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Crossword clues for Yuletide figure:

KRISSKRINGLE: Yuletide figure
LEAPINGLORD: Tenth-day yuletide figure
FATHERCHRISTMAS: Yuletide figure, in Liverpool
SANTA: Jolly Yuletide figure