100 Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Adults, Families, and Parties

I love Christmas! I love the decorations, the music, choosing presents for the people I care about, and getting together with family and friends. It’s one of my favorite times of the year, and I always look forward to the celebrations.

But sometimes, even when everyone is enjoying themselves, the conversation slows down. Maybe you’ve finished Christmas dinner, the children are getting restless, or you’re hosting friends and want something entertaining that everyone can participate in.

So, how about a game of Christmas Would You Rather?

I’ve put together 100 Christmas Would You Rather questions covering all sorts of subjects: funny situations, Christmas food, presents, holiday travel, movies, music, family traditions, Santa, and even a few customs from around the world. There are questions for kids, teens, adults, and families, plus Christmas party icebreakers and harder dilemmas that might take a little longer to answer.

Some choices are funny, some are completely imaginary, and others involve situations you might actually encounter during the holidays. You can use the questions at Christmas dinner, during a party, on a road trip, or whenever you want to spend some time playing a game with friends or family.

And if you love Christmas as much as I do, there’s plenty more festive content to enjoy. You can discover unusual Christmas traditions from around the world, test your knowledge with 200 Christmas trivia questions, check how many Christmas songs you can recognize, or see how much you remember about your favorite holiday films with these Christmas movie trivia questions.

Prefer something shorter and interactive? Try my Christmas quiz for adults or the Christmas movies quiz. Both have 25 questions, with instant feedback and a final result.

But now, let’s get to the Christmas Would You Rather questions!

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How to Play Christmas Would You Rather

Christmas Would You Rather is a holiday question game where players choose between two festive situations. There are no correct or incorrect answers. You simply pick the option you’d prefer and, if you want, explain why.

One person reads a question aloud, and everyone makes their choice. You can take turns answering, ask everyone to raise their hands, or have people announce their answers at the same time.

I think it’s more entertaining when everyone chooses before anyone explains their answer. Otherwise, the first person to speak might influence the others.

You can play five questions for a quick Christmas icebreaker, choose 15 or 20 for a family game night, or work through the entire collection over several rounds. There’s no scoring system to worry about, although you can make a rule that everyone must choose one option, even when they like both.

Funny Christmas Would You Rather Questions

Let’s start with some funny Christmas Would You Rather questions. I wanted these to include situations you can easily imagine happening at a Christmas party, along with a few ridiculous possibilities that would be amusing to experience for a day.

They’re suitable for adults, teens, and mixed-age groups, so you can use them as funny holiday icebreaker questions without having to explain complicated rules or worry about anyone needing special knowledge.

1. Would you rather accidentally give someone a Christmas present with the price tag still attached or forget to remove a note saying who gifted it to you?

2. Would you rather discover halfway through Christmas dinner that you’ve been wearing your sweater inside out or appear in every family photo with a piece of tinsel stuck in your hair?

3. Would you rather have your Christmas decorations put up by someone with completely different taste or let your relatives choose your Christmas outfit?

4. Would you rather accidentally send your Christmas wishlist to everyone at work or have your family read your online shopping history aloud?

5. Would you rather have to explain a terrible Christmas joke to every person you meet or laugh uncontrollably whenever someone says “Merry Christmas”?

6. Would you rather discover that your carefully decorated gingerbread house has collapsed just before the guests arrive or that someone has eaten all the decorations off it?

7. Would you rather be photographed wearing a ridiculous Christmas costume in a crowded shopping mall or have to wear that costume to a family dinner?

8. Would you rather accidentally call someone by the wrong name while giving them a Christmas present or thank the wrong person for a gift?

9. Would you rather have your family recreate your most embarrassing childhood Christmas photograph or make you perform the Christmas song you loved when you were five?

10. Would you rather have sleigh bells ring every time you take a step or have your nose glow bright red whenever you laugh?

11. Would you rather get caught secretly tasting the Christmas dessert before dinner or be caught trying to rearrange someone else’s decorations?

