| BONEYM | Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord was their 1978 UK Christmas No 1 (5,1) |
| DENIS | 1978 UK No. 2 hit by American rock band Blondie, from the album Plastic Letters (5) |
| LYDIA | Title of Dean Friedman's 1978 UK top 40 hit (5) |
| TASTE | Johnny Cash lamented, "The ... of love is sweet; When hearts like ours meet; I fell for you like a child; Oh, but the fire ran wild" |
| WHATON | Very much that's heartbreaking with empty pockets, oh my Lord! (4,2,5) |
| RETURN | ____ To Sender, Elvis Presley song that was the UK Christmas No. 1 in 1962 (6) |
| RENATO | Renee and ____, duo whose song Save Your Love was a UK Christmas No. 1 in 1982 (6) |
| MOTORS | The ___, pub rock band noted for their 1978 song Airport (6) |
| MALONE | Gareth, English choirmaster who directed Military Wives on their 2011 UK Christmas No 1 hit Wherever You Are (6) |
| HARRYBELAFONTE | U.S. singer and actor who had a Christmas UK No 1 hit in 1957 with Mary's Boy Child (5,9) |
| LESSON | Boy child features in Bible reading (6) |
| SEASON | Time of the main boy-child (6) |
| REASON | Motive about a boy child (6) |
| AGO | "Long time ... in Bethlehem, so the holy Bible said, Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas day" |
| RATM | Which group had a surprise UK Christmas No 1 with Killing in the Name? (1,1,1,1) |
| INFANTJESUS | Just as fine 'n' wild - Mary's boy child (6,5) |
| BONEY | ___ M., Mary's Boy Child group (5) |
| JESUS | Mary's boy child (5) |
| LORD | Oh My ___, Boney M in their 1978 9 10 (4) |
| AMOMENTLIKETHIS | Song that was the UK Christmas No. 1 in 2006, sung by Leona Lewis (1,6,4,4) |
