Across
- 4. an evergreen plant (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers. Mistletoe is often used as a Christmas decoration, and it is traditional to kiss someone under it
- 6. one of a pair of tight-fitting coverings for the feet and legs made of thin material and often worn under skirts and dresses
- 9. the imaginary old man with long, white hair and a beard and a red coat who is believed by children to bring them presents at Christmas.
- 11. a type of cake, usually very dark brown and soft, that contains ginger
- 12. an imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories
- 14. a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
- 15. a sweet, dark food containing dried fruit, eaten at the end of the meal in some countries at Christmas
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- 1. a spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be a messenger of God, usually represented as having a human form with wings
- 2. a type of deer with large horns that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
- 3. great happiness
- 5. a model of a person made of snow, especially by children
- 7. a happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas
- 8. a stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick (= piece of string) in the middle of it that produces light as it slowly burns
- 10. a type of sledge pulled by animals
- 13. having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other special occasion