| RESPIGHI | Composer of Pines of Rome, Roman Festivals and the Christmas cantata Laud to the Nativity (8) |
| IDYLLS | Bucolics or vignettes of country life such as those written by Theocritus including The Two Herdsmen, The Harvest Festival and The Beloved (6) |
| BETHLEHEM | Be the helm that can turn to the Nativity scene (9) |
| ENSKY | Laud to the heavens |
| HALOS | Some Christmas cantata headwear |
| OTTORINO | Italian composer whose works include The Fountains of Rome and The Pines of Rome (8,8) |
| TERIPOLO | The Fosters actress who appeared in Hallmark Channel films The Christmas Shepherd and The Christmas Heart: 2 wds. |
| GOODWILL | As two words, a phrase from the Biblical annunciation to the shepherds in the Nativity for amity, kindness or well-wishing; or, as one word in the US, a thrift shop (4,4) |
| FEBRUARY | Month of the Roman festival of purification. |
| OTTORINORESPIGHI | Italian composer whose works include the suites The Fountains of Rome and The Pines of Rome |
| YEARLONG | Couple of pines, the first nearly lasting four seasons |
| PRESEPIO | Italian name for the nativity scene (8) |
| DURER | German engraver and painter whose works include the Adoration of the Magi, Feast of the Rosary, The Four Apostles and The Nativity, from The Small Passion (5) |
| SARTO | Italian word for "tailor", which is the epithet of the Florentine painter Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca, whose frescos include The Journey of the Magi and The Nativity of the Virgin (5) |
| SIDDUR | Jewish book containing the prayers of the daily liturgy, as opposed to the mahzor used for festivals and holidays (6) |
| HARDY | Author of the Wessex novels and the Christmas poem The Oxen (5) |
| SUFFOLK | Containing parts of the Dedham Vale, county which hosts the Aldeburgh Festival and is the native home of the now rare "chesnut" punch horse (7) |
| MARQUEE | A large or sumptuous tent, such as any one of those pitched at the Tudor festival and "glamping" event known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold (7) |
| SEPT | Abbreviation of the month in which harvest festivals and calling the mare ceremonies take place (4) |
| CHRISTMASORATORIO | Title of a composition by Johann Sebastian Bach based on the episodes of the story of the nativity ( |
