December Fun

3. Another word for the Christmas season or Christmastime.
5. A sweet, spiced cookie or cake flavored with ginger, usually shaped into houses or people during the holiday season.
6. A fragrant gum resin used for incense and perfumes; historically one of the gifts brought by the Wise Men to the baby Jesus.
8. A person who is stingy or grumpy about celebrations; based on Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.
9. The birth of Jesus Christ; also refers to scenes or displays that depict this event.
12. A plant with white berries often hung as a decoration; tradition says people may kiss under it.
13. A tall, hollow structure that allows smoke from a fireplace to escape outside; in holiday stories, Santa enters homes through it.

1. Another name for Santa Claus; sometimes used to describe a holiday gift exchange.
2. The twelfth month of the year, often associated with winter and many holidays.
4. A fragrant resin used in perfumes, medicines, and incense; another gift brought by the Wise Men in the Nativity story.
5. A person who spoils the holiday spirit or dislikes festive cheer; based on the character from Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
7. Long socks or decorative fabric stockings hung by the fireplace at Christmas to be filled with small gifts.
10. A circular arrangement of flowers, leaves, or branches, often hung on doors as decoration, especially during holidays.
11. A deer native to cold northern regions; traditionally depicted as pulling Santa Claus’s sleigh.
13. A drink made from apples; it can be served hot or cold and is popular in fall and winter.