Answer: gay

AnswerCrossword Clue
GAYFestive
GAYCheery
GAY... Head (Martha's Vineyard town)
GAYLike some holiday apparel
GAYIn a lighthearted mood
GAYLike the 1890s, supposedly
GAYFull of merriment
GAYBrightly colored
GAY... Nineties
GAYLike "Deck the Halls" apparel
GAYKind of marriage
GAYCarefree
GAYPart of LGBT
GAYThe ... Nineties
GAYOne word in LGBT
GAY.. Nineties
GAYThe G in LGBT
GAYBlithe
GAYIn a merry mood
GAY"The Beggar's Opera" composer
gayhomosexual person
GAYAuthor of "The Beggar's Opera"
GAYEnola ...
GAYLike the 1890s
GAYNineties descriptor
GAYWriter Talese
GAY1890s description
GAYLively
GAYFrolicsome
GAYLike Christmas apparel
GAY"The Beggar's Opera" author
GAYAuthor Talese
GAY"Glitter and Be ..." (aria from Leonard Bernstein's "Candide")
GAYNot straight, in a way
GAYCheerful
GAYHappy
GAYIn high spirits
GAYLike Paree, in song
GAYComing-out party?
GAYMerry