Updated November 2, 2026

Christmas Would You Rather Questions

90 Christmas would you rather questions, sorted the way December goes: decorating, presents, Santa, Christmas Day and winter break, plus a silly set for the kids. All of them are safe to read with grandparents and kids in the room. For live voting on other questions, open the would you rather game.

Stuck for a question? Let the phone choose one from the lists below.

How to play Christmas would you rather

Pick a reader. Whoever holds the phone reads one question out loud.
Everyone answers at once on a count of three: point left for the first option, right for the second.
The smaller side explains itself. One sentence each, then move on.
Pass the phone to the next person for the next question.

Pointing at the same moment means nobody can copy the person next to them.

All 90 Christmas would you rather questions

Each group fits one part of the season. Start with decorating in early December and save the Christmas Day group for the day itself.

Jump to Decorating Presents Santa and elves Christmas Day Snow and winter Silly ones

Decorating: the tree, the lights and the house

For the weekend the boxes come down from the attic: the tree, the lights and the neighbor with the inflatable reindeer. 15 questions.

Put up the tree on November 1 or put it up on Christmas Eve?
Untangle every string of lights in the house or hang every ornament by yourself?
Have a real tree that drops needles everywhere or have a fake tree that smells like the attic?
Cover the whole house in lights or have one perfect wreath on the front door?
Decorate the tree with only candy canes or decorate it with only family photos?
Have a tree that touches the ceiling or have a tiny tree on the kitchen table?
Wear an ugly Christmas sweater every day in December or wear a Santa hat every day in December?
Hear the same Christmas song on repeat all month or hear no Christmas music at all?
Have colored lights on the tree or have plain white lights?
Win your street's best-decorated house contest or have the house everyone drives past to laugh at?
Build a gingerbread house that caves in or bake a tray of Christmas cookies that come out burnt?
Put the star on top of the tree or switch on the tree lights for the first time?
Leave the decorations up until February or take them all down on December 26?
Have a cat that climbs the tree every night or have a dog that eats the candy canes off it?
Make every ornament on the tree yourself or buy a new box of ornaments every year?

Presents, wrapping and shopping

Wish lists, wrapping paper and the last-minute shopping trip. Good for an office party or a Secret Santa swap. 15 questions.

Get one big present you really wanted or get ten small surprises?
Know exactly what you're getting or be surprised and maybe disappointed?
Wrap every present for the whole family or do all the holiday shopping?
Shop at the mall on the busiest day of December or order everything online and hope it arrives in time?
Get socks every Christmas forever or get a fruitcake every Christmas forever?
Give a present you made yourself or give a present from a store?
Open your presents on Christmas Eve or wait until Christmas morning?
Do Secret Santa with your whole office or do it with only your closest friends?
Get a gift card or get a present someone picked just for you?
Unwrap every present slowly or tear the paper off in one second?
Get a giant box with a tiny present inside or get a tiny box with the best present inside?
Return a present you love because it doesn't fit or keep a present you'll never use?
Steal the best gift in a white elephant swap or keep the first gift you open?
Have all your presents wrapped in newspaper or have all your presents in gift bags?
Find your presents hidden in the closet a week early or never find out where they were hidden?

Santa, elves and the North Pole

Sleighs, reindeer and the workshop. Read these with younger kids on Christmas Eve. 15 questions.

Ride in Santa's sleigh for one night or spend one day in the North Pole workshop?
Be one of Santa's elves or be one of Santa's reindeer?
Leave Santa cookies and milk or leave Santa pizza and lemonade?
Have a red nose that glows like Rudolph's or have ears that jingle like sleigh bells?
Stay awake to see Santa come down the chimney or go to sleep early so the presents come sooner?
Get a letter back from Santa or get a video call from an elf?
Be on the nice list with no presents or be on the naughty list with every present you asked for?
Help Santa wrap presents all night or help the reindeer practice flying?
Have an elf on the shelf that moves every night or have one that never moves at all?
Live at the North Pole all year or visit it only on Christmas Eve?
Have Santa's beard for a day or have Santa's laugh for a day?
Steer the sleigh through a snowstorm or steer it over the ocean in the dark?
Name a brand-new reindeer or design a brand-new toy for the workshop?
Find a reindeer in your backyard or find an elf in your kitchen?
Get a lump of coal in your stocking or get a stocking full of broccoli?

Christmas morning and Christmas dinner

From the 5 a.m. wake-up call to the last plate of leftovers. Keep them for the slow hour after presents. 15 questions.

