1. Our one desire is for you to have a happy December 25th.
FIFTH
2. It arrived with clarity at the stroke of twelve.
SECOND
3. On Yule, from sunrise to sunset, I listened to clangs and peals.
FIRST minus one
4. ½ dozen snowy marsupials
THIRD
5. Mariachi Happy Christmas
SECOND plus two
6. My ego ponders as it putters.
SECOND
7. We are Vajiralongkorn, Tutankhamen, and Martin Luther.
FIRST
8. Jolly St. Nick is on his way to our neck of the woods.
THIRD minus one
9. Ilex Aquifolium and Hedera Helix
FIRST minus two
10. Identify this youngster
SECOND
11. Song of the clappers
THIRD
12. Duodecimal Yultide
LONGEST
13. Talking tours in the Alps
SIXTH minus one
14. Ultimate 365 days of chronological magnificence.
FIRST, SECOND OR SEVENTH
15. He’s a real flake!
THIRD