Christmas

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Across
  1. 3. proof god loves us and wants us to be happy
  2. 4. The Old Norse winter festival that eventually merged with modern Christmas celebrations.
  3. 5. Another word for Christmas, often sung
  4. 8. A rich holiday drink
  5. 9. The German word for a fir tree, famously featured in a popular carol
  6. 11. To hastily and sloppily tidy the house just before holiday guests arrive
Down
  1. 1. Italy's traditional gift-bringer who flies on a broomstick and enters through the chimney on Epiphany.
  2. 2. Traditional "payment" included with a gifted knife to prevent a severed friendship.
  3. 6. The Alpine "Shadow of Saint Nick" who carries a bundle of birch branches for naughty children.
  4. 7. A vibrant Mexican flower that, according to legend, was once a handful of weeds transformed by a miracle.
  5. 10. A bitter, fragrant resin from the East, often associated with ancient burial rites.