25 Most Fun Christmas Games For Teens
These Christmas party games for teens get teenagers off their screens and into the festive holiday-season fun!
You’ll love the:
- Laugh-out-loud moments they’ll talk about later
- Friendly competition that gets everyone involved
- Games that don’t feel too childish for teens
- Easy setup with supplies you can actually find
- Holiday fun that works for Christmas parties, sleepovers, and get-togethers
The holiday season is the perfect excuse to get a group of teens together for some seriously fun competition. And sometimes the best way to get everyone interacting is to give them a game that’s just the right amount of silly, festive, and challenging.
From fast-paced minute-to-win-it challenges to trivia, guessing games, and hilarious party favorites, these Christmas games for teens will keep the group laughing and having fun all season long!
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25 Wildly Entertaining Christmas Party Games For Teens
1. Finish The Christmas Song Lyrics
Think your teens know every classic Christmas song by heart? Put them to the test!
In this Finish the Christmas Song Lyrics game, players listen to or read a line from a popular Christmas song and race to finish the lyrics. It’s part music trivia and part sing-along, which makes it an easy way to get a group laughing and competing.
Related: Christmas Party Games For Adults
2. Christmas Minute to Win It Games
These Christmas Minute to Win It Games are chaotic in the best way! Teens race to complete silly Christmas-themed challenges before the 60-second timer runs out.
Use candy canes, cups, bows, ornaments, and other inexpensive supplies to create quick challenges that can be played individually or in teams.
The short rounds keep things moving, so there’s never a long wait for someone to get a turn.
The best part? They require only a few supplies and don’t leave a big mess behind. Grab some candy canes for Christmas fun!
3. Left-Right Christmas Story Game
Looking for a simple game that guarantees laughs with almost no prep? The Left-Right Christmas Story Game is a classic crowd-pleaser that works for teens.
This interactive passing game keeps everyone on their toes as a story is read aloud. Every time players hear the word “left” or “right,” they pass a Christmas gift or treat in that direction. By the end of the story, whoever is holding the item wins!
Try this Pass the Present Game for a different variation that’s great for larger groups!
4. Name 3 Christmas Game
Think fast! In this Name 3 Christmas Game, players have just five seconds to name three things that fit the category.
It sounds easy until the timer starts! Teens will quickly discover that five seconds isn’t nearly as long as it seems.
5. Who Is Most Like Santa?
Who Is Most Like Santa? is a funny Christmas personality game where players answer a series of silly questions and statements to see who matches each one.
It’s an easy way to get teens talking, laughing, and learning funny things about their friends.
Try out this hilarious Who’s the Biggest Grinch? game printable, too!
6. Friendly Feud Christmas Edition
Put your teens into teams and let the competition begin with Friendly Feud: Christmas Edition!
Players try to guess the most popular answers to Christmas-themed survey questions. The fun comes from trying to predict what everyone else would say.
Fast rounds, team competition, and plenty of unexpected answers make this a great choice for a larger Christmas party.
Play right on your device for free using the link or grab the screen-free version here.
7. Christmas Movie Character Match-Up
How well do your teens know their Christmas movies?
In Christmas Movie Character Match-Up, players match memorable Christmas movie moments with the characters who made them happen!
It’s a fun Christmas game that works especially well for teens who Christmas movie trivia.
Watch a fun Christmas movie after playing!
8. Play Christmas Trivia
Test your teens’ Christmas knowledge with a round of Christmas Fact or Fiction Trivia!
Play all of these trivia for free on the post or grab other trivia printables in the digital shop!
9. Christmas Charades
Get ready for plenty of dramatic acting with these Christmas Charades ideas!
Players take turns acting out holiday-themed words and phrases without saying a word while their teammates race to guess the answer.
You can also use these charades cards to play a drawing or Telestrations-style game for another hilarious twist.
10. Christmas Candy Dice Game
Looking for an easy Christmas game that needs very little preparation?
This Christmas Candy Dice Game is simple to modify for your group. Use candy, small prizes, money, or other Christmas stocking stuffers as the stakes.
Players take turns rolling the dice and following the corresponding instructions. The game gets more competitive as everyone tries to collect the best prizes.
Related: Christmas Candy Cane Dice Game
11. Christmas Categories
Put your teens’ quick-thinking skills to the test with Christmas Categories!
Players race against the clock to come up with answers that fit different Christmas categories and start with the designated letter.
The trick is coming up with answers that nobody else thinks of. Unique answers can earn more points, so teens have to think beyond the obvious choices.
Play from the post for free or find the printable category lists in the digital shop.
12. Christmas Finish The Phrase
How quickly can your teens complete a Christmas phrase?
