Christmas

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Across
  1. 1. air balls used to decorate Christmas tree
  2. 3. a kind of cake or cookie made with ginger
  3. 5. a long sock which children leave in their house on Christmas Eve to be filled with presents
  4. 6. the month before Christmas and the arrival of Jesus.
  5. 11. new information about specific and timely events
  6. 14. a special calendar used to count down the days to Christmas and which usually has small doors you can open for each day.
  7. 15. a joyful traditional song sung at Christmas. Singers visit people's houses at Christmas to sing carols and collect money, usually for charity.
  8. 17. Christian place of worship
  9. 19. period extending from December 24th to January 6th
  10. 20. the town in Israel where Jesus was born
  11. 24. a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light
  12. 25. a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air
  13. 26. vehicle used to transport toys to all the good girls and boys
  14. 27. the 24th of December, the evening or the day before Christmas
  15. 30. joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival
  16. 32. an evergreen tree decorated at Christmas
  17. 33. to show that an event is important by doing something special, to party\n
  18. 34. lengths of glittering string which we hang on the Christmas tree
Down
  1. 2. a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
  2. 4. happy news about something specific, especially used at Christmas to announce Jesus' birth
  3. 7. a big bird used for food at Christmas time
  4. 8. a custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time,
  5. 9. gifts, items given without being paid for
  6. 10. December 26th, the day after Christmas when all the stores have big sales
  7. 12. to make something more attractive by adding ornaments, flowers, a tree, colour etc.
  8. 13. a circle of leaves or flowers that people use to decorate their houses at Christmas
  9. 15. a decorated cardboard tube wrapped in paper that makes a big noise (crack) and releases a small gift when two people pull it apart
  10. 16. small lights that people hang on a Christmas tree
  11. 18. an imaginary old man with a white beard, and a red suit who brings presents to children on Christmas Eve. ( also called Father Christmas )
  12. 21. small people who work in Santa's workshop
  13. 22. the Christmas season
  14. 23. A small green flower which is hung from the ceiling around Christmas time. When two people walk under the it at the same time, they have to kiss each other.
  15. 25. a rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and icing, eaten at Christmas
  16. 28. a large deer with antlers who live in cold climates and who pull Santa's sleigh
  17. 29. a figure of a person made of packed snow
  18. 31. evergreen tree with red berries used for decoration at Christmas