Across
- 5. Santa Claus' favorite entry point
- 10. original name of Santa Claus
- 12. impromptu bed
- 13. ornamentation for Christmas
- 16. winter holiday
- 17. plant under which you may be kissed, hung from the ceiling
- 18. the time of waiting
- 19. _________ home for Christmas
- 20. o holy night, the stars are brightly ________
- 22. what naughty children get for Christmas
- 24. alternative name for Santa Claus: ______ Christmas
- 26. King seeking the death of Israelite newborn boys
- 27. supposedly a spectator of the birth of Christ
- 28. these animals pull Santa Claus' vehicle
Down
- 1. if you haven't been naughty, you have been...
- 2. Japanese traditionally eat this crispy fastfood on Christmas Eve
- 3. group of family with whom people traditionally celebrate Christmas Eve
- 4. _______ bells
- 6. guiding point for the three wise men
- 7. tradition in which groups of people walk from house to house singing Christmas songs
- 8. the jolliest month of the year
- 9. birthtown of Jesus
- 11. clothing hung at the fireplace, used to place presents in
- 14. Santa Claus' vehicle
- 15. another word for the 25th in the UK: _____ Day
- 18. messenger
- 19. Mary's mode of transport in many depictions of her travels
- 20. eyewitnesses to the first days of the saviour's life
- 21. supposedly a spectator of the birth of Christ
- 23. source of light
- 25. the name of the pagan holiday in Scandinavian countries before Christianity