Christmas puzzle

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