12. Would you rather accidentally knock over a tower of empty gift boxes at a Christmas party or set off a musical Christmas decoration that nobody can turn off?

13. Would you rather have someone loudly announce every time you take another Christmas cookie or have them count how many times you’ve visited the buffet?

14. Would you rather accidentally wear the exact same Christmas outfit as your host or arrive at a formal holiday party dressed for a pajama party?

15. Would you rather discover that your Christmas card has a spelling mistake after sending 50 copies or realize you’ve addressed every envelope to the wrong household?

16. Would you rather have a talking Christmas tree that criticizes your decorating choices or a Santa decoration that gives you unsolicited life advice?

17. Would you rather spend an hour untangling Christmas lights or wrap ten oddly shaped presents without using gift bags?

18. Would you rather have your family’s annual Christmas video include all your unsuccessful attempts at posing or all the times someone interrupted you while speaking?

19. Would you rather accidentally reveal the surprise Christmas dinner menu a week early or accidentally tell someone exactly what their Secret Santa has bought?

20. Would you rather have your Christmas tree decorated entirely with photos of your funniest facial expressions or have your face printed on everyone’s Christmas wrapping paper?

Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Adults

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Christmas comes with plenty of decisions for adults. There are presents to buy, invitations to accept or decline, meals to organize, travel plans to make, and sometimes a few disagreements about how to spend the holidays.

I wanted these Christmas Would You Rather questions for adults to include situations people might actually experience. Some involve gift etiquette, others cover hosting, shopping, family expectations, and those moments when you’re not entirely sure what the polite thing to do is.

They’re good conversation starters for Christmas dinner, an evening with friends, or a holiday game night. And a few might make you reconsider what you’d do in a real situation.

21. Would you rather receive a Christmas gift chosen specifically for you that you can’t use or a less personal gift that turns out to be incredibly useful?

22. Would you rather have a guest bring three unexpected people to Christmas dinner or have several invited guests announce at the last minute that they can’t attend?

23. Would you rather spend December attending several small gatherings with different groups of friends or organize one big Christmas celebration for everyone?

24. Would you rather tell someone directly that their Christmas gift isn’t your taste or let them continue buying you similar presents every year?

25. Would you rather host Christmas dinner for fifteen relatives or travel six hours to celebrate at someone else’s house?

26. Would you rather have a Christmas dinner where everyone insists on discussing politics or one where everyone keeps asking you questions about your personal life?

27. Would you rather do all your Christmas shopping in a crowded mall on December 23 or order everything online and risk half the presents arriving after Christmas?

28. Would you rather have a guest insist on helping in your kitchen even when you don’t need assistance or have someone repeatedly tell you how they would prepare the meal differently?

29. Would you rather be responsible for choosing Christmas presents for everyone in your extended family or arranging all the travel and accommodation for a family reunion?

30. Would you rather receive a Christmas invitation with only two hours’ notice or have your guests arrive two hours earlier than you expected?

31. Would you rather have a family member make a major change to a Christmas tradition you love or be expected to follow a tradition you’ve never particularly enjoyed?

32. Would you rather spend Christmas Day without checking your phone or without watching television?

33. Would you rather discover that someone has given away a present you carefully chose for them or that they’ve been keeping it unopened for years?

34. Would you rather prepare an entire Christmas dinner without any help or order everything from a restaurant and let everyone know you didn’t cook?

35. Would you rather receive an expensive Christmas gift from someone you weren’t planning to exchange presents with or have someone insist on giving you money to buy your own gift?

Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Parties and Work

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Not everyone at a Christmas party knows everyone else, and starting a conversation can be difficult. A few questions can help, especially at an office celebration, a team lunch, or a gathering with friends of friends.

For these Christmas Would You Rather questions for work and holiday parties, I’ve kept the choices appropriate for colleagues and mixed groups. They cover party activities, team events, holiday plans, and a couple of time-off decisions that I suspect many working adults will have strong opinions about.

