Across
- 1. a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas
- 3. a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace
- 6. a partly enclosed space in a house where people light a fire for warmth
- 11. Wine heated with sugar and spices, a traditional winter drink in some countries
- 13. Claus an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day
- 14. the religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ
- 16. tree an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas
- 18. a flat piece of frozen water that falls as snow, represented as six-sided crystals on Christmas cards
- 19. a person who takes care of sheep and moves them from one place to another
Down
- 2. a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
- 3. Eve the evening or day before Christmas Day (24 December)
- 4. a cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light
- 5. the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
- 7. a gift or present given at Christmas
- 8. the arrival of someone or something important
- 9. the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity
- 10. a sledge or light cart on runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice
- 12. something that adds beauty; ornament
- 15. a parasitic plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
- 17. a deer with large antlers found in some cold climates