Merry Christmas
Across
- 3. Having another serve at dinner
- 5. Plural of Elf
- 6. The legendary character who brings Christmas presents to children around the world
- 10. The name of Santa's red-nosed reindeer (there are also Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen)
- 14. To wrap presents in decorative paper (so the person you give the gist to doesn't know what they are getting)
- 16. Also called lollies or sweets in Australia or the UK. Children usually get candy for Christmas
- 20. Cheerful and jovially celebratory, usually relating to Christmas
- 21. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus in Christian religions
- 23. A Christmas dessert
- 25. A figure of a person made of packed snow
- 26. Parents, children, sibblings, etc. Usually the people you would celebrate Christmas with
- 27. A sled or a vehicle that's drawn over snow or ice (but in Santa's case, it flies and is drawn by reindeer)
- 28. An unusual, mysterious, inexplicable event, usually for a good outcome
- 30. Before Turkey became a popular Christmas dish, people usually served geese (plural for goose) for Christmas dinner
- 31. A list where people write down all the things they'd like as Christmas gifts
- 33. A happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas
- 34. A decoration of threads, strips, or sheets of paper, or plastic used to produce a glittering and sparkling appearance
- 36. The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth
- 37. A custom or belief (like Christmas) handed down from one generation to another
- 40. When written with a lowercase 'n' it means the occasion of a person's birth. When you see it with a capital 'N' it means the birth of Jesus Christ
- 45. Freedom from violence, especially living/working together happily without disagreements (You'll hear "Peace on Earth" a lot around Christmas)
- 46. A period of free time, also called vacation in the US
- 48. News or information, as in the bearer of glad tidings
- 51. A hard, oval "fruit" from a pine tree. Around Christmas used as a decoration.
- 52. Sparkling or glittering, especially with reflected light (like the Christmas tree is aglitter with lights)
- 54. A thick woolen or knit garment themed with a Christmas or winter-style design, often worn during the festive season.
- 55. Another word for decorating (from the song Deck the Halls)
- 56. To add things to an object in order to make it more attractive. Like decorating the Christmas tree with baubles
- 57. To be glad
- 59. Another word for Christmas, usually seen in the US
- 61. Another word for happy and cheerful
- 62. A festive cardboard paper tube that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and often contain a small gift and a joke
- 63. Process of opening (unwrapping) your Christmas presents
- 64. Happy and cheerful
- 66. Decorations made from evergreens to represent the everlasting life, they are usually round with no beginning or end
- 68. The period of four weeks before Christmas
- 70. People who sing carols
- 71. Bells Famous Christmas song
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- 1. A plant with yellowish flowers and white berries, usually associated with Christmas
- 2. To observe an event, like Christmas, with ceremonies, traditions, and festivities
- 3. A mixture of food that's used to fill something that is going to be eaten (like stuffing for the turkey)
- 4. Singing carols
- 7. An expensive spice, used for making perfume, incense, medicine (pronounced "mur"). It was given on Jesus' birth.
- 8. A traditional christmas a drink consisting of rum, brandy, or other alcohol mixed with beaten egg, milk, and sugar
- 9. A large branch of a tree
- 11. Gifts
- 12. Other foods that are served with the main dish of a meal (like Turkey with all the trimmings)
- 13. Also called holiday in British English
- 15. Nutcracker dolls (or Christmas nutcrackers) are decorative figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier
- 17. If you're bad you'll end up on this list of Santa's
- 18. A ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree
- 19. The son of God, also called Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity
- 22. Santa comes down the chimney to deliver gifts to good children
- 24. A large meal, typically a celebratory one (for example a Christmas feast)
- 27. Usually womens garments, but around Christmas we usually mean a long sock worn by men hung up by children for Santa to fill with presents
- 29. A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small. Elves accompany Santa.
- 32. The mood, or attitude of a person, group, or period of time (like Christmas spirit)
- 35. A type of incense - producing a strong aromatic scent
- 38. A beautiful object, used as a decoration
- 39. The day before (Christmas)
- 41. The Christmas season
- 42. A shout of encouragement, praise, or joy.
- 43. The Christmas star guided the three kings, or wise men, to the baby Jesus
- 44. A confectionery that is baked into appropriate building components like walls and roofing
- 47. Another word for Christmas
- 49. A ball made out of snow
- 50. A small evergreen tree with shiny, sharp leaves and small, round, red fruit. It's used for Christmas decorations
- 52. A messenger from God, important around Christmas because an angel appeared to Mary to announce the birth of Jesus
- 53. Name of a popular Christmas snowman
- 58. A traditional ingredient for Christmas dishes, especially in America
- 60. A person who is stingy with money, a selfish person who doesn't like giving or spending
- 65. The animals in front of Santa's sleigh
- 67. A mean-spirited person who spoils the enjoyment of others (Christmas Grinch who spoils Christmas)
- 69. A fruit used in a traditional Christmas sauce, usually to accompany a turkey dish