'Tis the season to find Christmas words!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The legendary patron saint of children (5)
  2. 4. The event of being born (8)
  3. 6. A container from which cattle or horses feed (6)
  4. 10. Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg (plural) (9)
  5. 11. An acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse (5)
  6. 12. Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 (8)
  7. 14. A fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz (6)
  8. 15. Mother of Jesus (4)

Down

  1. 1. A hard ___ in the shape of a rod (9)
  2. 3. Heavenly messenger with wings (plural) (6)
  3. 5. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays (8)
  4. 7. A performer who ___ professionally (6)
  5. 8. The sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born (7)
  6. 9. Devoid of warmth and cordiality (6)
  7. 13. A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun (5)
  8. 14. Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky (4)