Christmas Vocabulary
A small tree people decorate at Christmas
Christmas tree
Red and white cane-shaped sweet
Candy cane
Shiny decorations for the Christmas tree
Ornaments
12 things eaten at midnight in Spain on New Year’s Eve
Grapes
Red‑nosed reindeer
Rudolph
English for "muñeco de nieve"
Snowman
English for "galleta de jengibre"
Gingerbread cookie
Kids write these to ask Santa for presents
Letters to Santa
Colorful hanging decoration kids break in Mexico
Piñata
"Jingle bells, jingle bells…"
Jingle Bells
They hang on the fireplace and children hope to find gifts inside
Stockings
Warm chocolate drink for winter
Hot chocolate
Green plant with white berries used for Christmas kisses
Mistletoe
Gift-giver children leave shoes out for in Germany
Saint Nicholas / Sinterklaas
Green character who tries to steal Christmas
The Grinch
A surprise gift you don’t expect
A surprise gift / present
Popular Christmas fruit cake in the U.K.
Christmas pudding
Children leave these for Santa on Christmas Eve
Cookies (and milk)
Straw Christmas animal in Sweden
The Yule Goat
Frosty is one of these
Snowman
Colorful paper people use to wrap gifts
Wrapping paper
Milk-and-egg drink popular in the U.S.
Eggnog
Singing Christmas songs door to door
Caroling
Kind old woman who brings gifts in Italy on January 6
La Befana
"Silent Night" in Spanish
Noche de Paz