Across
- 3. — Decorative items hung on branches (stylized on crossword as ORNAMENTS)
- 5. — Santa’s small, hard-working helpers
- 9. — Sparkly decoration draped on trees
- 13. — Animals that pull a certain sleigh
- 14. — Sharp-leaved plant with red berries
- 15. — Plant under which kisses are encouraged
- 17. — Guiding symbol placed atop many trees
Down
- 1. — Spiced treat often shaped into little houses
- 2. — Town central to the Nativity story
- 4. — A Christmas song, in one word
- 6. — Wintry weather many hope for on Christmas
- 7. — Circular holiday decoration often hung on doors
- 8. — Songs sung door-to-door during the season
- 10. — Wintery drips that turn into frozen spikes
- 11. — Jolly gift-giver with a famous laugh
- 12. — Famous snowman with a corncob pipe
- 16. — Hung by the fireplace in hopes of being filled