Across
- 7. Hanging frozen water spike
- 10. The main character of “A Christmas Carol”
- 13. The coldest season of the year
- 15. Falls on the 25th of December every year
- 16. Type of calendar, countdown to Christmas
- 17. Popular Christmas tree type
- 18. Hollow instrument that rings when struck
- 20. Also known as “presents”
- 21. Santa brings them to good children
- 22. Santa’s sleigh pullers
- 24. Circular holiday decoration
- 27. Santa’s reindeer with the funny nose
- 32. To party, to observe a day or occasion
- 33. Happy and cheerful
- 35. I don’t drink it, but a lot of people like the stuff; creamy spiced drink
- 37. Wrestling move
- 38. You put it on a Christmas tree and then it gets all over the place
- 40. Palestinian city with the geographic coordinates 31.7054 N, 35.2024 E
- 41. Adam Sandler wrote a song about it, aka “Festival of Lights”
Down
- 1. A dense rich cake make with fruit and nuts
- 2. Kissing plant
- 3. Santa’s flying transport
- 4. 12 month of the year
- 5. One of Santa’s reindeer, usually listed third when Santa calls out their names
- 6. Halo wearing, harp playing babies with wings
- 8. The number of days of Hanukkah
- 9. Hung by the fireplace Christmas Eve
- 11. Santa’s entryway
- 12. Spicy holiday cookie
- 14. Santa keeps one of these with the names of all of the kids he delivers toys to
- 19. Frozen water precipitation
- 23. Decorative accessory, often placed on Christmas trees
- 25. Decorative gift wrapping, usually around the gift wrapping
- 26. Prickly-leafed festive plant
- 28. Four sided spinning top played by children at the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
- 29. “___ to the world!”
- 30. Pole Where Santa lives
- 31. Small humanoids with pointy ears who work for Santa
- 34. Pig meat
- 36. Chocolate or real coins given as a fit during Hanukkah
- 37. Year January 1st
- 39. Candelabrum used during Hanukkah