12 Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Family Fun

Christmas Would You Rather is an easy no-prep game for families, kids, teens, adults, classrooms, and holiday gatherings.

Keep the questions open on one shared phone, read each pair aloud, and have everyone choose the option they would rather pick. Players can answer quickly or explain their choice when it adds something fun to the conversation.

There are no correct answers and no score is required. The game is simply about making a choice and seeing how everyone else’s answers compare.

12 Christmas Would You Rather Questions

Here is the complete game:

1. Decorate the tree OR wrap all the presents
2. Have snow on Christmas OR have warm sunny weather
3. Drink hot chocolate OR drink eggnog all day
4. Bake cookies OR build a gingerbread house
5. Open one gift early OR wait until Christmas morning
6. Wear Christmas pajamas OR wear a fancy holiday outfit
7. Watch Christmas movies all day OR listen to Christmas music all day
8. Host Christmas dinner OR be a guest
9. Get one big gift OR five small gifts
10. Make every gift by hand OR wrap every gift perfectly
11. Spend Christmas at home OR travel for Christmas
12. Have a huge family gathering OR a small cozy Christmas

Two Complete Ways to Run the Christmas List

Family-table format

Use all 12 questions in order. When everyone chooses the same side, enjoy the reaction and continue. When the table splits, invite one brief reason from each side. This keeps the full round conversational without turning every choice into a debate.

Classroom or youth-group format

Read both options before accepting answers. Students can show one or two fingers, raise labeled cards, or move to two clearly marked areas only when the room and supervision make movement appropriate. Nobody is eliminated, and changing sides after hearing the full question is allowed.

For an eight-minute Christmas round, use questions 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 12. That set balances weather, making something, anticipation, entertainment, gifts, and gathering size. It also avoids repeating too many food or hosting choices in a short session.

In either format, a child may pass on explaining a choice. The game succeeds when everyone can participate at a comfortable level, not when every player speaks for the same amount of time.

How to Play From One Phone

What You Need

• One phone with this game open
• Your family, class, or Christmas party group

No cards, score sheet, or answer key is required for this Christmas preference game.

Quick Play

1. Open the game on one shared phone.
2. One person reads the first pair aloud.
3. Everyone chooses one option.
4. Compare the answers and invite short explanations if people want to share.
5. Continue through all 12 questions or stop whenever the group is ready.

One person can host the whole round, or you can pass the phone around so different players take turns reading.

Reveal Everyone’s Choice Together

For a faster round, ask everyone to decide silently before answering.

The host reads the choice pair and counts to three. Everyone then reveals their answer at the same time.

Players can point left or right, hold up one or two fingers, move to opposite sides of the room, or simply call out their choice after the countdown.

Simultaneous answers are especially useful with larger families or classroom groups because one confident player is less likely to influence everyone else’s decision.

There is no winning side. A completely split group can be just as entertaining as a unanimous answer.

Turn the Best Questions Into Conversation Starters

You do not need to ask everyone to explain every choice.

If people agree quickly, move to the next question.

When a pair divides the room, invite a few players to say why they picked their side. Those short explanations can turn a quick Christmas party game into a longer conversation activity.

Keep the follow-up simple. A quick “Why did you choose that?” is usually enough.

Players should also be free to make a choice without explaining it.

Use the Screen or Make a Family Copy

If paper is more convenient for a classroom or seated gathering, you can copy or print the question list for personal use.

The family can complete all 12 Christmas choices from the host’s screen; make a paper copy only when it suits the setting.

Choose a Different Christmas Game Style

If everyone wants another activity, try another Christmas game style:

• Christmas Trivia
• Christmas This or That
• Christmas True or False
• Christmas charades
• Other family Christmas games and party activities

Would You Rather is useful when you want quick preference questions and conversation, while trivia and True or False add fixed answers and friendly competition.

Make Your Christmas Picks

Start with the first pair, choose your side, and see how often the group agrees.

Keep it light, compare the answers, and enjoy the Christmas conversations that follow.