| MELTORME | American singer/ songwriter whose compositions include The Christmas Song (3,5) |
| WILLIENELSON | American country music singer-songwriter whose compositions include Funny How Time Slips Away and Crazy |
| FRANCISPOULENC | French composer and pianist whose compositions include the ballet Les biches (7,7) |
| GENEAUTRY | American actor/singer whose compositions include Here Comes Santa Claus (4,5) |
| SONNYROLLINS | American jazz tenor saxophonist whose compositions include Oleo, Doxy and Airegin |
| FATSWALLER | US jazz pianist-singer whose compositions include Honeysuckle Rose and Ain't Misbehavin' |
| CHESTNUT | "The Christmas Song" roaster |
| BUDPOWELL | New York-born jazz pianist whose compositions include Tempus Fugue-it (3,6) |
| ROYORBISON | American singer-songwriter whose 1960s hits include Only The Lonely and Crying (3,7) |
| LAMONTAGNE | Ray ___, American singer-songwriter whose albums include Trouble, Gossip in the Grain and Supernova |
| EMMYLOUHARRIS | American singer-songwriter whose albums include Pieces of the Sky and Wrecking Ball |
| RAYCHARLES | Blind American singer/ songwriter whose hits include Hit the Road, Jack (3,7) |
| EARLE | Steve ___, American singer-songwriter whose Grammy Award-winning albums include The Revolution Starts Now |
| ORBISON | Roy ___, American singer-songwriter whose hits include Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh, Pretty Woman |
| CURTISMAYFIELD | American singer/songwriter whose vocals and song "Move On Up" are featured in Canadian band Bran Van 3000's song "Astounded": 2 wds. |
| NILSSON | American singer/songwriter whose song Everybody's Talkin' was in the film Midnight Cowboy (7) |
| BARRYMANILOW | American singer-songwriter whose hits include Could It Be Magic and Mandy (5,7) |
| TIMROSE | American singer-songwriter whose albums included Through Rose Colored Glasses and The Musician |
| RAULMIDON | American singer-songwriter whose albums include 'If You Really Want' (4,5) |
| LABISIFFRE | British singer-songwriter whose best-known compositions include It Must Be Love and (Something Inside) So Strong (4,6) |
