Christmas Traditions History Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• names: a poem published in new york in 1823 called a visit from st. nicholas was the first time the reindeer were all mentioned by their _ .
• blitzen: a visit from st nicholas used the dutch spelling to blixem to refer to the reindeer we know today as _ .
• thunder: dunder and blixem are from dutch words that mean _ and lightning.
• plump: german born artist thomas nast drew santa claus as being jolly and _ rather than as a tall thin man as he was depicted in the past.
• fur: thomas nast also drew santa as wearing a coat and pants lined with _ .
• santa: the coca-cola company used depictions of _ in its ads beginning in the saturday evening post in 1931.
• coloring: instead of giving away _ books to children for christmas, retailer montgomery ward decided to give away books.
• may: in 1939, robert l. _ wrote the first book about rudolph the red-nosed reindeer to give away to children in the montgomery ward stores.
• song: in 1949, the story of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was adapted into a very famous _ .
• germany: the krampus is a popular christmas figure in _ and is a companion of santa klaus.
• naughty: krampus is a contrast to santa klaus and is depicted as a half goat, half demon who punishes children who have been _ .
• moore: the 1823 poem titled a visit from st. nicholas is considered to be written by clement c. _ .