You can also use them as Christmas icebreaker questions during a virtual meeting. Ask everyone to vote, then invite a few people to explain their choices.

36. Would you rather have your office Christmas party feature a professional magician or a comedian who performs a show based on funny workplace situations?

37. Would you rather get an extra day off just before Christmas or an extra day off immediately afterward?

38. Would you rather have a Christmas party photographer capture candid moments throughout the event or have a professional photo booth with costumes and props?

39. Would you rather have the entire team collaborate on building an enormous gingerbread village or compete in small groups to design festive table decorations?

40. Would you rather attend a Christmas party with an elaborate mystery theme or one inspired by a different decade?

41. Would you rather have the office Christmas celebration include a surprise visit from a famous entertainer or an unexpected trip to a special event?

42. Would you rather participate in a team Christmas trivia tournament or a competition involving creative holiday challenges?

43. Would you rather receive a Christmas bonus or an extra week of paid vacation next year?

44. Would you rather have everyone at the office party bring an unusual festive snack to share or contribute one interesting Christmas custom from their family or culture?

45. Would you rather have your office Christmas party end with a surprise prize draw or with everyone receiving a personalized thank-you message?

Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Families

Some of the things I love most about Christmas are the traditions. Families have their own ways of decorating the house, preparing food, exchanging gifts, and spending time together. Some customs are passed down through generations, while others begin almost by accident and become something everyone looks forward to.

Christmas traditions can also vary widely depending on where you live. For instance, some European countries celebrate Saint Nicholas Day on December 6, while in Japan, fried chicken has become a popular Christmas meal for many families. You can also discover more about the Christmas traditions in Romania.

I’ve included food, decorations, presents, family activities, and a few international customs in these family Christmas Would You Rather questions. They’re intended for mixed-age gatherings, so children, parents, grandparents, and other relatives can answer together.

46. Would you rather have everyone in your family contribute one dish to Christmas dinner or have everyone choose one activity for Christmas Day?

47. Would you rather spend Christmas Eve looking through old family photo albums or recording new stories about your family’s favorite holiday memories?

48. Would you rather let the youngest family member plan a Christmas afternoon or let the oldest family member introduce a tradition from their childhood?

49. Would you rather have a family Christmas talent show or organize a holiday competition with several different games?

50. Would you rather have Christmas dinner in a beautifully decorated garden in warm weather or beside a large window overlooking falling snow?

51. Would you rather open one present on Christmas Eve or wait until Christmas morning to open everything?

52. Would you rather choose a Christmas book to read together every year or create an annual family tradition of telling funny holiday stories?

53. Would you rather have a Christmas dinner featuring your favorite dishes from five different countries or a meal made entirely from recipes passed down through your family?

54. Would you rather have everyone contribute to decorating one giant Christmas tree or give each family member a small tree to decorate however they like?

55. Would you rather organize a family Christmas treasure hunt with clues hidden around the house or a holiday mystery game where everyone plays a character?

56. Would you rather celebrate Christmas with a traditional Italian feast or try a Japanese Christmas dinner featuring fried chicken?

57. Would you rather make a Christmas time capsule to open in ten years or create a family scrapbook that everyone adds to each December?

58. Would you rather take a family trip to see an enormous Christmas light display or visit a historic town decorated for the holidays?

59. Would you rather have a family Christmas celebration where everyone brings a homemade surprise or one where everyone contributes a special experience to enjoy together?

60. Would you rather finish Christmas Day with everyone sharing their funniest moment of the year or have each person make a prediction about something wonderful that might happen next year?

Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Teens

Teenagers may not be particularly interested in pretending to work in Santa’s workshop, but questions about friends, presents, holiday plans, and awkward social situations can be entertaining.

These Christmas Would You Rather questions for teens include choices about school celebrations, activities with friends, surprises, and gifts. You can use them at a teenage Christmas party, during a school holiday activity, or at a family gathering where older children want to participate.

61. Would you rather have your friends choose the Christmas movie for your next sleepover or let your parents choose the music playlist?

