Good evening and a Happy Quizmas everybody

We end 2014 with the Christmas quiz. I would like to thank all of you and to wish you a happy Christmas and New Year. I'll be back with you all in 2015 (5 Jan)
1.What word is used as a common abbreviation for Christmas because x is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ?
2.Who makes a speech every Christmas Day afternoon which begins "I speak now from my home and from my heart to you all"?
3.What is the name of the festive charity initiative set up in 2011 by ITV to support UK charities during the Christmas period?
4.Which traditional Christmas treat originally contained meat and was made in the shape of a cradle, as a reminder of the manger in which Jesus lay?
5.What is the title of the sequel to Raymond Briggs's animated classic The Snowman, which was first broadcast on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2012?
6.Picture: a still from which classic Christmas film?
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7.What was invented when the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral bent sugar sticks into shepherd's-crook shapes for kids who came to watch nativity plays?
8.The former world's biggest Christmas stocking was created by supporters of which children's charity in December 2007?
9.According to a 2013 poll, what was Britain's favourite Christmas carol?
10.In which country is Father Christmas known as Daidi na Nollag?
11.Which traditional American cocktail is a variant of eggnog with brandy and rum added and served hot, usually in a mug or a bowl?
12.Where did the greeting Merry Christmas first appear in print?