Christmas would you rather

Christmas Would You Rather Questions: 155+ Festive Picks

Presents, snow days and Santa dilemmas. Tap a side for every vote and see how the room splits.

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What are some good Christmas would you rather questions?

Good Christmas would you rather questions split the room and start a cosy debate. Try "Would you rather get one big present or get ten small presents?", "Would you rather smell like gingerbread forever or smell like a pine tree forever?", "Would you rather have Rudolph's glowing nose or have the Grinch's green fur?". This page has 157 Christmas would you rather questions sorted by group, with a vote tally that shows how the room split.

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How to play

How to play Christmas would you rather

  1. 1

    Pick a deck

    Kids for the classroom, Family for Christmas dinner, Adults or Work for grown-up parties.

  2. 2

    Read both sides

    Read the two options aloud. In a classroom, point to one side of the room for each answer.

  3. 3

    Everyone picks one

    "Neither" and "both" are against the rules. Students can walk to their side.

  4. 4

    Tap the votes and reveal

    Tap a side once per vote, then reveal the split and let each side defend its pick.

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    Next question

    Ten questions make a round. Finish with a vote on the best question of the night.

Question lists

157 Christmas would you rather questions

Tap any question to deal it into the game above. Every item is checked for clarity, the right age group and family safety before it joins the deck, and weak ones are rewritten or cut.

Questions for kids48 questions

For the whole family93 questions

Funny festive picks48 questions

For teens15 questions

For grown-ups27 questions

For couples10 questions

For the office party14 questions

Hard holiday dilemmas21 questions

What are good Christmas questions for kids?

Good Christmas questions for kids are silly, safe and easy to picture, like choosing between Santa's sleigh and a reindeer ride. In a classroom, read one aloud, point to a side of the room for each answer and let students walk to their pick.

  • Would you rather get one big present or get ten small presents?
  • Would you rather have a reindeer as a pet or have a penguin as a pet?
  • Would you rather eat a candy cane as big as you or eat a gingerbread man as big as you?
  • Would you rather get a puppy for Christmas or get a kitten for Christmas?
  • Would you rather be able to talk to reindeer or be able to fly like a reindeer?
  • Would you rather have snow that tastes like ice cream or have rain that tastes like hot cocoa?
  • Would you rather sleep in Santa's sleigh or sleep in a snow fort?
  • Would you rather bake cookies with Mrs. Claus or feed the reindeer with Santa?
  • Would you rather have an Elf on the Shelf that talks or have an Elf on the Shelf that dances?
  • Would you rather be a gingerbread man who can run fast or be a snowman who never melts?
  • Would you rather be wrapped up like a present or be decorated like a Christmas tree?
  • Would you rather have a pet elf who is very messy or have a pet reindeer who is very loud?
  • Would you rather have a candy cane that never gets smaller or have hot cocoa that never gets cold?
  • Would you rather be the star of the school Christmas play or be in charge of the costumes?
  • Would you rather unwrap presents with your feet or unwrap presents with your eyes closed?

Holiday dilemmas for adults

Holiday dilemmas for adults are about grown-up December life: hosting, travel, gifts and the in-laws. They stay clean, so they suit any dinner table.

  • Would you rather have Christmas on a sunny beach or have Christmas in a snowy cabin?
  • Would you rather wrap every present in the house or cook the whole Christmas dinner?
  • Would you rather put up the lights on the roof or untangle all the lights?
  • Would you rather get a week off in December or get a week off in summer?
  • Would you rather bake every cookie from scratch or buy every cookie from a bakery?
  • Would you rather visit a Christmas market in Germany or watch the lights in New York?
  • Would you rather get a Christmas bonus or get an extra week off?
  • Would you rather spend winter break at a ski lodge or spend winter break at a beach resort?
  • Would you rather go on a sleigh ride date or have a hot cocoa date by the fire?
  • Would you rather give your partner a handwritten letter or give your partner a surprise trip?
  • Would you rather kiss under the mistletoe or kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve?
  • Would you rather have Santa visit your house while you are awake or get double presents but never see him?
  • Would you rather get your best friend the perfect gift or get the perfect gift from your best friend?
  • Would you rather get one gift you really want or get ten gifts you sort of like?
  • Would you rather be able to stop time on Christmas morning or be able to replay your best Christmas ever?

