Christmas Word Search PDF
Ready whenever you are — these print the same in September as they do in December.
Ready whenever you are — these print the same in September as they do in December.
Free to print, as many copies as you like, for a class, a party, a care home or a kitchen table. In the print dialogue choose Save as PDF if you want to keep the file. The answer key always prints with the sheets.
🎯 Find every hidden word, then fill the blanks in the quote.
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I _____ the _____ on Christmas Day Their old, ________ ______ play, And ____ and _____ The words ______ Of _____ on earth, good-will to men!
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells (1863)
🎯 Find every hidden word, then fill the blanks in the quote.
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The _________ ____ in the ______ ____, The _____ ______ _____ on the old oak wall.
— Thomas Haynes Bayly, The Mistletoe Bough (1830)
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At Christmas ____, and ____ good _____, For Christmas _____ but ____ a ____.
— Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry (1573)
🎯 Find every hidden word, then fill the blanks in the quote.
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England was _____ England, when Old Christmas _______ his ______ again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the _________ ale; 'Twas Christmas told the ________ ____.
— Walter Scott, Marmion (1808)
Puzzle 1 — Christmas Bells
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells (1863)
Puzzle 2 — The Mistletoe Bough
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The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly branch shone on the old oak wall.
— Thomas Haynes Bayly, The Mistletoe Bough (1830)
Puzzle 3 — Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry
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At Christmas play, and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.
— Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry (1573)
Puzzle 4 — Marmion
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England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
— Walter Scott, Marmion (1808)
The same 4 puzzles, playable in your browser. Drag across a word to mark it.
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