| CCRIDER | Classic R & B tune that inspired the "stroll" dance craze |
| OTIS | "___ Blue" (classic R. & B. album of 1965) |
| DIAMONDS | "The Stroll" by Canadian quartet The ___ |
| LINEDANCE | The Stroll, e.g. |
| CLOUDNUMBERNINE | Bryan Adams tune that goes "And the moon is out and the stars are bright...": 3 wds. |
| MORRIS | Craftsman who collaborated on his "Red House" with friend Philip Webb and whose daughter, May, co-founded the exhibition society that inspired the name of the Arts and Crafts Movement (6) |
| COLONELBOGEY | Marching tune that featured in the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai (7,5) |
| WHEREORWHEN | '30s show tune that became a 1960 Dion and the Belmonts hit |
| CHAINSAW | The Band Perry tune that goes "We scratched our names in that oak tree..." |
| HOUSETOP | "up on the ___ ___": christmas tune that goes "Down through the chimney with lots of toys..." |
| DESCANT | Second tune that is higher than the main tune |
| OCEANPEARL | 54-40 tune that goes "Bitten in the valley of thirst, the body kills.": 2 wds. |
| PARTRIDGE | A plump gallinaceous game bird central to the popular Christmas cumulative tune that also recalls doves, drummers, French hens, ladies, milkmaids and a pear tree, among other things (9) |
| BREAKUPSONG | Tune that can soothe an aching heart, and a feature of rows 3, 5, 8, and 11 in this puzzle |
| LAVIEBOHEME | "Rent" tune that reveals which opera the play is based on |
| THECHANUKAHSONG | Adam Sandler tune that hit the Top 40 twice (1995 & 1998) |
| STEAMHEAT | "The Pajama Game" show tune that introduced choreographer Bob Fosse's signature style |
| EATIT | 1984 parody tune that mentions Cap'n Crunch and Raisin Bran |
| AIRBASE | The aerodrome provides a tune that is low (7) |
| MARIA | Show tune that begins, "The most beautiful sound I ever heard" |