Funny holiday icebreaker questions
- Have you ever regifted a present?
- Have you ever returned a present you did not like for store credit?
- What would your elf name be?
- Which of your coworkers is most likely to be an elf in disguise?
- Which of your coworkers is likeliest to wait until the last minute to finish Christmas shopping?
- Which of your coworkers would be the best department store Santa?
- Have you ever lied and told someone their present was “still in the mail” when really, you had not yet bought it?
- What Christmas carol gets stuck in your head the most?
- What Christmas-themed food do you think is the grossest?
- Describe what your ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future would look like.
- What song would you kill during Christmas karaoke?
- What would be the strangest thing to see inside a snow globe?
- What would be the worst thing to find in your Christmas stocking?
- What is your favorite holiday joke?
- What is your favorite bad holiday movie?
- What is your holiday guilty pleasure?
- Share one holiday “scrooge” moment you had.
- What is your “never again” holiday story?
- What is the strangest thing you have ever used/seen used for wrapping paper?
- What would you be most offended to receive as a Christmas gift?
- Be honest: is it really the thought that counts?
- What is the most controversial Christmas opinion you have?
Holiday themed icebreaker questions
- If you had to live in a holiday movie, which one would you choose?
- What was your biggest holiday cooking or baking fail?
- What celebrity would be the most fun to spend the holidays with?
- If you could spend the holidays in a foreign country, which one would you choose and why?
- What is the most interesting holiday decoration you own?
- What is your best holiday hack?
- What makes the best last minute present?
- What holiday thing do you wish would last year long?
- What is your favourite outdoor activity to do in the winter?
- What is your favourite winter beverage?
- What is the coolest holiday decoration display you have ever seen?
- What is one unique way your hometown celebrates the holidays?
- What one word best describes the holidays for you?
- What is your favourite holiday commercial of all time?
- What is your favourite holiday flavor?
- In your opinion, what is the most underrated holiday film?
- If you had to make all of your Xmas gifts by yourself, what would you make?
- How do you get cozy during the holidays?
Holiday icebreaker questions for work
- What was the best holiday present you ever received?
- What was the strangest or worst holiday present you ever received?
- What was the best gift you ever gave?
- What is your favorite holiday tradition?
- Does your family have any unique or bizarre traditions?
- What are you most looking forward to this season? Least looking forward to?
- What are your holiday plans?
- Which of your coworkers do you think would make the best Christmas cookies?
- Which of your coworkers would pick out the perfect present?
- Which of your coworkers is most likely to be the life of the Christmas party?
- What is your favorite holiday memory from childhood?
- What is your favorite holiday treat?
- What kind of holiday events are your favorite?
- What is the best $5 gift to give someone?
- What Christmas gift do you treasure the most?
- Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Have you ever completed one?
- What is your best tip to stay calm and unstressed during the holidays?
- Do you have a holiday playlist? Name one song off of it.
- Do you buy presents for lots of people, or only the people who are closest to you?
- What is the coolest present you have ever received during a Secret Santa?
- Have you ever experienced a blizzard? What is your craziest snow storm story?
- What was your favorite thing to do on a snow day home from school as a kid?
- Do you reuse bows and wrapping paper?
Christmas icebreaker questions
- Which holiday decoration goes up first?
- Do you put up your tree before or after Thanksgiving?
- What is your favorite holiday movie? Least favorite?
- What gift would you love to unwrap?
- How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa?
- How do you celebrate Christmas with your pets?
- Do you send Christmas cards?
- If money were no object, what kind of Christmas presents would you buy?
- Do you have a favorite Christmas ornament?
- How early do you start Christmas shopping?
- Describe your ideal Christmas.
- Finish the sentence: “It’s not Christmas without….”
- What is your favorite Christmas story?
- What is your favorite Christmas recipe?
- If you could spend Christmas with any one person, who would it be?
- Did you ever try to stay up and wait for Santa?
- What is the most expensive present you have ever bought or received for Christmas?
- What Christmas miracle would you most like to see happen?
- Have you ever celebrated Christmas in July?
Christmas party icebreaker questions
- What is your least favorite thing about Christmas?
- What is your favorite thing about Christmas?
- What is your favorite holiday food? Least favorite?
- What is good on the buffet table?
- What is your favorite Christmas carol?
- What is your family’s funniest holiday story?
- Do you prefer to go out for New Years or stay in?
- What is the best Christmas party you have ever been to? The worst?
- What is your favourite Christmas cocktail?
- What would you be most excited to see at a Christmas party?
- What is the best Christmas party you have ever been to?
- What was the worst Christmas party you have ever been to?
- What is your favourite part of a Christmas party?
- Describe your perfect Christmas party?
- What do you hope will be in your Christmas party swag bag?
- Do you know everybody at this party? (Bonus- if no, go talk to somebody new!)
- Have you finished your holiday shopping yet?
- Did you find any good holiday sales this season?
Holiday this or that questions
- Tree up before Thanksgiving or after Thanksgiving?
- Real tree or fake tree?
- Star or angel?
- Snowmen or snow angels?
- Mittens or gloves?
- Socks or sweaters?
- Unwrapping gifts on Xmas Eve or Xmas morning?
- Christmas or New Years?
- Snoop for presents or be surprised?
- Gift wrap or gift bags?
- Homemade gifts or store-bought gifts?
- Finish shopping early or finish shopping last minute?
- Indoor Xmas lights or outdoor Xmas lights?
- Eggnog or hot chocolate?
- Cozy sweaters or pajamas?
- Rudolph or Frosty?
- Wreaths or stockings?
- Santa hats or reindeer antler headbands?
- Ugly sweater party or Christmas cocktail party?
- Gift cards or cash?
- Gingerbread houses or gingerbread men?
- Peppermint or gingerbread?
- Candy canes or chocolates?
- Ice skating or snowball fights?
- Secret Santa or White Elephant Exchange?
- Shop in store or shop online?
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Holiday would you rather questions
- Would you rather get no presents or bad presents?
- Would you rather spend Christmas in Alaska or Hawaii?
- Would you rather dress up like an elf or dress up like Santa?
- Would you rather accidentally tell a child Santa was not real or have to watch an Xmas marriage proposal get rejected?
- Would you rather lie and tell someone you loved their present to be polite or admit that the present is bad in front of everyone?
- Would you rather get lots of little presents or one big present?
- Would you rather have a big Christmas gathering with lots of people or a small, quiet Christmas with your most dear loved ones?
- Would you rather spend Christmas in NYC or LA?
- Would you rather go to an awkward office Xmas party or an awkward family Xmas dinner?
- Would you rather spend Christmas in an airport or in the hospital (for something non-serious)?
- Would you rather get pranked on Christmas or get delayed on Christmas?
- Would you rather receive a nice-but-regifted present or a badly-made yet heartfelt homemade present?
- Would you rather win the lottery on Christmas or get surprised by a relative you thought you wouldn’t be able to spend the holiday with?
- Would you rather get food poisoning on Christmas or have to drink eggnog until you puke?