Cozy Christmas

Begin by matching each of the four lyric sheets to its record, by finding the connection between the lyrics and the illustrations on the record covers.

Next, use the coordinate grid to find the right decoder for each record. The design and color of each record’s center label work as coordinates, revealing the outline of one of the four decoders.

Place each decoder on its record cover. When positioned correctly, it reveals instructions for reading the matching lyric sheet.

The instructions are: “The doubled letters in words”, “First and last letters of each line”, “The words after Christmas” and “Last letter of the shortest word in each line”.

Follow the reading instructions for each record to uncover the letters of the secret word.

The Silver Bell Records word is FJORD.

Begin by decoding the book titles using the letter blocks. Most symbols stand for whole letters, but some stand for only the top or bottom half of a letter. Combine the matching halves to reveal the right letters.

Once decoded, the titles give placement instructions like left, right, below, above and between, relative to the objects in the bookcase: the Christmas tree, reindeer, snowman and nutcrackers.

Place each book in its spot on the bookcase, matching the volume number on its cover with the number on its spine and following the decoded instructions.

With all books arranged, follow the arrows in order of volume number to read the five letters of the secret word.

The Tinsel Tales & Toys word is GIUNS.

Begin by placing the measuring tool in the highlighted space on the left.

Each of the five Christmas ornaments stands for one letter of the final word, and each ornament matches a single object or accessory. The tinsel linking two neighboring ornaments shows a combination of these objects, which you can identify with the measuring tool.

For example, the first tinsel shows a teddy bear wearing a sweater, so the first two ornaments are the teddy bear and the sweater, in either order. The second tinsel shows a teddy bear wearing a bow, which confirms the second ornament is the teddy bear, the first is the sweater and the third is the bow.

Keep comparing the tinsel combinations to identify the object or accessory for each of the five ornaments.

Once all five are identified, use the advent calendar to turn them into letters and reveal the secret word.

The Advent Workshop word is MOVIE.

Begin by stacking the three disks on top of one another to assemble the decoder.

For each order, rotate the three disks to line up the features of its cup: the pattern, the shape of the red decoration and the symbol printed on it.

With all three features lined up, find the part of the decoder that matches the gingerbread cookie paired with that cup. It tells you which letter to pick from the customer’s name.

Repeat for all five orders, taking one letter from each customer’s name to reveal the five-letter secret word.

The Merry Mug word is FOXES.

Make sure all four previous answers are filled in correctly on the grid.

Next, follow the reading instructions shown by the Christmas tree, using the ornaments around the grid to work out which letters to read.

Read the letters in the order shown to spell out the four digits of the final code.

The first digit is SIX.

The second digit is FIVE.

The third digit is ONE.

The fourth digit is FOUR.

The final code is 6514. Enter it at the top of the page to check it.