Winter Holidays Vocabulary

stockings

The stockings were hung on the mantle.

mantle

We hung our stockings on the mantle.

chimney

Santa climbed down the chimney.

wreath

We hung the wreath on the door.

poinsettia

We gave her a pretty poinsettia for Christmas.

ornament

He hung the ornament on the tree.

holly

We put holly around the candle.

midnight

We stayed up until midnight waiting for Santa Claus.

dreidel

Jacob spun the dreidel as he played the game.

menorah

The girl lit the candle on the menorah.

wrapping

Dad wrapped the presents with wrapping paper.

Christmas tree

The lights on the Christmas tree were pretty.

nutcracker

Mom put the nutcracker on the table for decorations.

mistletoe

They kissed under the mistletoe.

candy canes

The candy canes were red and white.

angel

We put an angel on top of our Christmas tree.

shepherd

The shepherd took care of the sheep.

carolers

We heard the carolers singing Christmas carols.

fruitcakes

We send our grandmother a fruitcake for Christmas.

garland

We hung the garland over our door.