Across
- 3. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
- 7. season a time when many people take holidays
- 8. card a card sent to express personal greetings
- 12. a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
- 14. Nicholas a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus
- 15. someone who enjoys riotous drinking
- 16. a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
- 17. any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
- 18. cane a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
- 19. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- 20. tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
- 21. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- 22. an aromatic gum resin formerly valued for worship
- 24. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
- 26. singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
- 28. solstice December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point
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- 1. Christmas the legendary patron saint of children
- 2. an elaborate exhibition or procession
- 4. tree an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
- 5. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- 6. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
- 9. the act of adorning something
- 10. the event of being born
- 11. red gum tree of Tasmania
- 13. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- 23. a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
- 24. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
- 25. Claus the legendary patron saint of children
- 27. something acquired without compensation