Christmas

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  1. 3. a real or artificial evergreen tree set up and decorated with lights and ornaments as part of Christmas celebrations.
  2. 6. a person who is mean-spirited and unfriendly.
  3. 7. the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas.
  4. 8. a building used for public Christian worship.
  5. 11. a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.
  6. 13. a small sweet cake, typically round and flat and having a crisp or chewy texture.
  7. 14. the twelfth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of winter.
  8. 15. a supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.
  9. 18. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.
  10. 19. is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Christmas Eve so that Santa can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.
  11. 20. a small, usually spherical ornament made of coloured or decorated material which is hung from the branches of a Christmas tree.
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  1. 1. a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
  2. 2. a hot drink made with milk or water and chocolate or powdered chocolate.
  3. 4. a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, having large branched antlers in the male and female and inhabiting the arctic regions of Greenland, Europe, and Asia.
  4. 5. is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. Where Santa comes from.
  5. 9. the man who Christians believe is the son of God and whose life, death, and resurrection as reported in the New Testament of the Bible are the basis of the Christian religion.
  6. 10. cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger.
  7. 12. an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.
  8. 13. a vertical channel or pipe that conducts smoke and combustion gases up from a fire or furnace and typically through the roof of a building.
  9. 16. a hollow object, typically made of metal and having the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, typically by means of a clapper inside.
  10. 17. a leathery-leaved parasitic plant which grows on apple, oak, and other broadleaf trees and bears white glutinous berries in winter.