THE PUZZLE CORNER: DECEMBER 21, 2013

It's the last weekend before Christmas and Kwanza, so let's pause to relax with a few enigmas.

NAME THAT CHRISTMAS SONG!
Can you identify the tune just from the item/line listed below?

01. ...and some homemade pumpkin pie.
02. Where the love light gleams...
03. Christmas bells, ringing through the land...
04. ...some corn for popping...
05. ...unwashed socks

REBUS
Depending upon how you celebrate the holiday(s), do you know what the image below is supposed to represent?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's peek inside THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the December 14, 2013 Puzzle Corner.

Crossword #1!

Although we celebrated a bit early, December 21st is the 100th anniversary of the first crossword puzzle. It was created by Arthur Wynne and printed in The New York World.
Although The Free Choice E-zine sadly still lacks the technology to produce interactive grids, we had a diagramless crossword puzzle to celebrate the occasion.
The grid was four squares by four squares.

ACROSS
01. Bag sack            
05. Persia, today  Iran
06. A Monkee, informally 
Pete(r Tork)
07. Letter necessity?
(a Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope)



DOWN
01. Drinks slowly sips    S A C K
02. Zone area                  I R A N
03. Feline pets cats       P E T E
04. Body part knee        S A S E

And The Puzzle Corner wishes all of its fans a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, a Blessful Boxing Day, or whatever you celebrate!