62. Would you rather spend a December afternoon exploring a Christmas market with your best friend or attending a festive concert with your entire friend group?

63. Would you rather have to use a childhood Christmas photo as your profile picture for a week or let your siblings write your holiday social media caption?

64. Would you rather receive tickets to an event you’ve always wanted to attend or get a surprise Christmas trip to a place you’ve never visited?

65. Would you rather have to perform a Christmas dance in front of your class or give a funny two-minute speech at the school holiday celebration?

66. Would you rather spend Christmas break learning a creative skill you’ve always wanted to try or completing an exciting project with your friends?

67. Would you rather have your parents surprise you by inviting your friends over for a Christmas party or let your friends organize a surprise outing for you?

68. Would you rather get a Christmas gift related to a hobby you already love or receive everything you need to start a completely new hobby?

69. Would you rather spend an evening making a funny Christmas video with friends or organizing an elaborate holiday-themed photo shoot?

70. Would you rather have to choose the perfect Christmas present for your best friend without asking anyone for advice or let your best friend choose a surprise gift for you without any hints?

Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Kids

I think children would have plenty to say about some of these choices, especially the ones involving Santa, reindeer, magic, and unusual Christmas presents.

For these Christmas Would You Rather questions for kids, I’ve mixed imaginative situations with familiar activities such as playing in the snow, receiving gifts, and spending time with friends. They’re suitable for elementary school children and can also be used for Christmas classroom games or holiday activities at home.

71. Would you rather discover a secret door inside your Christmas stocking or find a tiny staircase behind your Christmas tree?

72. Would you rather have Santa ask you to invent a brand-new Christmas toy or choose the name of a new reindeer?

73. Would you rather have a snowman who can teach you magic tricks or a gingerbread character who can tell you bedtime stories?

74. Would you rather have a pet reindeer that can fly or a penguin that follows you everywhere?

75. Would you rather spend an afternoon designing Christmas pajamas for Santa or creating a new uniform for his elves?

76. Would you rather have a Christmas ornament that shows you a different beautiful place every day or a storybook that creates a new Christmas adventure whenever you open it?

77. Would you rather help a reindeer learn to land safely on rooftops or teach an elf how to ride a bicycle?

78. Would you rather have a bedroom ceiling that displays the northern lights every Christmas Eve or a window that shows Santa’s workshop?

79. Would you rather find a treasure map hidden inside a Christmas cracker or a secret message written on a candy cane wrapper?

80. Would you rather get to choose every game played at your family’s Christmas party or invent a brand-new game everyone has to try?

81. Would you rather spend Christmas morning building the biggest snow fort in your neighborhood or go ice skating on a frozen lake with your friends?

82. Would you rather discover that your Christmas drawings come to life for one hour or that the characters in your favorite Christmas story can visit you for an afternoon?

83. Would you rather win a Christmas scavenger hunt with a surprise prize or solve a mystery that leads to a hidden room full of decorations?

84. Would you rather help Santa choose presents for children around the world or help him create a special Christmas celebration for animals?

85. Would you rather have a magic Christmas calendar that gives you a new adventure every day or a Christmas stocking that produces a different little surprise each morning?

Hard Christmas Would You Rather Questions

Now for the difficult choices! These hard Christmas Would You Rather questions don’t require obscure knowledge, and you don’t need to be a Christmas expert to answer them. They’re harder because both options have advantages, or because choosing one means giving up an experience you’d genuinely enjoy.

I’ve included Christmas travel dilemmas, gifts, food, movies, traditions, and memories. There are also a few questions about spending time with family and friends that might take more thought.

Travel is especially interesting to me because Christmas can be celebrated in so many different places. There are wonderful Christmas destinations for people who love snow, festive cities, or warm weather. And if you’re considering a European winter trip, the Christmas markets in Europe offer plenty of inspiration.

86. Would you rather spend Christmas in a city you’ve always dreamed of visiting but can’t choose your activities or return to your favorite holiday destination with complete freedom to plan every day?

