Across
- 2. an evergreen plant with prickly dark green leaves and red berries
- 3. the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
- 7. a person who believes in Christianity; also an adjective
- 9. something that adds beauty; ornament
- 11. Christmas an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Santa Claus) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard
- 12. a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
- 13. a small round fruit
- 15. the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
- 17. the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25 December
- 18. a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk
Down
- 1. the husband of Mary (the mother of Jesus)
- 4. a partly enclosed space in a house where people light a fire for warmth
- 5. the title of Jesus (also used as His name)
- 6. a gum used for incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
- 7. the religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ
- 8. a cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light
- 10. the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God)
- 14. a decorated paper tube that makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two people pull it apart
- 16. a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through its chimney)
- 19. a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus