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Christmas Would You Rather questions

Holiday dilemmas about presents, snow, food, family visits and the songs you can't escape in December.

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2. Everyone picks an option at the same time, by pointing or by holding up one or two fingers.
3. Each side gets one sentence to defend its choice. Then go to the next card.

Updated November 2026.

1. Would you rather have x-ray vision that only works on wrapped presents or have heat vision that only warms up hot chocolate?
2. Would you rather live where it is always summer or live where it is always winter?
3. Would you rather go stargazing on a warm night or cuddle by a fireplace in a snowy cabin?
4. Would you rather host every holiday at your house or travel to someone else's house every holiday?
5. Would you rather get one big present or get ten small presents?
6. Would you rather open presents on Christmas Eve or open presents on Christmas morning?
7. Would you rather build a giant snowman or have a giant snowball fight?
8. Would you rather be one of Santa's elves or be one of Santa's reindeer?
9. Would you rather have a real Christmas tree or have a fake tree that never drops a needle?
10. Would you rather eat only Christmas cookies for a week or eat only candy canes for a week?
11. Would you rather wrap every gift for the whole family or cook the whole holiday dinner?
12. Would you rather get socks every Christmas forever or get a mystery box every Christmas that could be amazing or awful?
13. Would you rather live inside a snow globe or live inside a gingerbread house?
14. Would you rather have it snow every day in December or have a warm sunny Christmas and never see snow again?
15. Would you rather wear an ugly holiday sweater to work every day in December or wear reindeer antlers to work every day in December?
16. Would you rather get stuck in a chimney or get stuck on the roof with the reindeer?
17. Would you rather go caroling door to door or perform in the holiday play?
18. Would you rather do a white elephant gift swap or do a secret Santa?
19. Would you rather get a handmade gift or get an expensive store-bought gift?
20. Would you rather take the family holiday photo in matching pajamas or take it in matching ugly sweaters?
21. Would you rather spend the holidays at a snowy ski lodge or spend the holidays on a tropical beach?
22. Would you rather hear the same holiday song on repeat all December or hear no holiday music at all?
23. Would you rather untangle every string of lights or put the lights up on the roof?
24. Would you rather have Santa visit your house in person or get a letter back from Santa every year?
25. Would you rather have ham for the holiday dinner or have turkey for the holiday dinner?
26. Would you rather have a fireplace that never goes out or have a mug of hot chocolate that never gets cold?
27. Would you rather get snowed in at home for a week or get stuck at the airport for two days over the holidays?
28. Would you rather accidentally regift a present to the person who gave it to you or get caught peeking at your presents?
29. Would you rather have the office holiday party at a bowling alley or have it at a karaoke bar?
30. Would you rather give a holiday toast in front of everyone or sing a carol solo in front of everyone?
31. Would you rather get a puppy for Christmas or get a trip to the snow for Christmas?
32. Would you rather have elves clean your room every night or have reindeer fly you to school every morning?
33. Would you rather spend the holidays with your partner's family or spend the holidays with your own family?
34. Would you rather spend your first holiday together just the two of you or spend it with both families at once?
35. Would you rather say something nice about every relative at holiday dinner or let every relative say one thing about you?
36. Would you rather spend a day inside a giant gingerbread house or take a sleigh ride over your town at night?
37. Would you rather give up holiday cookies or give up holiday movies?
38. Would you rather wear a full Santa suit to the office party or run the gift exchange dressed as an elf with bells on?
39. Would you rather put up decorations on November 1st or wait until December 20th?
40. Would you rather go sledding or go ice skating?
41. Would you rather have snow days all winter or have winter break be twice as long?
42. Would you rather open one present a day for twelve days or open all your presents at once?
43. Would you rather have a holiday dinner where everything is dessert or have a holiday dinner where everything is mashed potatoes?
44. Would you rather fall asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve or stay awake but be alone at midnight?
45. Would you rather kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve or slow dance at midnight on New Year's Eve?
46. Would you rather get snowed into a cabin with your coworkers or get snowed into a cabin with your in-laws?
47. Would you rather shovel the driveway every morning all winter or scrape the ice off every car on your street once?
48. Would you rather have a cat that knocks the tree over every day or have a dog that unwraps every present early?
49. Would you rather write a thank-you note for every gift or call every relative to thank them out loud?
50. Would you rather have a stocking that refills with candy every morning or have a tree that grows a new present every night?

Tips for a better game

• Ban "neither" and "it depends". Being forced to choose is what makes people argue.
• If the group splits evenly, the reader decides which side argued better.
• Keep a tally. Whoever lands in the minority most often reads the next round.

Questions people ask

What are some good Christmas Would You Rather questions?

Five from this list: Would you rather host every holiday at your house or travel to someone else's house every holiday? Would you rather have it snow every day in December or have a warm sunny Christmas and never see snow again? Would you rather have Santa visit your house in person or get a letter back from Santa every year? Would you rather spend your first holiday together just the two of you or spend it with both families at once? Would you rather fall asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve or stay awake but be alone at midnight?

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