What is the best game for a Christmas party?
Christmas charades is the best all-round pick because it needs no props, suits any age and works from four to thirty people. For a seated group, use the Christmas trivia board or Would You Rather.
Updated November 2026
25 Christmas party games for any group.
The best Christmas party games are charades for mixed groups, a trivia board for families, a survey game for offices, and white elephant when everyone brings a gift. Below are 25 games with players, time and supplies, and a Play button on every game CardYard runs.
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Start with the party you are actually hosting. Every pick links to its rules below.
| Your party | Start with | Time | You need |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family at home | Christmas trivia board | 20 to 30 minutes | One shared screen |
| Adult party | Most Likely To | 10 to 15 minutes | One phone |
| Office party | Christmas survey game | 15 to 20 minutes | One phone or shared screen |
| 30 or more people | 60-second challenge stations | 20 to 30 minutes | Cups, ornaments, candy canes |
| Young kids | Pin the nose on Rudolph | 10 minutes | Poster, paper noses, blindfold |
| No props at all | Christmas charades | 15 to 30 minutes | One phone |
| Gift exchange | White elephant | 30 to 45 minutes | One wrapped gift per person |
| Video call | Christmas emoji game | 10 to 20 minutes | One shared screen |
No-prop Christmas party games
These need nothing beyond a phone, so they work when the party starts in ten minutes.
Get 200 Christmas trivia questions with answersChristmas charades
- Players
- 4 to 30, in teams
- Time
- 15 to 30 minutes
- You need
- One phone
Split into two teams. One player acts out a festive card while their team guesses against the timer, then the teams swap. Start with easy actions like wrapping a huge present.
Play nowChristmas trivia board
- Players
- 2 to 4 teams
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
- You need
- One shared screen
Teams pick clues from a 25-clue board across five festive categories. Harder clues score more, and the host rules on each answer while the board keeps score.
Play nowChristmas survey game
- Players
- 2 teams
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes
- You need
- One phone or shared screen
The host shows a question with five top answers hidden on a board. Teams take turns guessing them, and each answer scores its points.
Play nowChristmas Imposter
- Players
- 3 to 12
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes
- You need
- One phone
Everyone sees the same Christmas word except one Imposter. Each player gives a clue, the group votes, and a caught Imposter gets one final guess at the word.
Play nowChristmas emoji game
- Players
- 2 or more
- Time
- 10 to 20 minutes
- You need
- One shared screen
Guess Christmas movies and songs from emoji clues. Say your guess aloud, take a hint if you are stuck, then reveal the answer.
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Funny Christmas party games for adults
Grown-up tables want an excuse to tease each other. These run on stories and opinions, not stamina.
More Christmas party games for adultsHot Take Court
- Players
- 3 or more
- Time
- 15 minutes
- You need
- One phone
Put a festive opinion on trial, such as whether fruitcake deserves its reputation. One player argues the case, and the room votes guilty or innocent.
Play nowMost Likely To
- Players
- 4 or more
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes
- You need
- One phone
Read a prompt such as most likely to fall asleep during the movie. Everyone points on three, and the person with the most fingers on them answers for it.
Play nowNever Have I Ever
- Players
- 3 or more
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes
- You need
- One phone
Read a Christmas statement aloud. Anyone who has done it admits it, and the best stories get told in full.
Play nowChristmas Would You Rather
- Players
- 2 or more
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- One phone
Read two festive choices and make everyone pick a side before anyone explains. It suits a table between courses.
Play nowUgly sweater awards
- Players
- 6 or more
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- Sweaters and small prizes
Ask everyone to wear their worst festive sweater. Vote on awards such as most lights, itchiest and best handmade, then hand out small prizes.
Christmas gift exchange games
A gift game turns a pile of presents into the loudest part of the night.
White elephant
- Players
- 6 to 20
- Time
- 30 to 45 minutes
- You need
- One wrapped gift per person
Draw numbers. The first player opens a gift, then each player opens a new one or steals an opened gift. Cap each gift at three steals so the game finishes.
Left and right story
- Players
- 5 to 20
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- A gift each and a printed story
Everyone holds a wrapped gift while one person reads a story packed with the words left and right. Pass your gift that way at each word, and keep what you hold at the end.
Oven mitt unwrapping
- Players
- 5 to 15
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes
- You need
- Wrapped box, oven mitts, two dice
Sit in a circle and take turns rolling two dice. Doubles means you pull on the mitts and tear at the wrapping until the next player rolls doubles. Whoever reaches the prize keeps it.
Gift dice swap
- Players
- 6 to 20
- Time
- 15 minutes
- You need
- A gift each, one die, a timer
Everyone starts with a wrapped gift. Take turns rolling: one swaps left, two swaps right, three swaps with anyone, and other rolls pass. When the timer ends, open what you hold.
Christmas party games for large groups
Big rooms need teams, a clear host and rules everyone can follow from across the room.
Saran wrap ball
- Players
- 6 to 20
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes
- You need
- Plastic wrap, small prizes, two dice
Wrap small prizes into one big ball of plastic wrap. One player unwraps as fast as they can while the next rolls for doubles, then the ball moves on. Keep whatever falls out.
Gift wrap relay
- Players
- Teams of 4 to 6
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- Boxes, paper, tape, scissors
Each teammate does one step of wrapping a box, then tags the next player. The fastest parcel that still looks like a gift wins.
