| Tot's hero | 14 |
| The fat man in red | 18 |
| Thanksgiving parade star | 24 |
| Thanksgiving Day parade VIP | 27 |
| Team manager | 12 |
| Stranger often sat on by children | 33 |
| Sleigh driver of note | 21 |
| Sidewalk ___ | 12 |
| Secret ___ (seasonal office game) | 33 |
| Seasonal temp position | 22 |
| Seasonal store worker | 21 |
| Seasonal sleigh driver | 22 |
| Seasonal cookie eater | 21 |
| Sack toter | 10 |
| Rudolph's reinsman | 22 |
| Rosa or Paula preceder | 22 |
| Rosa or Anna | 12 |
| Rooftop sleigher | 16 |
| Reindeer's boss | 19 |
| Reindeer pilot | 14 |
| Red suit wearer | 15 |
| Recipient of many wish lists | 28 |
| Receiver of lists | 17 |
| Producer of a famous laugh | 26 |
| Present-day VIP | 15 |
| Present-day personality? | 24 |
| Present presenter | 17 |
| Popular legend of Dutch origin | 30 |
| Polar resident | 14 |
| Polar personage | 15 |
| Part of UCSB | 12 |
| Owner of eight other answers in this puzzle | 43 |
| Overnight delivery expert | 25 |
| One with a small work force? | 28 |
| One who provides coal in December | 33 |
| One who laughs a lot | 20 |
| One who flies south in the winter | 33 |
| One of the Clauses | 18 |
| Once-a-year visitor | 19 |
| Obese bag man | 13 |
| Notion of which children must eventually be disabused | 53 |
| Noted workshop chief | 20 |
| Noted bag man | 13 |
| Northern star? | 14 |
| North Pole VIP | 14 |
| North Pole inhabitant | 21 |
| Nick who comes at night | 23 |
| Name before Barbara or Clara | 28 |
| Maria or Sophia | 15 |
| Maria or Rosa preceder | 22 |
| Maria or Cruz | 13 |
| Man with a small workforce | 26 |
| Man in red | 10 |
| Man in a suit | 13 |
| Man in a red-and-white suit | 27 |
| Macy's temp | 15 |
| Lucia or Maria | 14 |
| Legendary polar inhabitant | 26 |
| Large guy who can fit in narrow spaces | 38 |
| Kiddie hero | 11 |
| Jolly one in a red suit | 23 |
| Jolly man | 9 |
| Jolly holiday visitor | 21 |
| Jolly elf | 9 |
| It can precede the first names in six puzzle answers | 52 |
| In verse, "His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!" | 73 |
| Holiday traveler | 16 |
| Holiday attraction at a mall | 28 |
| His toys bring joys to girls and boys | 37 |
| Hero of a famous 1897 editorial | 31 |
| He's coming to town soon | 28 |
| He has a small staff | 20 |
| Grinch disguise | 15 |
| Good-children's friend | 26 |
| Gift deliverer | 14 |
| Frequent December addressee | 27 |
| Flying-reindeer owner | 21 |
| First name in gift-giving | 25 |
| Fe or Catalina | 14 |
| Famous package-delivery man | 27 |
| Famous package delivery man | 27 |
| Famed sleigher | 14 |
| Famed bag man | 13 |
| Fabulous stocking-stuffer | 25 |
| End-of-the-year fat man | 23 |
| Employer of many elves | 22 |
| Elves' boss | 15 |
| Elf's employer | 18 |
| Elf-aware figure | 16 |
| Elf employer | 12 |
| Department store's seasonal temp. | 37 |
| Denizen of the North | 20 |
| December temp job | 17 |
| December list keeper | 20 |
| December disguise | 17 |
| December caller | 15 |
| December addressee | 18 |
| December 25 visitor | 19 |
| December 24th visitor | 21 |
| Dasher lasher? | 14 |