Across
- 2. A circular arrangement of greenery or flowers
- 3. The Christmas season derived from Old French
- 6. A long, wooden sled used to coast down snow-covered hills
- 9. Preparing and making room for
- 13. Leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays
- 14. A Mexican shrub first used as a Christmas decoration by Franciscan friars in the 17th century
- 15. A four-sided top used by children to play a game
Down
- 1. beautifully made gingerbread cookies
- 4. Being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see
- 5. Christmas is a celebration of his life
- 7. The free and undeserved help that God gives us
- 8. A cookie made with molasses and ginger
- 10. Santa Claus
- 11. Not the same as a wish
- 12. A festive song or hymn sung at Christmas