| TORME | Mel who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| MEL | Jazz singer Torme who wrote "The Christmas Song" |
| MELTORME | American singer songwriter who wrote The Christmas Song (3,5) |
| BACH | Composer who wrote the Christmas Oratorio for the Christmas season of 1734 (4) |
| WATTS | Isaac ___, English minister who wrote the Christmas carol Joy to the World (5) |
| PURCELL | Henry _, 17th-century English Baroque composer who wrote the Christmas anthem Behold, I Bring You Glad Tidings (7) |
| KING | Nickname in the middle of the name of classic crooner Nat Cole who, in 1945, serenaded us with "The Christmas Song" |
| SLEIGH | The one-horse open vehicle in which you might be dashing through the snow in the Christmas song |
| NAT | Cole who sang "The Christmas Song" |
| CAROL | The girl in the Christmas song (5) |
| COLE | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" singer's last name |
| BLANC | Mel who was the voice of Bugs Bunny |
| OTT | Mel who played for the Giants for over 20 years |
| ALLEN | Mel who was the first host of "This Week in Baseball" |
| KIDS | It's a carol for all ages: When you sing "The Christmas Song," you wish a Merry Christmas to "___ from one to 92" |
| FOUR | What is the number of calling birds given according to the Christmas song? (4) |
| PARTRIDGE | According to the Christmas song, what is in the pear tree? (9) |
| ROASTING | The first line of The Christmas Song, Chestnuts _ on an open fire (8) |
| ESKIMOS | "... folks dressed up like ___" ("The Christmas Song") |
| CHESTNUT | "The Christmas Song" roaster |
