Wall Street Journal Dec 20 2016

ClueAnswer
'A Visit from St. Nicholas' and the like POEMS
'His eyes--___ they twinkled!' HOW
'Humbug!' BOSH
'Pay attention,' informally LOOKIT
'Peace on earth, good will to ___' MEN
'The Merry Widow' composer LEHAR
'What do we have here!' MYMY
'What have we here!' OHO
'___ in a Manger' AWAY
Abate EASEUP
Aerie hatchling EAGLET
Also not NOR
Animal BEAST
Back muscle, briefly LAT
Bed on a boat BERTH
Book jacket quote BLURB
Bowl game whistler REF
Broadway's Bernadette PETERS
California-based oil giant ARCO
Carolers' song NOEL
Chiang ___-shek KAI
Chicago trains ELS
Clearances to proceed GOAHEADS
Dedicatory verse ODE
Derisive sound SNORT
Emeril Lagasse's French Quarter restaurant NOLA
Exclamation of insight AHA
Farrow of film MIA
Feathery wrap BOA
Field of plants? BOTANY
Finish END
Fireplace flickerers FLAMES
Fireplace residue ASHES
Flower part used to make tea ROSEHIP
Groom-to-be FIANCE
Hammer and Spade SLEUTHS
Have a balance on one's Visa OWE
Have ___ in the matter ASAY
Hilton competitor HYATT
Idyllic garden EDEN
In need of a massage SORE
Jai alai arenas FRONTONS
Keep for ransom HOLDHOSTAGE
Lavish celebration FETE
Like some profiling RACIAL
Lively Spanish dance BOLERO
Mail, as Christmas cards SEND
Monster slain by Hercules HYDRA
More faithful TRUER
Night flyers OWLS
Note before la SOL
Old-fashioned dance REEL
Part of a Santa suit HAT
Peaceful silence HUSH
Place for peas INAPOD
Play divisions ACTS
Prop for Frosty PIPE
Punk's Dee Dee, Tommy, Joey or Johnny RAMONE
Quarters in a sultan's palace HAREM
Quiet times LULLS
Rathskeller vessel STEIN
Residence used at Christmas HOLIDAYHOME
Sailor's shout AHOY
Santa sound, and a hint to the puzzle's theme HOHO
Scent ODOR
Scrooge cry BAH
Smarted STUNG
Stand the test of time LAST
Stocking stuffer TOY
Straying ERRANT
Tree in the birch family HOPHORNBEAM
Underground residences in Tolkien's Shire HOBBITHOLES
Uris and Spinks LEONS
Wee whelps RUNTS
Where there was no room INN
Workshop worker ELF
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