Christmas puzzle

3. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
7. season a time when many people take holidays
8. card a card sent to express personal greetings
12. a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
14. Nicholas a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus
15. someone who enjoys riotous drinking
16. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
17. any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
18. cane a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
19. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
20. tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
21. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
22. an aromatic gum resin formerly valued for worship
24. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
26. singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
28. solstice December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point

1. Christmas the legendary patron saint of children
2. an elaborate exhibition or procession
4. tree an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
5. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
6. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
9. the act of adorning something
10. the event of being born
11. red gum tree of Tasmania
13. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
23. a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
24. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
25. Claus the legendary patron saint of children
27. something acquired without compensation