O, what fun it is to ride

Brightest object in our solar system (4)

Shepherd's Crook

The stockings were hung by the chimney

Legend of Santa can be traced back to a monk called

My true love gave to me

Something that can create light (5)

eternal life

The children were nestled

He popularized the image of Santa Claus

Oh, come let us adore him

What you do to a Christmas tree (4)

Christ's crown of thorns

And then, in a twinkling I heard on the roof
the prancing and pawing of

This reindeer shares a name with a love god

Come, they told me

What is left when all the presents are opened (5)

Parasitic plant

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
and his clothes were all tarneshed with

This female "Santa" gives presents to children in Italy

The stars in the sky looked down

Little Miss Muffet's was a tuffet (5)

Wooden wheels decorated with greenery and lights

And laying his finger aside of his nose
and giving a nod up

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of these two groups of people