What should you ask at a work Christmas party?

At a work Christmas party, ask light, quick questions anyone can answer, with nothing personal. Run it as a round robin at the office party or the last team call before the holidays, and pair it with icebreaker questions.

  • Would you rather get a week off in December or get a week off in summer?
  • Would you rather have a team gingerbread house contest or have a team ugly sweater contest?
  • Would you rather have a quiet Christmas at home or have a big loud family Christmas?
  • Would you rather spend winter break at a ski lodge or spend winter break at a beach resort?
  • Would you rather help Santa deliver presents or help the elves make toys?
  • Would you rather have a Christmas tree in your bedroom or have a candy cane tree in the backyard?
  • Would you rather have a Christmas tree that sings or have a Christmas tree that dances?
  • Would you rather have to say ho ho ho after every sentence or have to jingle every time you walk?
  • Would you rather be on the naughty list with a great present or be on the nice list with socks?
  • Would you rather have Santa's sleigh for a day or have Santa's magic bag for a day?
Icebreaker questions

Funny festive dilemmas

Funny festive dilemmas pair two silly holiday options, so there is no wrong answer and the reasons get the laughs. They suit kids and adults alike.

  • Would you rather have Rudolph's glowing nose or have the Grinch's green fur?
  • Would you rather have snow that tastes like ice cream or have rain that tastes like hot cocoa?
  • Would you rather have a Christmas tree that sings or have a Christmas tree that dances?
  • Would you rather have to say ho ho ho after every sentence or have to jingle every time you walk?
  • Would you rather have tinsel for hair or have ornaments for earrings?
  • Would you rather have Santa's laugh or have the Grinch's smile?
  • Would you rather have every gift be wrapped in a hundred layers or have every gift be hidden somewhere in the house?
  • Would you rather put up the lights on the roof or untangle all the lights?
  • Would you rather decorate your desk like a gingerbread house or decorate it like a snow globe?
  • Would you rather shrink to the size of an ornament or grow as tall as the Christmas tree?
  • Would you rather have a snowman as your bodyguard or have a gingerbread man as your chef?
  • Would you rather have to wrap presents with only tape or have to wrap presents with only newspaper?

What is Christmas this or that?

Christmas this or that is the fast version of the game: two words, one pick, no explaining. Read them quickly and let everyone shout their answer.

  • Real tree or fake tree?
  • Hot chocolate or eggnog?
  • White lights or colored lights?
  • Snowman or snow angel?
  • Elf or reindeer?
  • Gingerbread or candy cane?
  • Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
  • Ugly sweater or matching pajamas?
  • Snowy Christmas or sunny Christmas?
  • Wrapping paper or gift bags?
  • Carols or Christmas movies?
  • Cookies for Santa or carrots for the reindeer?

What are some fun Christmas questions?

Fun Christmas questions are open and easy to answer with a story, so everyone at the table gets a turn. Use them between rounds of would you rather, or as the opening question at a Christmas party.

  • What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
  • What is the best gift you have ever received?
  • Which Christmas movie could you watch every year?
  • What is the first Christmas you remember?
  • Which carol do you know every word of?
  • What is on your plate at Christmas dinner first?
  • Have you ever made a Christmas cookie that went wrong?
  • If you were one of Santa's reindeer, which job would you want?
  • What is the funniest gift you have ever given?
  • Which Christmas food could you happily skip?
Would you rather questions

Decks

Which deck for which group

Every deck is family friendly. Adults means grown-up topics, never explicit ones.

DeckQuestionsBest for
Kids 48Classrooms and the kids' table
Family 93Christmas dinner with mixed ages
Funny 48Any group that likes to laugh
Teens 15Sleepovers and youth groups
Adults 27Grown-up parties
Couples 10A cosy winter date night
Work 14Office parties and the last meeting of the year
Hard 21Festive dilemmas that start a debate

Variations

Pick the right deck for your crowd

For the whole family

93 questions. Best for christmas dinner with mixed ages.