60-second challenge stations
- Players
- 10 to 50, in teams
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
- You need
- Cups, ornaments, candy canes
Set up stations with a one-minute task at each, such as stacking cups or hooking candy canes. Teams rotate on a whistle and score at every station.
Christmas bingo
- Players
- 10 or more
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes
- You need
- Printed cards and markers
Give each guest a printed card of festive words in a random order. A caller draws words until someone completes a line and shouts bingo.
Christmas scavenger hunt
- Players
- 6 to 40, in teams
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
- You need
- A printed list for each team
Give each team the same list of things to find or photograph around the venue. The first team back with a complete list wins.
Christmas party games for kids and all ages
Keep rounds short for younger children, and give every child an easy turn.
20 no-prep Christmas games for kidsPin the nose on Rudolph
- Players
- 3 to 15
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- Poster, paper noses, blindfold
Blindfold one child at a time, spin them gently and let them stick a red nose on the poster. The closest nose wins.
Christmas freeze dance
- Players
- 4 or more
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- Music
Everyone dances while a carol plays and freezes when the music stops. Anyone still moving sits out until one dancer is left.
Snowman wrap race
- Players
- Teams of 3
- Time
- 5 to 10 minutes
- You need
- Toilet paper rolls
Two teammates wrap the third into a snowman using one roll. The first finished snowman with no skin showing below the neck wins.
Christmas Categories
- Players
- 2 or more teams
- Time
- 15 minutes
- You need
- Pens and paper
Teams get a letter, a festive list and a timer, then write one answer per category. Answers nobody else wrote score points.
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Christmas party games for work
The no-prop games above all suit work too.
See the full office Christmas party guideName that Christmas tune
- Players
- 2 or more teams
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes
- You need
- A speaker
Play a few seconds of a Christmas song. The first team to call out the title scores a point, with a bonus for naming the artist.
Year-in-review awards
- Players
- 5 to 50
- Time
- 15 minutes
- You need
- An award list
Nominate coworkers for light awards such as best out-of-office message. Keep every award kind, and vote by a show of hands.
Go deeper
More Christmas game pages.
Each page below goes further on one game, with ready-made questions, prompts, or printable lists.
01 / first pick
Christmas Charades Generator
Best when the room wants fresh cards, a timer, teams, and no printed preparation.
Open game02 / also good
Christmas Jeopardy
Deal a 25-clue board for two to four teams, then answer aloud and keep score.
Open gameChristmas Jeopardy Questions
Generate ten Christmas questions and answers tailored to your party.
Christmas Emoji Game
Guess festive movies and songs from emoji clues on one shared screen.
Christmas Charades
Best for active groups. Use 200 prompts or open the free Christmas generator.
Christmas Would You Rather
Best for seated groups, children, and video calls that want easy debate.
Christmas Categories
Best for teams at a table. Play eight original letter-and-list rounds or print them.
Office Christmas Games
Best for coworkers. Choose work-safe movement, voting, and shared-screen games.
Christmas Pictionary Words
Best for drawing games. Pick from 150 festive words, sorted from easy to hard.
A good round, fast
Make the round work.
Families around one phoneOffice parties and video callsLarge teams on a shared screenPrintable table games
For two to six people, use one phone
Would You Rather and Charades both work with one host phone. Read the card aloud, let everyone choose or guess, and draw the next card without accounts or downloads.
For larger groups, split into teams
Use Christmas Charades or Categories with two teams, a visible timer, and one shared screen. Alternate actors or answer sheets so every guest has a role.
For quieter tables, choose questions or lists
Christmas Would You Rather starts conversation without asking anyone to perform. Christmas Categories gives a printable option when phones need to stay off the table.
For work parties, keep the category deliberate
Use the office guide and family-safe Christmas categories. Avoid adult decks, give easy skips, and choose shared-screen formats that do not single out quieter coworkers.
Before you start
Questions, answered.
The short version: pick an easy category, set a timer, and let the room do the rest.
What are the top 10 games for a Christmas party?
Our top 10 are Christmas charades, the trivia board, the survey game, white elephant, Most Likely To, Christmas Imposter, Would You Rather, the saran wrap ball, Christmas bingo and name that tune.
What are some easy Christmas games?
Would You Rather, Most Likely To and Christmas charades are the easiest, because everyone learns them in under a minute and nobody needs supplies. For children, try freeze dance or pin the nose on Rudolph.
What are some hilarious Christmas games for adults?
Hot Take Court, Most Likely To, Never Have I Ever, oven mitt unwrapping and white elephant get the biggest laughs, because they run on real stories, stolen gifts and a little competition.
What are some good Christmas games for an office party?
Use the Christmas survey game, the trivia board, name that tune or year-in-review awards. Keep categories clean, make every game optional and use a shared screen so nobody is singled out.
What Christmas party games need no props?
Christmas charades, the trivia board, the survey game, Christmas Imposter and the emoji game all need only a phone or shared screen. One person can host them with no setup.
Are the Christmas games free?
Yes, they are free to start with a daily free allowance, and guests never need an account. The Christmas charades ideas and all eight Christmas Categories lists are free to print.
Do guests need to download anything?
No. CardYard runs in the browser. One person can host from a phone, laptop, projector, or video-call screen.
Ready when the room is.