Across
- 4. a wooden cart dragged over snow or ice, the transport Santa Claus uses (his one can fly)
- 7. deer from the Arctic circle typically associated with Santa Claus (they pull his sleigh)
- 8. a traditional symbol of the time, angels are particularly featured as decorations on top of Christmas trees
- 11. decorations put around the house or hung on the Christmas tree
- 12. traditional songs about Christmas, often religious, such as Silent Night. A Christmas Carol is also the name of a popular Charles Dicken story set at Christmas.
- 13. glittering streamers hung as part of the decorations
- 14. large red socks hung over the fireplace, which are mysteriously filled with presents on the night of Christmas Eve
Down
- 1. small magical people who help build presents for Santa to give away
- 2. evergreen trees, or artificial ones, are put up in houses around Christmas, often with fancy decorations
- 3. a flute going from a fireplace to the roof, to let smoke out of a house – where Santa normally sneaks in
- 5. the various bright and cheerful objects put up around a home at Christmas
- 6. colorful card or paper tubes that people pull apart with a loud snap or bang. Usually containing a joke, a gift and a paper crown.
- 9. the gifts given on Christmas Day (or around the holiday)
- 10. a circle of flowers or leaves hung on doors as part of the decorations
- 15. Christmas cards are greetings like birthday cards sent to family and friends to offer season’s greetings.