  • Would you rather get one big present or get ten small presents?
  • Would you rather find a golden ticket in your stocking or find a real elf in your stocking?
  • Would you rather have Christmas on a sunny beach or have Christmas in a snowy cabin?
  • Would you rather go caroling in the snow or host a cozy movie night?
  • Would you rather smell like gingerbread forever or smell like a pine tree forever?
  • Would you rather win a snowboarding contest or win a gingerbread house contest?
  • Would you rather have it snow every day in winter or never see snow again?
  • Would you rather have Christmas lights for eyebrows or have a wreath for a necklace?

Questions for kids

48 questions. Best for classrooms and the kids' table.

  • Would you rather get one big present or get ten small presents?
  • Would you rather eat a candy cane as big as you or eat a gingerbread man as big as you?
  • Would you rather be able to talk to reindeer or be able to fly like a reindeer?
  • Would you rather sing a Christmas song in front of your whole school or dance in a reindeer costume at the mall?
  • Would you rather get a new bike or get a new video game?
  • Would you rather get a letter back from Santa or get a video call from Santa?
  • Would you rather have a talking snowman as a best friend or have a flying reindeer as a best friend?
  • Would you rather shrink to the size of an ornament or grow as tall as the Christmas tree?

Funny festive picks

48 questions. Best for any group that likes to laugh.

  • Would you rather have Rudolph's glowing nose or have the Grinch's green fur?
  • Would you rather have an Elf on the Shelf that talks or have an Elf on the Shelf that dances?
  • Would you rather have to say ho ho ho after every sentence or have to jingle every time you walk?
  • Would you rather have a reindeer that sneezes snow or have a snowman that hiccups?
  • Would you rather have every gift be wrapped in a hundred layers or have every gift be hidden somewhere in the house?
  • Would you rather assemble a toy with no instructions or wrap a bike with no box?
  • Would you rather shrink to the size of an ornament or grow as tall as the Christmas tree?
  • Would you rather have Christmas lights for eyebrows or have a wreath for a necklace?

For grown-ups

27 questions. Best for grown-up parties.

  • Would you rather have Christmas on a sunny beach or have Christmas in a snowy cabin?
  • Would you rather wrap every present in the house or cook the whole Christmas dinner?
  • Would you rather put up the lights on the roof or untangle all the lights?
  • Would you rather get a week off in December or get a week off in summer?
  • Would you rather bake every cookie from scratch or buy every cookie from a bakery?
  • Would you rather be in charge of the turkey or be in charge of the dessert?
  • Would you rather get a Christmas bonus or get an extra week off?
  • Would you rather spend Christmas on a cruise ship or spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods?

Rules and sources

Where the rules come from

"Would you rather" is a conversation or party game that poses a dilemma in the form of a question beginning with "would you rather".

The Christmas season or the festive season, also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from November or December to early January incorporating Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Questions

Questions about the Christmas deck

How do you play Christmas would you rather?

One player reads a Christmas question with two options, and everyone must pick one. "Neither" and "both" are not allowed. Each person explains their pick in a sentence, the group debates, and then the next player reads a question. On this page, tap your pick and see how the room split.

What's a fun would you rather question for Christmas?

Would you rather get one big present or get ten small presents? It works for any age and always splits the room.

Can you give me 10 questions for a Christmas quiz?

Set Questions per round to 10 in settings and the game deals 10 random Christmas would you rather questions with no repeats. For a kids quiz, turn on only the Kids deck.

Can I print the Christmas would you rather cards?

Yes. Tap Print the questions above the list to print every question on a sheet for class or the dinner table.

Are these Christmas questions OK for kids?

Yes. Every question is family friendly. Choose the Kids deck for ones written for children.

Can we play at a work Christmas party or on a video call?

Yes. Share your screen in Room mode so the question is big, read it aloud, and let people vote in the chat or by show of hands.

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