Wake up at 5 a.m. on Christmas morning or sleep until noon on Christmas Day?
Open presents before breakfast or eat breakfast before presents?
Spend all of Christmas Day in pajamas or dress up in your fanciest clothes?
Have ham for Christmas dinner or have turkey for Christmas dinner?
Eat only Christmas cookies all day or eat only Christmas dinner leftovers for a week?
Host Christmas dinner for twenty people or travel to someone else's house for it?
Watch the same Christmas movie every year or watch a new one every year?
Play board games all afternoon or play outside in the snow all afternoon?
Eat Christmas dinner off the fancy plates or eat it off paper plates and skip the dishes?
Drink hot chocolate with marshmallows or drink warm apple cider?
Have a quiet Christmas with just two people or have a loud Christmas with the whole family?
Take the family photo in matching sweaters or take it in matching pajamas?
Wash every dish after Christmas dinner or cook the whole Christmas dinner?
Get a new board game and play it all day or get a new book and read it all day?
Spend Christmas at a sunny beach or spend Christmas in a snowy cabin?

Snow, cold and winter break

Snow days, sledding and long drives to see the lights. These work all through winter break. 15 questions.

Have a snow day every Monday in December or have a two-week winter break with no snow at all?
Go sledding down the biggest hill in town or go ice skating on a frozen pond?
Build a snow fort or start a snowball fight?
Catch snowflakes on your tongue or make snow angels in the yard?
Live where it snows every Christmas or live where it's warm every Christmas?
Wear mittens that are too big or wear a scarf that is too itchy?
Shovel the whole driveway or scrape the ice off every car window?
Go caroling around the neighborhood or watch a holiday concert from the front row?
Drive around looking at Christmas lights or walk through a winter festival?
Spend winter break at a ski resort or spend it at home on the couch?
Have a fireplace in your bedroom or have a hot tub in the snow?
Get stuck at the airport on Christmas Eve or get snowed in at a relative's house for three days?
Have a snowman that comes to life or have a snow fort that never melts?
Spend a week in a snowy cabin with no internet or spend it at home with every gadget and no snow?
Wear the same winter coat every day or wear a different coat every day?

Silly ones for the kids' table

Glitter sneezes and penguin school buses. Hand these to the kids’ table and let the youngest reader pick. 15 questions.

Have a gingerbread man as a pet or have a talking snowman as your teacher?
Sneeze glitter every time you sneeze or hiccup the sound of jingle bells every time you hiccup?
Use a candy cane as a walking stick or wear a gumdrop as a hat?
Turn into an elf every time you say "Christmas" or turn into a reindeer every time you laugh?
Live inside a snow globe or live inside a giant stocking?
Have a reindeer that can only fly backwards or have a sleigh that can only drive in circles?
Wear ornaments as earrings or wear a string of lights as a necklace?
Eat a candy cane as tall as you or eat a cookie as big as a pizza?
Have a nose that lights up when you fib or have ears that ring when someone says your name?
Ride a penguin to school or ride a polar bear to school?
Sing every sentence like a Christmas carol for a day or speak only in rhymes until New Year's Day?
Wake up wrapped like a present or wake up covered in tinsel?
Have a Christmas tree that sings or have a fireplace that tells jokes?
Shrink to the size of an elf or grow as tall as a giant snowman?
Have a pet reindeer or have a pet penguin?

A plan for the Christmas season

You don’t need to play all 90 in one sitting. Spread a few across the month:

When	Group	How many	Tip
Putting up the tree	Decorating	5	Ask one per box of ornaments.
Office party or gift swap	Presents	5 to 10	Read one before each gift is opened.
Christmas Eve	Santa and elves	All 15	Let the kids answer first, then the grown-ups.
After presents on Christmas Day	Christmas Day	5	The winner of each vote picks the next movie.
The drive to see the lights	Snow and winter	As many as you like	The front-seat passenger reads.
At the kids’ table	Silly ones	All 15	Let the youngest reader go first.

Three Christmas twists

Ornament vote. Everyone holds a red ornament or napkin for the first option and a green one for the second, then shows it on three.
Stocking ballot. Players drop a slip marked A or B into a stocking. The host reads the count, so nobody knows who picked what.
Gift tiebreak. At a white elephant swap, when the room splits evenly, the person holding the most-wanted gift breaks the tie.

Want something with right and wrong answers? Christmas trivia plays the same way on one phone, with teams and a score.

Frequently asked questions

Are these Christmas would you rather questions family-friendly?

Yes. Every question is written to be read out with grandparents and young kids in the room. None of them mentions alcohol, dating or anyone’s looks.

How many Christmas would you rather questions are there?

90, in 6 groups that follow December from decorating the tree to winter break. None of them are in the 240-question would you rather game or on any other page of this site.

Can we use these at an office Christmas party?

Yes. The presents group and the winter group suit coworkers, and nothing in them puts anyone on the spot. Read one while people queue for food or between Secret Santa gifts.

How do you play would you rather on a video call?

The host reads the question and everyone holds up one finger for the first option or two for the second. People who join by phone can type 1 or 2 in the chat.

Do I need to print anything?

No. Keep this page open on one phone and pass it along, or press the random button and let it choose.

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