Large Print Christmas Carols Word Search

Three beloved carols lead this edition, Silent Night, Jingle Bells and O Holy Night, followed by the choir, the organ, the handbells and a cup of wassail. It is a natural warm-up before a sing-along in the activity room or a visit from a church or school choir. Many people can hum the tune the moment they circle the title.

This edition hides the first 12 of the theme’s 20 words in an 11×11 grid, never backwards. How our large print puzzles work.

All 20 words in this theme: Silent Night, Jingle Bells, O Holy Night, Wassail, Caroling, Choir, Hymns, Hark, Gloria, Sing, Organ, Handbells, Deck The Halls, Joy To The World, Away In A Manger, The First Noel, We Three Kings, O Tannenbaum, Candlelight, Sheet Music.

• “Silent Night” was first sung on Christmas Eve 1818 in Oberndorf, Austria, with a guitar.
• “Joy to the World” uses words written by Isaac Watts in 1719.
• “O Holy Night” began as a French poem, “Minuit, chrétiens,” set to music by Adolphe Adam in 1847.

• Which carol do you know all the words to?
• Did you ever go caroling door to door? What do you remember?
• Did you sing in a church or school choir at Christmas?
• Which carol makes you think of your mother or father?
• Do you prefer the quiet carols or the cheerful ones?

Activity tip: Once the puzzle is done, sing one verse of each carol the group found. Print the words in large type so everyone can join in, even without music.