I got a request for some new Christmas games this year, so here’s one you can play by yourself or in a group, on teams or every-man-for-himself. It’s a Christmas Crossword! Try your hand at it and let me know what you think!

click to print A Christmas Crossword & Answer Key

This Christmas Crossword focuses on the true meaning of Christmas — the birth of Jesus, who came to take away the sins of the World.

The words on the printable are admittedly a little small. Here’s what they say (in larger print):

ACROSS:

2 “peace on earth, ____ to men”
4 a fragrant gum resin used in perfumes & medicines
5 served as a bed for the baby Jesus
10 told wise men to seek diligently for Christ child
11 where Jesus’s family lived after leaving Egypt
14 the reason Mary & Joseph traveled to Bethlehem
15 the first people angels told about Jesus’s birth
17 what motivated God to send His Son to earth
19 the Virgin’s baby would be called the ___ of God
22 “keeping watch over their ___ by night”
23 those of David’s lineage had to travel to this region
24 another name for Jacob
26 “God with us”
27 “the Word became ___ and dwelt among us”
28 “Joseph also went up from ___ out of the city…”

DOWN:

1 the angels sang, “___ to God in the highest.”
3 one of the gifts given to Jesus by the Magi
5 the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation
6 “and the ____ shall be upon his shoulders”
7 town in which Jesus was born
8 a precious metal given to the baby Jesus
9 made a decree that all the world should be taxed
11 this angel visited the mother of Jesus
13 messengers who first announced the good news
16 freedom from disturbance; tranquility
18 this cousin of the virgin mother was expecting too
20 “his name shall be called ___, counsellor,…”
21 the name an angel said the baby should be given
22 approval, support, or preference for someone
23 he was betrothed to the mother of Jesus
25 the virgin who conceived and bore a son

If you get stumped, you can use a dictionary or the Bible to jog your memory… or you can consult the answer key, which is on page 2 of the PDF.

Want more Christmas printables?

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