The clues or answers are words, names of phases connected with the topic. numbers in brackets indicate the numbers of letters in the answer.
Still couple empty:)
1. They're nuts (8)
2. TV detective (5) - FROST
3. Time for a punch up? (6,7) - BOXING DAY
4. Cheeky accompaniment? (9,5) - CRANBERRY SAUCE
5. A poet sit-in (10) - POINSETTIA
6. Up-to-date at Christmas (7,3) - PRESENT DAY
7.The was (6)
8.Painful sound about a donkey (7) - WASSAIL
9. VOROOOOO (4,4,5) - FIVE GOLD RINGS
10. Syrian dust-up. (4-2,6)
11. MR Frey's party? (3,5,2,7)
12.They vertical end artfully arranged (8) - CALENDAR
13.Fictional Place where it is 'always winter but never Christmas' (6) - NARNIA
14. Set off but short of time(4)
15. Pull the other one! (3,3,5,2)
16. Give an anonymous wrapped gift (6,5) - SECRET SANTA
17. Mahogany - a little tipsy (8) - HOGMANAY
18. A short Percussionist (6,7,3) - LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
19. A time when nothing stirred (3,5,6,9) - THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
20. Perhaps Saloman and Moses - and definitely Ernie (5,4,3) - THREE WISEMEN
21. .....now bring some out here! (5,7) - FIGGY PUDDING
22. Here the French follows girl to the border (9) - BETHLEHEM
23. A tyre fire (4,5) TREE FAIRY
24. He gave a gift of gold to baby Jesus (8) - MELCHIOR