Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- BETHLEHEM
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" was written by Phillips Brooks in 1868, inspired by a horseback ride he took through the holy land on Christmas Eve 1865.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- NOEL
- The word noel traces back through Old French to the Latin natalis, meaning "birth", a joyful cry that has echoed through Christmas celebrations for centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- GLORIA
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" rings out its famous chorus, Gloria in excelsis Deo, Latin for "Glory to God in the highest," drawn from the angels' song in the Gospel of Luke.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HERALD
- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" was written by Charles Wesley in 1739 and later set to a melody adapted from a Felix Mendelssohn cantata.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Christmas carols word search
Christmas Carols: a free large-print word search
Christmas carols word search, free and large-print, woven from Silent Night, herald angels, Bethlehem, and the deep joy of the season.
About Christmas Carols
Every December, familiar melodies fill sanctuaries, living rooms, and candlelit doorways, carols that generations have known by heart before they could read the words. From the hushed wonder of a silent, holy night to the ringing triumph of angels proclaiming glory in the highest, each song carries its own small world of starlight and manger straw. They are not merely songs but memories in melody, tying the present moment to every Christmas that has come before.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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