87. Would you rather have someone perfectly remember every little thing you’ve ever wanted for Christmas or always know exactly what present would make someone you love happiest?

88. Would you rather spend one Christmas celebrating with friends you haven’t seen in many years or have a full week of smaller celebrations with the people you see regularly?

89. Would you rather get to spend one evening inside the world of your favorite Christmas movie or attend a private performance by your favorite Christmas singer?

90. Would you rather discover a forgotten collection of Christmas letters written by your family decades ago or watch an old recording of a Christmas celebration from before you were born?

91. Would you rather have every Christmas meal taste exactly as wonderful as you remember from childhood or discover a new favorite Christmas dish every year?

92. Would you rather be able to visit three different countries during one Christmas season or spend an entire month experiencing the holiday traditions of a single country?

93. Would you rather have every Christmas present you give become someone’s favorite gift of the year or always receive a gift that introduces you to something you’ll love for years?

94. Would you rather spend Christmas Eve enjoying Iceland’s tradition of exchanging books and reading or celebrate Christmas with a Mexican posada, complete with music and a piñata?

95. Would you rather experience a traditional Christmas celebration exactly as it was held 150 years ago or see how people might celebrate Christmas 150 years in the future?

96. Would you rather get to preserve the atmosphere of your favorite Christmas celebration for one extra day or repeat one wonderful moment from several different Christmases?

97. Would you rather have an extra 24 hours on Christmas Day or an extra week in December to prepare for it?

98. Would you rather have the opportunity to thank someone in person for a Christmas kindness they showed you many years ago or secretly make a Christmas wish come true for someone who once helped you?

99. Would you rather be able to gather everyone you love for one extraordinary Christmas celebration or enjoy many smaller Christmas moments with different loved ones throughout December?

100. Would you rather experience your happiest Christmas memory one more time, knowing everything will happen exactly as you remember, or create an entirely new Christmas memory that might become your favorite?

More Ways to Play Christmas Would You Rather With Family and Friends

There are a few ways to make the game more entertaining, depending on how many people are playing and how much time you have.

At Christmas dinner, you can ask someone to read a question after everyone has finished eating. Let each person choose an option, then invite people to explain their answers. I like this approach because the conversation can continue naturally if someone brings up an interesting experience or memory.

For a larger Christmas party, divide the room into two sides, one for each answer. After hearing the question, everyone moves to the side representing their choice. Ask someone from each group why they picked that option. You might even discover that almost everyone agrees on a question you expected to be divisive.

If you’re playing with children, try mixing funny questions, magical Christmas scenarios, and family activities. Younger kids may enjoy adding extra details to their answers, especially when Santa or his reindeer are involved.

For a short Christmas game night, select five questions from different sections. You could begin with a funny dilemma, ask something about Christmas food, add a travel question, and finish with one of the harder choices.

You can also play Christmas Would You Rather on Zoom or another video calling platform. Read a question aloud and have everyone type their choice into the chat at the same time. It’s a nice option when some family members or friends live far away.

And if you’re looking for more activities throughout the holiday season, I’ve collected 60 things to do in December, including free and cozy ideas for different ages and interests.

More Christmas Games, Trivia, and Holiday Activities

If you’ve enjoyed these questions and want to continue with another Christmas game, you can try a trivia round. Unlike Would You Rather, trivia questions have correct answers, so they’re useful when people want to compete or keep score.

For music lovers, there are 200 Christmas song trivia questions covering traditional carols, familiar holiday hits, artists, lyrics, and Christmas movie music. I like how different generations often recognize different songs, which makes music trivia a good choice for family gatherings.

If you’re planning a Christmas movie night, you can also find inspiration among some of my favorite Christmas carols for the music to play before or after the films.

And there are plenty of ways to keep the festive atmosphere going even after Christmas Day. The December trivia questions include winter, traditions, celebrations, history, and other seasonal topics, while these December quotes can help when you’re looking for something to include in a message or holiday greeting.

