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231 Christmas Charades Ideas
Every word in Jolly Charades, our free Christmas charades game. Use the list for a Christmas party, in class or with family, or let the game deal the cards and keep time for you.
▶ Play Christmas Charades🎵 Christmas Songs
Easy
- Jingle Bells
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Frosty the Snowman
- Deck the Halls
- Silent Night
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- All I Want for Christmas Is You
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Let It Snow!
- Feliz Navidad
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- Last Christmas
- Up on the Housetop
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Joy to the World
- White Christmas
- Holly Jolly Christmas
- Sleigh Ride
- Winter Wonderland
- O Christmas Tree
Hard
- O Holy Night
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Little Drummer Boy
- Carol of the Bells
- Silver Bells
- Blue Christmas
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Mistletoe
- Underneath the Tree
- Santa Baby
- Wonderful Christmastime
- Run Rudolph Run
- Away in a Manger
- The Christmas Song
- Do They Know It's Christmas?
- You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Good King Wenceslas
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Christmas Wrapping
🎬 Christmas Movies
Easy
- Home Alone
- Elf
- The Grinch
- The Polar Express
- The Santa Clause
- Jingle All the Way
- Die Hard
- Miracle on 34th Street
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Arthur Christmas
- Klaus
- A Christmas Story
- Frozen
Hard
- It's a Wonderful Life
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Love Actually
- The Holiday
- Scrooged
- Four Christmases
- Fred Claus
- Christmas with the Kranks
- The Night Before
- Noelle
- The Christmas Chronicles
- Holiday Inn
- The Family Stone
- Spirited
- Violent Night
- Red One
- Prancer
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- Santa Claus: The Movie
- The Star
- Surviving Christmas
🕺 Christmas Actions
Easy
- Decorating the tree
- Wrapping presents
- Building a snowman
- Snowball fight
- Sledding
- Hanging stockings
- Ice skating
- Baking cookies
- Kissing under the mistletoe
- Sitting on Santa's lap
- Riding in a sleigh
- Reindeer flying
- Going down the chimney
- Caroling
- Making a snow angel
- Shoveling snow
- Catching snowflakes on your tongue
- Putting the star on the tree
- Leaving cookies for Santa
- Eating a candy cane
- Drinking hot cocoa
- Untangling Christmas lights
- Opening a present
Hard
- Pulling a Christmas cracker
- Re-gifting a present
- Peeking at presents
- Checking the naughty list
- Assembling a toy
- Stringing popcorn garland
- Building a gingerbread house
- Shaking a present
- Getting socks as a gift
- Writing a letter to Santa
- Pretending to love a gift
- Wearing an ugly sweater
- Putting up lights
- Shaking a snow globe
- Feeding the reindeer
- Last-minute shopping
- Cutting down a Christmas tree
- Drinking eggnog
- Roasting chestnuts
- Opening an advent calendar
- Elf on the Shelf
📖 Christmas Books
Easy
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- A Christmas Carol
- The Gingerbread Baby
- The Night Before Christmas
- The Nutcracker
- The Snowman
- The Mitten
- The Elf on the Shelf
- Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Olive, the Other Reindeer
- Llama Llama Holiday Drama
Hard
- The Gift of the Magi
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- Skipping Christmas
- The Jolly Christmas Postman
- Little Women
- Snowmen at Night
- The Christmas Pig
- Father Christmas
- The Little Match Girl
- The Snow Queen
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
- Auntie Claus
- The Elves and the Shoemaker
- Bear Stays Up for Christmas
- Stick Man
💬 Christmas Quotes & Phrases
Easy
- Ho ho ho!
- Merry Christmas!
- Bah humbug!
- All is calm, all is bright
- Naughty or nice
- Keep the change, ya filthy animal
- You'll shoot your eye out!
- Son of a nutcracker!
- Santa! I know him!
- God bless us, every one!
- Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
- Dashing through the snow
- Peace on earth
- Season's greetings
- Under the mistletoe
- 'Tis the season
- Home for the holidays
- Twas the night before Christmas
- Coal in your stocking
- Snowed in
Hard
- Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings
- Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
- Seeing is believing
- I'm a cotton-headed ninny muggins
- It's a major award!
- Fra-gee-lay
- Eat, drink and be merry
- Christmas came early
- Santa's little helper
- Not a creature was stirring
- Visions of sugarplums
- Yippee-ki-yay
- Jolly old St. Nick
- Peace and goodwill
- Dreaming of a white Christmas
- Spread some cheer
- Making a list, checking it twice
🎅 Christmas Characters
Easy
- Santa Claus
- Mrs. Claus
- Rudolph
- Frosty
- Grinch
- Buddy the Elf
- Toymaker
- Reindeer
- Gingerbread Man
- Snowman
- Angel
- Kevin McCallister
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- Olaf
- Toy soldier
- Polar bear
- Penguin
- Nutcracker
- Snow globe
- Christmas tree
Hard
- Cindy Lou Who
- Tiny Tim
- Ghost of Christmas Past
- Krampus
- Clark Griswold
- Ralphie
- Hermey the Elf
- Abominable Snowman
- Yukon Cornelius
- Sugar Plum Fairy
- Mouse King
- Three Wise Men
- Hans Gruber
- George Bailey
- Clarence the Angel
- Blitzen
- Jack Frost
- Charlie Brown
- Shepherd
How to play charades
- Split into two teams and share one phone.
- On your turn, pick one of three cards (a movie, song, book, action, phrase or character) or tap Random.
- Read it, hide the phone, tap Start and act it out without talking before the timer runs out.
- Tap Got it! if your team guesses it, then pass the phone to the other team. Most points wins.