Crossword clues
_____ the season to be jolly
3 letters
What is tis?
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-ounce package) Semi-Sweet Chocolate ChipsWhat are chocolate chip cookies?
During this holiday, celebrated from December 26 to January 1, millions of African Americans dress in special clothes, decorate their homes with fruits and vegetables, and light a candle holder called a kinara.
What is Kwanzaa?
Standing underneath, it’s up above
Receive a kiss, or be unlucky in love.
What is mistletoe?
The prickly sharp leaves of this plant became a symbol of the crown of thorns and the nails of the crucifixion. The berries symbolize his blood.
Rudolph's unusual anatomical feature?
14 letters
What is a very shiny nose?
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
1 pint whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 egg whites*
What is eggnog?
Long ago, people celebrated this special day by lighting bonfires and candles to coax back the sun.
What is the Winter Solstice?
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What is Yule?
From Germany tradition calls,
Prince Albert brought to England’s halls.
What is a Christmas tree?
In an ancient Norse legend, Freya, the goddess of love, placed this plant in a tree between Heaven and earth. She decided that all who pass underneath it should express their love and friendship.
What is mistletoe?
What one might do before joining the chorus.
13 letters
What is strike the harp?
What are latkes?
This holiday, Spanish for "The Inns" honors the journey of Mary and Joseph as they searched for a place to stay.
What is Los Posadas?
The first were drawn by John Horsley’s hand,
For sending good wishes across the land.
What are Christmas Cards?
Legend has it, that a little girl had nothing to give to the baby Jesus. On the way to visit him, she gathered some green weeds from the edge of a field, which turned into these, known as flores de la Noche Buena.
What are poinsettias?
Wintry mix component.
5 letters
What is sleet?
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (236ml) full fat sour cream
1 cup (130g) chopped dates
2 cups (280g) raisins
1/2 cup (75g) chopped glazed cherries (can sub dried sweetened cranberries)
1 cup (100g) chopped walnuts
2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour, divided
8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter
1 cup (200g) sugar
1 large egg
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
1 teaspoon salt
What is fruitcake?
Zuni and Hopi Native American tribes hold a ceremony on December 22 called Soyal, where they pray, pass down stories from the elders, and feast, all in the name of luring back the god of this.
What is the sun?
Burned in the hearth, warmth and good cheer,
Lit from a piece of the one from last year.
What is a Yule Log?
Though it is not traditionally considered a Christmas plant, that didn't stop Dr. Seuss from using this plant to complete his simile about the Grinch being "as cuddly as" one.
What is a cactus?
North Pole way for Vixen and Blitzen
14 Letters
What is Santa Claus Lane?
16 ounces dried figs
1 3⁄4 cups milk
1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1⁄2 cup melted butter
1 1⁄2 cups breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
What is figgy pudding?
Though it takes place just before the start of winter, this "festival of lights" celebrates the attainment of nirvana by Mahavira and the Death Anniversary of Swami Dayanand, a Hindu religious leader.
What is Diwali?
Fill up to bowl, sing out with pluck,
Raise up a glass in a toast for good luck.
What is wassail?
This oxymoron describes how everyone danced in the song, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.
What is ‘the new old fashioned way?