Across
- 6. hymns sung door-to-door
- 7. the number of geese a true love gave, according to the well-known carol
- 8. the Roman holiday, celebrated in mid-December, from which many Christmas traditions derive
- 10. traditional Christmas drink, usually containing eggs and dairy
- 12. feeling of festive happiness
- 13. green shrub with red berries and sharp leaves
- 14. the archaic name of the four-week preparatory season leading up to Christmas Day
Down
- 1. Christmas dessert often flamed with brandy
- 2. a traditional German Christmas pastry shaped like a small pretzel
- 3. circular decoration often hung on the front door
- 4. the original name of the ghost that was "more dead than a doornail"
- 5. red-nosed reindeer
- 8. what "carpe diem" means, which one might consider doing with seasonal cheer
- 9. heavenly messenger, often atop the tree
- 11. present you receive