit |
| CHRISTMAS | End of the title |
| CHRISTMAS | End-of-year festivities with Santa, reindeer |
| CHRISTMAS | Father __, he makes wishes come true in December |
| CHRISTMAS | Father ___ |
| CHRISTMAS | Festival displays its charms |
| CHRISTMAS | Festival that comes after Thanksgiving Day and is celebrated on 25th December every year |
| CHRISTMAS | Festive bulb/Holiday gifting guide |
| CHRISTMAS | Festivities directly before New Year |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday associated with elves and flying reindeer |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday at the start of "Great Expectations" |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday celebrated on December 25th |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday during which buche de noel is eaten |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday exactly nine months after Annunciation |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday featuring stockings and gifts |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday for breaking and sharing optalek in Poland |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday that occurs the day before Boxing Day |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday when William the Conqueror became king |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday when it's traditional to sing carols |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday when people sing carols |
| CHRISTMAS | Holiday when two turtle doves were given in a song |
| CHRISTMAS | Mall Santas' holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | Marge hides __ money in her hair, The Simpsons |
| CHRISTMAS | Midwinter festival |
| CHRISTMAS | Nativity celebration |
| CHRISTMAS | Opening day? |
| CHRISTMAS | Present day? |
| CHRISTMAS | Present time? |
| CHRISTMAS | Religious holiday right after winter solstice |
| CHRISTMAS | Rudolph's favorite holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | Russian Orthodox Church holiday observed January 7 |
| CHRISTMAS | Santa Claus's holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | Santa's favorite holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | Santa's holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | See 11 Across |
| CHRISTMAS | See 2 |
| CHRISTMAS | See 37-Across |
| CHRISTMAS | The day before Boxing Day |
| CHRISTMAS | The holiday characterized by presents under a tree |
| CHRISTMAS | The holiday stolen by the Grinch |
| CHRISTMAS | The season of good cheer |
| CHRISTMAS | To most, it's December's biggest holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | Traditional holiday for Dundee Cake |
| CHRISTMAS | Twelfth Night comes twelve days after this |
| CHRISTMAS | With 63-Across, extra holiday pay ... or what's in 17-, 22-, 34- and 45-Across? |
| CHRISTMAS | Word that can precede the starts of eight key words in this puzzle |
| CHRISTMAS | Year-end holiday |
| CHRISTMAS | Yule |
| CHRISTMAS | Yuletide festival, at which carols are sung |
| CHRISTMAS | Yuletide: another word for __ |
| CHRISTMAS | ___ Tree, gift sent annually from Norway to Britain that is erected in London's Trafalgar Square every December |
| CHRISTMAS | *Present time? |
| CHRISTMAS | *When the break-in occurred |