Christmas Song Charades (With 64 Free Printable Cards)

Charades has got to be the most popular game of choice over the festive season!  And what better version of the game to play than Christmas Song Charades.  Perfect for parties, offices, Boxing Day get togethers … in fact holiday gatherings of all kinds!

We’ve gathered a huge list of Christmas Songs and Carols ready to act out.  Plus, to make things even easier, we’ve made a set of 64 cards ready to download, print and use … completely free of charge.

Whether you’re inviting the whole clan around for a family games night, preparing an office Christmas party, upping the ante on a Christmas karaoke evening, or just in the mood for some Christmas games with friends, look no further!

Christmas Songs For Charades

Here’s our complete list of Christmas Carols and Songs suggestions for your charades game.

1. Do They Know It’s Christmas?
2. The Little Drummer Boy
3. Away In A Manger
4. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
5. Jingle Bell Rock
6. Sleigh Ride
7. Silver Bells
8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
9. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
10. O Christmas Tree
11. Last Christmas
12. Here Comes Santa Claus
13. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
14. Santa Tell Me
15. I Believe In Father Christmas
16. We Three Kings
17. Deck The Halls
18. Santa Baby
19. Fairytale of New York
20. Joy To The World
21. Do You Hear What I Hear?
22. All I Want For Christmas Is You
23. The Holly And The Ivy
24. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
25. Baby, It’s Cold Outside
26. Good King Wenceslas
27. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
28. Frosty The Snowman
29. Driving Home For Christmas
30. Little Donkey
31. The 12 Days Of Christmas
32. Run Rudolph Run
33. Underneath The Tree
34. Walking In The Air
35. O Holy Night
36. Winter Wonderland
37. Carol Of The Bells
38. The First Noël
39. I Saw Three Ships
40. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
41. Silent Night
42. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
43. Mistletoe And Wine
44. A Holly Jolly Christmas
45. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
46. White Christmas
47. One More Sleep
48. Once In Royal David’s City
49. Christmas Tree Farm
50. Step Into Christmas
51. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
52. Little Saint Nick
53. Candy Cane Lane
54. Mary’s Boy Child
55. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
56. Blue Christmas
57. Snowman
58. A Spaceman Came Travelling
59. Christmas Lights
60. Up On The House Top
61. Lonely This Christmas
62. Cold December Night
63. River
64. (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays

We’ve worked hard to include lots of well-known Christmas classics, to appeal to all the generations.   Plus, we’ve paid particular attention to ensure lots of variety – so you don’t have the word “Christmas” in every title!

Extra Tricky Christmas Song Charades

Got some expert charades players in your midst?  Or just fancy throwing in a challenge or two?!  Here’s ten extra difficult Christmas song charades you might like to add into the mix! 

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. O Come All Ye Faithful
3. Mele Kalikimaka
4. Coventry Carol
5. Stop The Cavalry
6. Feliz Navidad
7. Believe
8. In Dulci Jubilo
9. Auld Lang Syne
10. In The Bleak Mid-Winter

Obviously, it’s just our humble opinion that these are tricky.  Perhaps you’ve got a quick, clever way to act them out?  Share in the comments below.  We want to know which Christmas song charades prove the most challenging for you!

Printable Christmas Song Charade Cards

Want to get playing straight away?  Well, you can!  It’s completely FREE to download our printable Christmas Song Charades Cards. 

Simply print and cut out to create 64 charade cards with which to play.  We’ve even included a blank template page so you can add any other Christmas carols or songs. 

How To Play

Just in case you aren’t familiar with how to play charades, here’s a quick run through of the rules.  It’s an easy game to learn and teach to others, and so much fun to play.

• ​Pop all the Christmas songs charade cards in a bowl or hat and split the group into two teams.
• A player from the first team takes a card and attempts to act out the song name for their team within a chosen timeframe (say 90 sec – 3 mins, depending on the group). No speaking, spelling, or mouthing of words.
• If the rest of the team accurately guesses the Christmas song, the team gets a point.
• Play then switches to the other team, with a new card and reset timer. Alternate teams back and forth, changing the player acting each time, until all the cards have been attempted.
• The team with the most points wins.

So, will you be playing Christmas Song Charades this year?  Let us know in the comments below.  What other Christmas games do you enjoy playing?  Or have you tried other categories of Christmas charades?