Christmas Word Search
Christmas lands on December 25 in most Christian traditions, though some Eastern churches keep the feast in early January. The words run from carols and stockings to the food on the table, which makes the page easy to hand out at a family gathering.
Christmas word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- angel
- bells
- gift
- reindeer
- santa
- sleigh
- snow
- star
- stocking
- tree
Christmas word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- angel
- bells
- candy cane
- carol
- chimney
- gift
- reindeer
- santa
- sleigh
- snow
- star
- stocking
- tinsel
- tree
- wreath
Christmas word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- angel
- bells
- candy cane
- carol
- chimney
- gift
- gingerbread
- mistletoe
- north pole
- nutcracker
- ornament
- reindeer
- santa
- sleigh
- snow
- star
- stocking
- tinsel
- tree
- wreath
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Words in the Christmas word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- tree
- An evergreen brought indoors and decorated for the season.
- santa
- The gift-bringing figure in a red suit and white beard.
- gift
- Something given freely, usually wrapped and placed under the tree.
- snow
- Frozen water that falls in soft white flakes.
- star
- The shape often placed at the very top of the tree.
- bells
- Metal cups that ring, common on sleighs and door wreaths.
- angel
- A messenger figure from the nativity story, often a tree topper.
- reindeer
- Arctic deer said to pull Santa's sleigh through the sky.
- stocking
- A large sock hung by the fireplace and filled with treats.
- sleigh
- A sled with runners, pulled over snow by animals.
- wreath
- A ring of greenery hung on a door as decoration.
- candy cane
- A striped peppermint stick bent into a hook shape.
- carol
- A Christmas song, often sung in groups door to door.
- tinsel
- Thin shiny strips draped on branches to catch the light.
- chimney
- The flue above a fireplace, Santa's storybook way inside.
- mistletoe
- A small plant hung overhead, tied to a kissing custom.
- ornament
- A small decoration hung from a branch by a hook.
- gingerbread
- Spiced cookie dough baked into people and little houses.
- north pole
- The far northern spot said to be Santa's workshop.
- nutcracker
- A carved soldier figure that cracks nuts, and a famous ballet.
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