This Christmas carol guessing game printable is the perfect addition to your family game night.
You can pick from one of the many game cards (with answer key included) below.
Challenge your entire family or friends to guess the title of these classic Christmas carols.
This Christmas carol game is a must-have for any family get-togethers or any one of your fun Christmas parties.
Everyone will enjoy laughing through this fun printable Christmas game as you discover the answers to all the Christmas song titles.
You can even split into teams and make it a competition to see who can guess the most carols correctly.
So grab a cup of cocoa, cozy up by the fire, and let the fun begin!
Christmas Carol Guessing Game Printable With Answers
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You’ll be sent the digital files (instant download) to this game and the answer sheets where you can print this trivia game on your home printer (or at your local copy shop or online print shop).
Christmas Carols To Get You Started
There are so many classic and traditional Christmas carols you can choose from to play this game.
Here are a few popular ones to get you started:
- Jingle Bells
- Silent Night
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Frosty the Snowman
- It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
- Silver Bells
- Deck the Halls
- Joy to the World
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- O Holy Night
- The Little Drummer Boy
- We Three Kings
- Away in a Manger
- The First Noel
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- Up on the Housetop
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Twelve Days of Christmas
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
- The Nutcracker Suite
- What Child is This?
- Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
- Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- Walking in a Winter Wonderland
- I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
Step 1: Print and Set Up the Game
The first step in playing the Christmas Carol Guessing Game is to print out the sheets you need for your next Christmas party.
You can use this list of Christmas carols to play a fun game of Name That Tune, Charades, Pictionary, Christmas scattergories, or any number of other fun holiday party games.
For this game, I’ll teach you how to match the clue to the Christmas carol.
One person will need to lead the game as a host.
The host can choose to play with one or multiple teams or individuals.
The objective of this game is to guess the name of popular Christmas carols.
Step 2: Start Guessing
The team or person who guesses the most carols correctly by the end of the game wins.
But between you and me, this perfect game is just a really fun excuse to sing and hum along to your favorite Christmas tunes!
Step 3: Use Hints if Needed
If you have family members or friends who are having a hard time guessing the carols, don’t worry!
You can give them hints, such as the first letter of the Christmas carol title or a line from the song.
Just be careful not to give away too much information and make it too easy for them to guess.
The point of this game is to have fun and challenge each other’s knowledge of popular Christmas carols.
Step 4: Add a Twist with the Humorous Bonus Questions
What’s the fun in playing a game if we don’t add a few twists along the way?
This fun activity isn’t any different.
Here are a few humorous bonus questions to spice things up:
- What did my true love send to me on the 10th Day of Christmas?
- According to the song, what is Frosty’s nose made out of?
- How many gifts were given in total in the original version of “The 12 Days of Christmas”?
- What popular Christmas carol was originally written for Thanksgiving?
You can give bonus points for each correct answer to these questions, adding an extra layer of competition and excitement to the game.
These bonus questions are meant to add some laughter and lightheartedness to the game.
You don’t have to use them if you don’t want to.
Step 5: Reveal the Answers
The moment we all have been waiting for!
Once the game is complete, it’s time to unveil the answers.
The answers are printed on the second page of the game sheet, so the host can quickly tally everyone’s scores and determine the winners.
Game Variations & How To Play
You can do so much with this list of Christmas carols!
Here are a few ways to mix things up and keep the game fresh!
Remember, these fun Christmas games can be done individually or in teams, depending on the size of the group.
You’ll find detailed instructions on how to play different holiday games with your favorite Christmas carols in the following sections.
Decipher the Christmas Carol
Use the list of Christmas carol clues to guess the name of the Christmas song.
The first team or person to guess the most will win.
If you use teams for this game I strongly recommend you set a time limit.
You’ll also want to encourage the older children to help the younger players with sounding out bigger words.
The more people you have on a team, the less time the team should have to guess.
Christmas Songs Pictionary
Get ready for a fun and friendly drawing competition!
This game will need at least two teams in order to play.
You can use a white board, paper, or even play this game on a chalkboard.
The person drawing the Christmas carol cannot use any letters, numbers, or symbols.
Here’s how it works:
– A representative from each team will step forward.
– One of them will select a slip of paper from a hat and show it to the other representatives.
– Once the timer starts, each representative will start drawing the carol for their team.
– The first team to guess the carol correctly wins a point.
The first team or person to guess the most will win.
Christmas Charades
This is played like regular Charades except you are using Christmas carol titles.
One player from each team has to act out the song without speaking or singing, while their team tries to guess.
The first team to guess the most songs correctly will win.
If you have large groups of people, split them up into teams and have one person from each team go at a time.
The winning team is the one with the most correct guesses.
If there is a tie, you can have a tiebreaker round or declare both teams as winners.
Get ready for some hilarious interpretations of classic Christmas carols!
Name That Christmas Carol Tune
This Christmas carol game is probably my favorite to play.
It involves listening to a short snippet of a Christmas music and trying to guess the title.
This game is a great way to help kids of all ages with their music recognition skills and get everyone in the holiday spirit.
You can play this game with one person playing the tunes or have a designated DJ in charge of playing the snippets.
Make sure to have a wide variety of classic and modern Christmas songs so that everyone can participate.
The first person or team to correctly guess the most songs will be declared the winners.
Fun Prize Ideas
If you’re keeping the Christmas cheer high with your family and friends, then a guessing game of carols is always an exciting way to do it.
But, before you do any small prize lying around from last year’s gift exchange game, there’s other ideas you can use that are so much fun!
You can do prizes for first, second, and third place, or just one big prize for the winner.
Some fun gift ideas can include the following items:
Christmas sweaters
A hot cocoa kit
A Christmas movie night gift basket with snacks and hot chocolate mix
Holiday scented lotion
A festive ornament or decoration for their tree
Age appropriate kind of board game
The possibilities are endless, and you can tailor the prizes to fit your group’s interests.
But remember, it’s all in good fun, so even if someone doesn’t win, they can still enjoy the holiday spirit and laughter with their loved ones.
So, don’t be afraid to get creative and have some fun with your prize ideas.
This Christmas printable game is a fun way to add joyful touch to your festive season.
Download this Christmas carol guessing game and print it out for your next holiday get-together.
This game can be played with you whole family during Christmas break, with your friends during the holiday season, or anyone who wants to enjoy a good laugh.
Download the game sheet and let’s get started on this fun-filled adventure.
Merry Christmas, and have a great time playing!
Micah Klug is a wife, homeschooling mother to five children, and author. She teaches time-tested solutions to help parents remember what matters most in life, including strengthening their home, faith, and family relationships. To learn how a child who grew up in an authoritarian home is now creating an environment of peace and joy in her own home visit this page. If you want to contact Micah, send her an email here or email [email protected].
