Cryptic crossword clue
, 25, 5 Christmas favourite, almighty drunken fight? 4,4,7,2,4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 plus 7 plus 2 plus 4 letter word DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH

I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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The straight part
We know that "Christmas favourite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case christmas favourite = ding dong merrily on high.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

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