Across
- 3. Charles Dickens’s miserly character
- 4. The angel who announced Jesus’s birth
- 7. Plant symbolizing peace, hung in doorways
- 9. Day December 26th holiday in the UK
- 10. The first name of Scrooge’s cheerful nephew
- 11. The country where “Joyeux Noël” is said
- 14. Traditional Christmas meat in Dickensian England
- 15. Country credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition
- 18. The name of the snow-covered village in Frozen
- 20. The author of The Nutcracker
- 21. Reindeer with a glowing red nose
- 24. The saint’s feast day celebrated on December 6
- 25. Cane Sweet treat shaped like a shepherd’s staff
- 26. Eve The night before Christmas
- 27. The name of the Grinch’s dog
Down
- 1. The feast celebrating the birth of Jesus
- 2. The number of ghosts in A Christmas Carol
- 4. The color of Santa’s suit before Coca-Cola popularized red
- 5. The drink made with eggs, cream, and nutmeg
- 6. Pudding The traditional Christmas dessert in the UK
- 8. German word for Christmas tree
- 10. “___ Navidad” – popular bilingual Christmas song
- 11. The snowman with a corncob pipe
- 12. Classic ballet performed during Christmas
- 13. The star guided these travelers to Bethlehem
- 16. The number of days in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
- 17. The holiday celebrated by lighting a menorah
- 19. Saint associated with gift-giving, precursor to Santa Claus
- 22. The red plant often used in Christmas décor
- 23. Express The name of the train in The Polar Express