Merry Christmas

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ (plural) (6)
  2. 5. To feel happiness or joy (7)
  3. 8. Something used to beautify (plural) (9)
  4. 10. An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees (12)
  5. 13. A hard ___ in the shape of a rod (9)
  6. 14. Calm time without war or fighting (5)
  7. 15. Something acquired without compensation (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born (7)
  2. 2. Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry (4)
  3. 4. Time off from school or work for fun and travel (8)
  4. 6. A small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River (9)
  5. 7. Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume (5)
  6. 9. A clergyman who watches over a group of people (plural) (9)
  7. 11. Heavenly messenger with wings (plural) (6)
  8. 12. A container from which cattle or horses feed (6)