Winter Wonderland
Across
- 4. Long, wooden sled used to coast down snow-covered hills
- 5. "Last Christmas I gave you my _____"
- 9. A circular arrangement of greenery or flowers
- 11. Cheerful, good-humored
- 14. A Spanish phrase meaning "Happy Christmas"
- 15. An incense symbolizing holiness
- 16. "Oh _______ of comfort and joy."
- 18. "the Christmas season" derived from Old French
- 20. Badly-behaved
- 21. "fir tree" in German
- 22. A hot, spiced cider drink, traditionally served to poor carolers by their wealthy neighbors
- 23. This holiday is celebrated by lighting candles, eating fried foods, playing games, and giving gifts.
- 24. Good children will get these under the tree
- 25. "You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and _____"
- 26. Frosty
- 27. A pagan festical celebrating rebirth and renewal held on the Winter Solstice
- 28. A red and white hard candy
Down
- 1. A popular ballet set, scored by Tchaikovsky
- 2. A cookie made with molasses and ginger
- 3. A sled typically pulled by horses or reindeer
- 6. A region in Finland rumored to be where Santa Claus lives
- 7. ____ Christmas
- 8. A phonetic translation of "Merry Christmas" into the Hawaiian language
- 10. A candle holder for the seven candles lit during Kwanzaa
- 12. A tree decoration
- 13. The English personification of Christmas
- 17. Bad kids get this in their stockings
- 19. Singing Christmas ______
- 22. solstice The first day of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
- 24. This Mexican shrub was first used as a Christmas decoration by Franciscan friars in the 17th century