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Christmas Would You Rather

Choose between two funny or festive Christmas scenarios, then compare answers and explain your choice.

Players
2+
Ages
6+
Time
about 15 min
You need
Nothing needed

12 questions · no wrong answers

Play Christmas Would You Rather

Pick one. No overthinking.

Christmas Would You Rather questions

24 dilemmas from the game, enough to run two full rounds without a phone. Read one out, let everyone pick a side, then ask a few people why. There is no right answer and nothing to score.

  1. Would you rather…

    Ride in Santa’s sleigh for one Christmas EveorSpend one Christmas Eve helping in Santa’s workshop

  2. Would you rather…

    Have a reindeer as your Christmas companionorHave an elf as your Christmas companion

  3. Would you rather…

    Know exactly how Santa’s sleigh fliesorKnow exactly how Santa gets down every chimney

  4. Would you rather…

    Wrap presents with SantaorBake Christmas treats with Mrs. Claus

  5. Would you rather…

    Have unlimited Christmas cookies all DecemberorHave unlimited hot chocolate all December

  6. Would you rather…

    Invent a brand-new Christmas cookieorInvent a brand-new Christmas drink

  7. Would you rather…

    Drink hot chocolate beside a fireplaceorEat warm cookies while watching snow fall

  8. Would you rather…

    Eat a new Christmas dessert you have never triedorEat your favorite Christmas dessert every year

  9. Would you rather…

    Receive one big surprise presentorReceive five small surprise presents

  10. Would you rather…

    Give someone the perfect handmade presentorFind someone the perfect store-bought present

  11. Would you rather…

    Get one present you have wanted all yearorGet a surprise you never knew you wanted

  12. Would you rather…

    Find the last perfect present in a crowded shoporMake the perfect present at home from scratch

  13. Would you rather…

    Wake up to a foot of fresh snow on Christmas morningorWake up to perfect warm weather on Christmas morning

  14. Would you rather…

    Have snow fall every Christmas EveorHave perfectly clear skies every Christmas Eve

  15. Would you rather…

    Walk through falling snow to see Christmas lightsorDrive around somewhere warm to see Christmas lights

  16. Would you rather…

    Have snow that sparkles like glitterorHave icicles that glow like Christmas lights

  17. Would you rather…

    Decorate the Christmas tree by yourselforDecorate the whole house with everyone

  18. Would you rather…

    Put the Christmas tree up very earlyorKeep the Christmas tree up well into January

  19. Would you rather…

    Make a new Christmas ornament every yearorCollect a new Christmas ornament every year

  20. Would you rather…

    Have matching Christmas pajamas for everyoneorHave everyone wear their funniest Christmas sweater

  21. Would you rather…

    Watch your favorite Christmas movie every DecemberorWatch a different Christmas movie every December

  22. Would you rather…

    Always know every word to every Christmas songorAlways remember every line from every Christmas movie

  23. Would you rather…

    Star in a funny Christmas movieorStar in a magical Christmas movie

  24. Would you rather…

    Only hear classic Christmas songs all DecemberorOnly hear modern Christmas songs all December

48 of the 72 are not listed here — 4 more rounds the game can still deal you. It shuffles 12 at a time and avoids the ones you have already seen.

A Christmas this or that game asks a room the same thing these do: choose between two Christmas options. The two names are used for much the same game, and the only difference here is the framing — every pair is put as a Would You Rather question rather than as a bare pair.

Playing Christmas Would You Rather with a group

The game above gives you 12 Christmas dilemmas at a time. If you’re playing around the table, at a party or with a larger group, use these simple rules to keep everyone involved.

What it is

Christmas Would You Rather is a simple conversation game built around festive either-or questions. One person asks a Christmas-themed choice, everyone picks the option they would rather choose, and the best part is hearing why people answered differently.

It works with almost any group size, needs no equipment and is especially useful when you want something easy that gets people talking without putting anyone under much pressure. Questions can be silly, imaginative or surprisingly difficult, depending on the group.

Setting up

No setup is required. Gather the group somewhere they can hear one another and choose who will ask the first question. You can take turns inventing Christmas-themed choices as you play or prepare a few ideas in advance if you prefer.

How to play

  1. Choose one player to ask the first Christmas Would You Rather question.
  2. Give the group two clear choices and ask everyone to decide which one they would rather choose.
  3. Have everyone reveal their choice at the same time by raising a hand, pointing to a side of the room or simply saying their answer.
  4. Invite a few players to explain why they chose their answer, especially when the group is divided.
  5. Move to the next question and let another player ask it if you want everyone to take a turn.
  6. Keep playing for as many questions as the group enjoys.

Rules

  • Each question should offer two understandable choices with no objectively correct answer.
  • Players must choose one of the two options unless the group agrees that passing is allowed.
  • Keep questions appropriate for the people playing, particularly with children or coworkers.
  • Let players explain their choices without turning the discussion into an argument about which answer is better.
  • Avoid questions that depend on private, embarrassing or overly personal information.

Variations

  • Kids Version: Use imaginative choices about Santa, reindeer, snow, presents and Christmas treats.
  • Office Version: Keep the questions light and work-safe, focusing on holiday traditions, decorations, food and harmless Christmas dilemmas.
  • Move to Your Answer: Assign one side of the room to each option and have everyone physically move to the side that matches their choice.
  • Explain Your Choice: After every question, choose one or two people from each side to make the case for their answer.

Getting a good answer out of a room

The rules above settle how a question is asked and answered. These are the things that decide whether the answers are worth hearing — suggestions for whoever is asking, not part of the game.

Everyone commits before anyone explains

The rules ask for a simultaneous reveal for a reason. If one confident person answers first, half the room discovers they agree with them. Count down, take the hands, and only then ask why.

Ask the smaller side first

When a question splits nine to two, the two have thought about it. Hearing them before the majority is what turns a show of hands into a conversation, which is the whole of this game.

Move on while people still have something to say

A dilemma that has been argued to a conclusion is finished. The round is 12 questions and takes about 15 minutes at that pace; stretching one question to five minutes costs you four others.

Let the room disagree without settling it

The rules say to keep explanations from becoming an argument about which answer is better. There is no better answer — the record puts this game at no competition at all — so a split that stays split is a good outcome.

Take the answer you are given

Somebody will want to choose neither, or both. The rules allow a pass only if the group agrees one first; agree it before you start rather than negotiating it in the middle of question seven.

Would You Rather for kids, families and adults

One set of questions, any of those rooms

There is no kids mode and no adults mode, because the questions do not need one. The record marks this game suitable for children, families, adults and coworkers alike, and every dilemma in it is about Christmas rather than about the people playing — the rules bar questions that turn on anything private or embarrassing.

From age 6, because choosing is the whole skill

The record puts the game at 6+. Nothing is read aloud by the players, nothing is written down and nothing is timed, so a younger child who can follow two spoken choices can play the same round as everyone else.

The record’s own two variations

Kids Version keeps to Santa, reindeer, snow, presents and treats; Office Version keeps to traditions, decorations and food. Both are ways of choosing which questions you ask, not different sets of questions — the game deals from one corpus of 72.

2 players and no upper limit

Everyone answers at once, so a room of thirty takes exactly as long as a room of four. That is what makes it work as the thing you do while dinner finishes, and why it needs nothing brought to the table.

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