| 100% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" co-composer |
| 83% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" co-writer |
| 82% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" co-writer Mel |
| 80% | TORME | 5 | "The Christmas Song" composer Mel |
| 79% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer of the songs White Christmas and God Bless America |
| 73% | MELTORME | 8 | Composer of "The Christmas Song" |
| 71% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer of the song "White Christmas" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 69% | KINGCOLE | 8 | Nat __ sang The Christmas Song in 1961 |
| 69% | AGBELLS | 7 | Christmas song since the 1950s |
| 68% | KINGCOLE | 8 | Jazz musician Nat, who recorded The Christmas Song |
| 67% | TORME | 5 | Co-writer of "The Christmas Song" |
| 66% | JACKFROST | 9 | He is nipping at your nose in The Christmas Song |
| 65% | IVES | 4 | Currier & ___ (company referred to in the Christmas song "Sleigh Ride") |
| 65% | SHEPHERD | 8 | Christmas song, Said the little lamb to the __ boy |
| 64% | SEEGER | 6 | Composer of the song "Guantanamera" |
| 63% | HARRISON | 8 | Composer of the song Something, George __ |
| 62% | FELIZNAVIDAD | 12 | Christmas song with the lyric "Próspero año y felicidad" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | MOZART | 6 | Composer inspiring the song Rock Me Amadeus |
| 62% | MAHLER | 6 | "The Song of the Earth" composer |
| 61% | JOYTOTHEWORLD | 13 | Christmas song with the lyric "And heaven and nature sing" (4 wds.) |
| 61% | TORME | 5 | Mel who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| 61% | TORME | 5 | Singer who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| 60% | DECKTHEHALLS | 12 | Christmas song with the lyric "Don we now our gay apparel" (3 wds.) |
| 59% | TWELFTH | 7 | In song, the last day of Christmas |
| 59% | BONEY | 5 | ___ M., German-Caribbean vocal group who covered the Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child" in 1978 |
| 59% | NAT | 3 | "The Christmas Song" singer ___ King Cole |
| 58% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer who wrote the songs for 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | TORME | 5 | Mel who co-wrote “The Christmas Song” |
| 58% | TORME | 5 | Crooner who co-wrote the "Chestnuts roasting ... " song |
| 58% | NAT | 3 | Cole who sang "The Christmas Song" |