150 Christmas Charades Ideas for Family & Holiday Parties

Quick Christmas Charades Ideas

Use familiar holiday traditions for an easy round and save movies and songs for experienced groups.

Tip: For large family gatherings, divide adults and children evenly between teams.

How to Play Christmas Charades

1. Choose a festive category or mix all five lists.
2. Show the actor one Christmas prompt privately.
3. Set a 60-second timer and act without speaking.
4. Award one point for a correct guess and rotate actors.
5. Use a final carol or movie round for double points.

Need the standard gestures and team rules? Read our complete guide to how to play charades.

150 Christmas Charades Words and Ideas

Traditions, characters, and decorations work best for mixed ages. Movies and songs make a stronger challenge for groups that know holiday pop culture.

30 Christmas Movie Charades Ideas

1. It’s a Wonderful Life
2. Home Alone
3. Elf
4. A Christmas Story
5. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
6. Miracle on 34th Street
7. The Polar Express
8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
9. Scrooged
10. Die Hard
11. Love Actually
12. The Santa Clause
13. Bad Santa
14. The Nightmare Before Christmas
15. Arthur Christmas
16. Christmas with the Kranks
17. Four Christmases
18. Jingle All the Way
19. The Muppet Christmas Carol
20. A Charlie Brown Christmas
21. White Christmas
22. Holiday Inn
23. Frosty the Snowman
24. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
25. Santa Claus: The Movie
26. The Preacher’s Wife
27. Klaus
28. The Man Who Invented Christmas
29. Noelle
30. Prancer

30 Christmas Song Charades Ideas

1. Jingle Bells
2. Silent Night
3. Deck the Halls
4. O Holy Night
5. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
7. Frosty the Snowman
8. Joy to the World
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
10. Winter Wonderland
11. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
13. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
14. The Christmas Song
15. O Come All Ye Faithful
16. Little Drummer Boy
17. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
18. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
19. White Christmas
20. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
21. Sleigh Ride
22. Do You Hear What I Hear?
23. Carol of the Bells
24. Blue Christmas
25. All I Want for Christmas Is You
26. Last Christmas
27. Merry Christmas Darling
28. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
29. Run Rudolph Run
30. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

30 Christmas Traditions and Activities

1. Decorating the Christmas Tree
2. Hanging Stockings
3. Wrapping Presents
4. Baking Christmas Cookies
5. Singing Carols
6. Building a Snowman
7. Ice Skating
8. Sledding Adventures
9. Lighting Advent Candles
10. Attending Midnight Mass
11. Writing a Letter to Santa
12. Opening Advent Calendars
13. Watching Christmas Movies
14. Making Gingerbread Houses
15. Drinking Eggnog
16. Visiting Santa
17. Mistletoe Kissing
18. Caroling Door-to-Door
19. Sending Holiday Cards
20. Tree Farm Visits
21. Snowball Fights
22. Hosting a Holiday Party
23. Exchanging Secret Santa Gifts
24. Enjoying Hot Chocolate
25. Holiday Light Displays
26. Reading Christmas Stories
27. Attending a Christmas Parade
28. Family Game Nights
29. Decorating with Wreaths
30. Dressing in Ugly Sweaters

30 Christmas Characters to Act Out

1. Santa Claus
2. Mrs. Claus
3. Elf
4. Dasher
5. Dancer
6. Prancer
7. Vixen
8. Comet
9. Cupid
10. Donner
11. Blitzen
12. The Grinch
13. Frosty the Snowman
14. Rudolph
15. Christmas Angel
16. Nutcracker Soldier
17. Jack Frost
18. Scrooge
19. Buddy the Elf
20. Holiday Caroler
21. Gingerbread Man
22. Christmas Fairy
23. Snow Queen
24. Santa’s Little Helper
25. Holiday Reindeer
26. North Pole Elf
27. Yuletide Yeti
28. Winter Sprite
29. Holiday Joker
30. Krampus

30 Christmas Objects and Decorations

1. Candy Cane
2. Gingerbread House
3. Christmas Tree
4. Ornament
5. Stocking
6. Wreath
7. Poinsettia
8. Mistletoe
9. Eggnog
10. Fruitcake
11. Yule Log
12. Christmas Lights
13. Santa Hat
14. Snow Globe
15. Wrapping Paper
16. Christmas Cards
17. Nutcracker
18. Reindeer Antlers
19. Sleigh
20. Bauble
21. Tinsel
22. Christmas Cookie
23. Hot Cocoa
24. Sleigh Bells
25. Snowflake
26. Pine Cone
27. Christmas Present
28. Holiday Garland
29. Peppermint Bark
30. Advent Calendar

Christmas Charades Tips for Families

• Mix generations: balance children, parents, and grandparents across teams.
• Use familiar traditions first: save obscure movie titles for later rounds.
• Keep music silent: humming carols makes song prompts too easy.
• Add a festive bonus: award an extra point for using a holiday prop creatively.
• Prepare for large groups: keep rounds short so everyone gets a turn.