Holiday Crossword

3. another name for a gift
5. An incense symbolizing holiness.
6. An evergreen bush with red berries and prickly leaves used as a winter holiday decoration in pagan and Christian traditions.
9. An open box or trough holding food for livestock.
10. a place for a domestic fire
13. An alcoholic drink made with cream, sugar, eggs, and distilled spirits.
14. A cookie made with molasses and ginger.
15. A sled typically pulled by horses or reindeer.
16. A nine-branched candelabrum used during Hanukkah.
18. A long sock, traditionally filled with small Christmas gifts.

1. Gloves with one opening for the thumb and another for the four fingers.
2. The last season of the year
3. A Mexican shrub first used as a Christmas decoration by Franciscan friars in the 17th century.
4. A festive song or hymn sung at Christmas.
7. the month that comprises Christmas, Kwanza, and most of Hanukkah
8. A sled typically pulled by horses or reindeer.
11. A hollow structure allowing smoke from an indoor fireplace to vent outside; also Santa Claus’s magical entryway into homes.
12. A circular arrangement of greenery or flowers.
15. The symbol at the top of a Christmas tree
17. Magical, pointy-eared creatures who build toys for well-behaved children at the behest of Santa.