**Xmas & New Year in Japan, the USA, Canada & Australia**

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Across
  1. 3. greeting cards delivered on January 1st (JL)
  2. 5. Where you ring a small bell & give an offering
  3. 7. Claus fat, white bearded gift giver dressed in red
  4. 9. A big green tree, decorated with lights, etc.
  5. 11. wrapped items given to others, aka "presents"
  6. 12. You can kiss anyone under this leafy twig!
  7. 15. A decorated circle of greens hung on doors
  8. 17. song sung only at midnight, 12/31
  9. 18. Native American/kamisamanomei/ I gave you
Down
  1. 1. Going house to house singing Christmas songs
  2. 2. Money given to children on New Year's Day (JL)
  3. 4. bright, colored lights on buildings, etc.
  4. 6. statues of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus et al.
  5. 8. colorful, lighted explosive designs in the sky
  6. 10. Where you ring a HUGE bell 107 times!
  7. 13. A BIG bird roasted and eaten on Christmas Day
  8. 14. A "cookout" or "BBQ" on Christmas Day(OZ)
  9. 16. animals that carried 3 wise men to Bethlehem