Christmas vocabulary (part 6)

Advent calendar

Angel

Baby Jesus

Bauble

Bell

Boxing Day

Candle

Candy cane

Carolers

Carols

Chimney

Christmas card

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

Christmas lights

Christmas pudding

Christmas tree

Coal

Cracker

Doll

Elf

Fireplace

Garland

Gingerbread

Holly

Joseph

Manger

Mary

Mince pie

Mistletoe

Nativity scene

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s resolutions

North Pole

Ornaments

Poinsettia

Present

Reindeer

Rudolph

Saint Nicholas

Santa Claus

Santa’s bag

Santa’s hat

Santa’s list

Shepherd

Shooting star

Sleigh

Snow

Snowflake

Snowman

Stable

Star

Stocking

Teddy bear

The Grinch

The Three Wise Men

Tinsel

Toys

Turkey

Wrapping paper

Wreath

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES

GUESS THE WORD
Read the definition and guess the word

Santa’s hat
A covering for the head worn by Father Christmas.

Happy or religious songs, usually sung at Christmas.
Carols

A space in the wall of a room for a fire to burn in, or the decorated part that surrounds this space.
Fireplace

A spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be a messenger of God, usually represented as having a human form with wings.
Angel

A model of a person made of snow.
Snowman

A small evergreen tree with shiny, sharp leaves and small, round, red fruit.
Holly

Animal with large horns that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Reindeer

A hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside.
Chimney

A large sock that children leave out when they go to bed the night before Christmas so that it can be filled with presents.
Stocking

Decorative objects used at Christmas.
Ornaments

A hollow metal object shaped like a cup that makes a ringing sound when hit by something hard.
Bell

A type of sledge pulled by animals, especially horses, dogs or reindeer.
Sleigh

An imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories.
Elf

A very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky at night.
Star

A stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick in the middle of it that produces light as it slowly burns.
Candle

A rectangular piece of stiff paper, folded in half, with a picture on the front and often a message printed inside, sent at Christmas.
Christmas card

Festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honour or hung on something as a decoration.
Garland

A tropical plant with groups of bright red leaves that look like flowers.
Poinsettia

A real or artificial fir tree that is decorated and kept in the home at Christmas.
Christmas tree

Something you are given on a special occasion, for example at Christmas or on your birthday.
Present

A ring made of flowers and leaves or evergreens used as Christmas decoration.
Wreath

An evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers.
Mistletoe

Lamps or bulbs that produce brightness which are used as Christmas decorations.
Christmas lights

A piece of flavoured hard candy shaped like a walking stick.
Candy cane

The imaginary old man with long, white hair and a beard and a red coat who is believed by children to bring them presents at Christmas, or a person who dresses as this character for children.
Santa Claus

A paper tube with small toys, small pieces of sweet food, etc. inside, which is covered with bright paper and makes a short, sharp sound when both ends are pulled.
Cracker

A small piece of snow that falls from the sky.
Snowflake

A sweet, dark food containing dried fruit, eaten at the end of the meal in some countries at Christmas.
Christmas pudding

Long pieces of thin, shiny material used as decoration, especially at Christmas.
Tinsel

A ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree.
Bauble

A decorative piece of card or cloth with a small space or window for each of the days of the month before Christmas. Each day a space or window is opened to find a different picture, a piece of chocolate, or a present.
Advent calendar

The holy child, who is the son of God.
Baby Jesus

Members of a group of people who go from house to house singing carols at Christmas.
Carolers

A set of figures displayed at Christmas as an artistic representation of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Nativity scene

In the Bible, the three men, thought to be kings or astrologers, who followed a star to visit Jesus Christ when he was a baby and gave him presents.
The Three Wise Men

A small box from which animals feed.
Manger

The mother of Jesus Christ.
Mary

A hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power.
Coal

A child’s toy in the shape of a small person or baby.
Doll

The corporeal father of Jesus Christ.
Joseph

A covered pastry case filled with mincemeat.
Mince pie

A building in which horses are kept.
Stable

Objects for children to play with.
Toys

A character in a story by Dr Seuss, who hates Christmas and tries to spoil it for others.
The Grinch

A person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place to another.
Shepherd

A soft toy bear.
Teddy bear

Decorated paper that is used to cover presents.
Wrapping paper

The meat of a large bird that is often eaten on Christmas Day.
Turkey

A piece of rock from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the earth's atmosphere.
Shooting star

A type of cake, usually very dark brown, which contains ginger.
Gingerbread

Promises that you make to yourself to start doing something good or to stop doing something bad on the first day of the year.
New Year’s resolutions

24th December, the day before Christmas Day.
Christmas Eve

In the UK and other countries, the day after Christmas Day, which is a public holiday.
Boxing Day