You don’t have to turn every Christmas gathering into an organized game, of course. Sometimes five questions are enough to start a conversation that continues long after you’ve stopped playing.

Final Thoughts: Which Christmas Would You Rather Question Was the Hardest?

I hope you enjoyed these 100 Christmas Would You Rather questions! I wanted to include plenty of different situations because people enjoy Christmas in different ways. Some look forward to traditions they’ve followed since childhood, others love the presents, decorations, or festive food, and others enjoy traveling or spending time with people they don’t see often enough.

For me, Christmas will always be one of my favorite times of the year. I love the atmosphere, the anticipation, choosing gifts, and meeting with family and friends. And I’m always happy to find another reason for everyone to spend time together and have fun.

Now I’m curious: which question was the hardest for you to answer? Was it something funny, a Christmas travel dilemma, or the last question about revisiting a happy memory or creating a new one?

Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear your choice!

Christmas Would You Rather Questions: Frequently Asked Questions

What are good Christmas Would You Rather questions?

Good Christmas Would You Rather questions give players two interesting holiday situations to choose between. They can involve gifts, family traditions, Christmas food, movies, music, travel, or funny experiences. Questions where both choices have advantages are often especially entertaining because people may genuinely disagree about which option they’d prefer.

How do you play Christmas Would You Rather?

One person reads a question containing two options, and everyone chooses the one they’d prefer. Players can raise their hands, announce their choices, or move to different sides of the room. There are no correct answers, and you don’t need to keep score. Asking people to explain their choices can make the game more entertaining.

What are some funny Christmas Would You Rather questions for adults?

Funny Christmas questions for adults can involve awkward gift exchanges, unusual party situations, holiday shopping mistakes, unexpected guests, or family traditions. For example, you could ask whether someone would prefer to host Christmas dinner for fifteen relatives or travel six hours to attend someone else’s celebration. Familiar situations often lead to interesting discussions.

Can children play Christmas Would You Rather?

Yes. Christmas Would You Rather is suitable for children when the questions use familiar situations and age-appropriate language. Younger children often enjoy choices involving Santa, reindeer, toys, Christmas magic, and holiday activities. Older children may prefer questions about friends, presents, games, and family celebrations. You can choose questions from several sections when different ages are playing together.

What are good Christmas Would You Rather questions for teens?

Teenagers may enjoy questions about holiday plans with friends, school celebrations, social situations, music, creative activities, and Christmas gifts. The choices should be relatable and not require special knowledge. These questions work for teenage Christmas parties, classroom activities, and family gatherings.

Can you use Christmas Would You Rather questions at work?

Yes. Christmas Would You Rather questions make useful office party icebreakers and holiday team-building activities. Choose lighthearted questions about festive events, decorations, food, group activities, or party entertainment. Avoid sensitive personal subjects, and let everyone answer voluntarily. Five to ten questions can be enough for a short workplace game.

How many Christmas Would You Rather questions do you need for a party?

For a quick Christmas icebreaker, five to ten questions are usually enough. A casual family game or holiday party can use 15–25 questions, depending on how much everyone discusses their answers. For a longer evening, you can combine funny questions, family dilemmas, and harder Christmas choices, taking breaks whenever the conversation moves in another direction.

What is the difference between Christmas Would You Rather and Christmas trivia?

Christmas Would You Rather is about personal preferences. Each question presents two situations, and players choose the one they’d prefer. Christmas trivia tests knowledge about holiday traditions, history, movies, music, and other subjects, so questions have correct answers. Would You Rather is ideal for conversation, while trivia works well when people enjoy competing or keeping score.

Can you play Christmas Would You Rather with just two people?

Absolutely. Two people can take turns reading questions and explaining their choices. It’s a fun activity for couples, best friends, siblings, or family members who want something to talk about during a quiet evening. The harder questions can be especially interesting because you may discover preferences you didn’t know the other person had.