Christmas

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  1. 2. a traditional or religious song that people sing at Christmas
  2. 4. the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
  3. 8. the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
  4. 11. in the UK and some other countries, the day after Christmas Day, which is a public holiday
  5. 13. white christmas
  6. 14. Christmas ceremony in some Christian Churches
  7. 16. in a manger no crib for his bed
  8. 17. a message that says you hope someone is well, happy, etc.:
  9. 18. a model of the people and animals present at the birth of Jesus Christ, used as a decoration at Christmas
  10. 20. a very thin, round piece of dry bread that the priest gives to people to eat during Holy Communion
  11. 22. long pieces of thin, shiny material used as decoration, especially at Christmas
  12. 24. an imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories
  13. 25. (a length of) rings usually made of metal that are connected together and used for fastening, pulling, supporting, or limiting freedom, or as jewellery
  14. 26. wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas
  15. 27. night holy night
  16. 29. 25 December
  17. 34. three kings of orient are bearing gifts we traverse afar
  18. 35. one of various types of evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that produce fruit in the form of cones
  19. 37. a stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick (= piece of string) in the middle of it that produces light as it slowly burns
  20. 38. the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
  21. 39. something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special occasion, especially to show friendship, or to say thank you:
  22. 41. came upon a midnight clear that glorious song of old
  23. 42. grass that is cut and dried and used as animal food
  24. 43. a hollow metal object shaped like a cup that makes a ringing sound when hit by something hard, especially a clapper
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  1. 1. King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen
  2. 3. a person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place to another
  3. 5. a real or artificial fir tree that is decorated and kept in the home at Christmas
  4. 6. a long, narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration
  5. 7. = bauble a ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree
  6. 9. a model of a person made of snow, especially by children
  7. 10. jingle all the way
  8. 12. the halls with boughs of holly
  9. 15. a decorated card that you send to someone at Christmas
  10. 17. a circle made of flowers and leaves as a decoration
  11. 19. a type of sledge pulled by animals, especially horses or dogs
  12. 21. a spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be a messenger of God, usually represented as having a human form with wings
  13. 23. 24 December, the day before Christmas Day
  14. 25. a model of the people and animals present at the birth of Jesus, used as a decoration at Christmas
  15. 28. first Noel the angels did say
  16. 30. christmas tree
  17. 31. / FATHER CHRISTMAS the imaginary old man with long, white hair and a beard and a red coat who is believed by children to bring them presents at Christmas, or a person who dresses as this character for children:
  18. 32. a type of deer with large horns that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
  19. 33. rest ye merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay
  20. 34. an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died:
  21. 36. the herald angels sing glory to the newborn king
  22. 40. to the world the Lord has come