In Christmas Finish the Phrase, players are given the beginning of a familiar Christmas phrase, saying, song lyric, or expression and have to finish it as quickly as possible.
Play from the post or grab the printable from the digital store.
13. Christmas Trivia Board Showdown
Turn your Christmas party into a game-show showdown with this Holiday Trivia Board!
Split teens into teams and choose from different Christmas-themed categories. Teams select questions, earn points for correct answers, and try to finish with the highest score.
It’s a great choice for a larger group because everyone can work together to come up with answers.
14. Play Holiday Forbidden Words
Can you describe a Christmas word without saying the obvious clues?
That’s the challenge in Festive Forbidden Words!
Players try to get their teammates to guess a Christmas word while avoiding the forbidden words listed on their card.
For example, you might have to describe “tree” without saying “green,” “pine,” “lights,” or “branches.”
The harder the forbidden words, the funnier the game becomes!
15. Christmas Cookie Match-Up Quiz
Think your teens know their Christmas cookies? Time to find out with this Christmas Cookie Match-Up quiz game!
Play individually or split everyone into teams and keep track of the points. You could even use the quiz as a way to decide who gets first pick of dessert!
16. Christmas Secret Mission Game
What if everyone at your teen Christmas party had a secret mission, but no one knew what anyone else was trying to accomplish?
From sneaking funny phrases into conversations to getting friends to do ridiculous things without raising suspicion, this Christmas Secret Mission game is full of laughs, surprises, and sneaky holiday fun!
17. Christmas Blurt It Out
Get ready for a fast-paced battle of Halloween answers with Christmas Blurt It Out!
Divide teens into teams and give each team a Christmas-themed topic. Then start the timer and have them shout out as many answers as they can.
Try categories like:
- Christmas dessert
- Christmas movies
- Things Santa might bring
- Things found under the tree
- Famous Christmas characters
- Christmas decorations
- Things associated with Santa
The goal is to get as many correct answers as possible before time runs out.
18. Which Came First? Christmas Trivia
Which Came First? is a simple trivia game that challenges players to put two Christmas-related things in the correct order.
For example, did Christmas lights or artificial trees come first? Was Home Alone released before or after National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?
Give points for correct answers and see which team has the best timeline knowledge!
19. Who Am I? Christmas Edition
In this Christmas-themed version of Guess Who, each player tries to discover the mystery character or Christmas object by asking yes-or-no questions. Use your detective skills to eliminate the possibilities until only one remains.
The first person to figure out their identity wins!
20. Christmas What’s On Your Phone? Free Game
Teens won’t have to put their phones away for this game!
Players check their phones for funny Christmas-related items and earn points based on what they find. The higher the point value, the harder the challenge!
21. Christmas Danger Word Game
The mission? Help your teammate guess the Christmas word at the top of the card without slipping up and saying the dreaded “danger word.”
22. Christmas Movie Bingo
Christmas Movie Bingo is the perfect Christmas game for teens who love holiday movies!
Put on a favorite Christmas film, pass out the bingo cards, and see who can spot classic movie moments first.
It’s easy to play, requires almost no prep, and makes a cozy Christmas hangout even more fun!
23. Christmas Gift Card Pong
Supplies: Plastic cups, ping pong balls, numbered slips or gift cards, wrapped gifts (or candy!)
This gift card pong game is hilarious and is perfect for a crowd that likes to move. But you can also turn it into a gift exchange! Replace the gift cards with numbers that correspond to gifts. If the player bounces the ball into the cup with the number, they choose to open or steal.
Looking for more? We have a ton of great Gift Exchange Ideas for all ages!
24. Christmas Never Have I Ever
Use these Never Have I Ever questions as Christmas party icebreakers, for a fun teen game night, unique gift exchange, or to get everyone laughing at a holiday hangout.
25. Spooky Dollar Dodge
*Teenagers love anything that involves money!
Dollar Dodge turns pocket change into Christmas party gold with a money game that’s equal parts suspense, sabotage, and silliness.
Everyone starts with a dollar pinned to their clothes, and there’s just one rule: don’t say the forbidden word. Slip up? Cha-ching! Another player snatches your bill.
Example forbidden words: Christmas, Merry, family, Santa, gift, present, tree, holiday, food, hungry, dinner, thanks, Eve
Printable Christmas Classroom Games Pack
Looking for more screen-free fun for your classroom this holiday season? Shop our Merry & Bright Six Stack for festive Christmas game printables that are ready to print and play in minutes! With fun activities for every age, holiday planning just got a whole lot easier.
“It entertains the grandkids and grandparents, and they get to interact while doing the games! It can be hard to find games that link the generations!” – Linda K
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