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  1. 1a Christmas carol (4,3,5)
  2. 9a Party leader (5)
  3. 10a Piece of music (7)
  4. 11a Coward — time for festivities (4)
  5. 12a Dancer, say (8)
  6. 14a Y, say (6)
  7. 15a Seasonal decoration (6)
  8. 18a Opened eg champagne (8)
  9. 20a Alternative to meat (4)
  10. 22a They get roasted at this time of year (7)
  11. 23a Treetop adornment (5)
  12. 24a Caveats (12)
  13. 2d eg Chinese (7)
  14. 3d Another party's first and current leader (4)
  15. 4d Stinging insect (6)
  16. 5d Piece of torn skin (8)
  17. 6d Lord (5)
  18. 7d In a slanderous manner (12)
  19. 8d Seasonal sweet food (6,6)
  20. 13d I agree! (4,4)
  21. 16d Kind of wedding (which goes off with a bang?) (7)
  22. 17d Entertaining 2 female companion (6)
  23. 19d They present seasonal greetings (5)
  24. 21d Seasonal visitors (4)