A Cryptic Christmas

2. A bit of wax and wick that looks pretty but could burn the house down if you forget about it.
4. The main Christmas meal that never signed up for the job but still gets roasted for it.
5. A sock with an alternative job.
7. A person who enters houses without permission but is still liked by everyone.
9. Non-flying animals that are magically able to fly at Christmas.
10. A table decoration that looks exciting but is usually disappointing.
12. A worker who works very hard, never complains, and seems to be paid with Christmas spirit.
13. A way of counting days that makes waiting taste better.
14. A vehicle that ignores traffic laws, gravity, and fuel prices.
15. Something you are excited to receive, but not always happy with after opening.
17. A biscuit shaped like a person that is slowly eaten.

1. Pretty paper that shows you are not good at keeping secrets.
2. A dead plant we decorate and then complain about if it does not look perfect.
3. A plant that makes people feel uncomfortable because they are expected to kiss.
4. Shiny decoration that shows you can have too much of something.
6. Part of a house, on the roof, that suddenly becomes an entrance in late December.
8. A school play where someone forgets what to say and another child starts crying.
10. Happy Christmas songs that become annoying when you hear them too often.
11. The moment when “next year” finally becomes “now”.
16. Weather that looks beautiful in pictures but causes problems in real life.