Across
- 1. reindeer with a shiny red nose
- 4. string these for the Christmas tree
- 7. the uncle of the nutcracker prince
- 9. where you are randomly assigned a person to give a gift
- 11. you decorate these with icing and candy
- 12. occurs around December 21
- 14. annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1
- 15. a gift exchange game
- 16. eight day Jewish celebration
Down
- 2. put some marshmallows and a candy cane stick in this delicious drink
- 3. ballet set on Christmas Eve
- 5. festival of lights celebrated in Scandinavia and Italy
- 6. religious festival celebrated in Mexico between December 16 and 24
- 8. Buddhist holiday celebrating the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama
- 10. the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas
- 13. special potato pancakes enjoyed during Hanukkah