These Christmas party games will definitely light up your Christmas celebrations!

Games are what make or break the whole party. If the games don't work well with the audience, chances are that your entire party might tank, and people might remember it for all the wrong reasons. Hence, a good party game is necessary to keep the party going loud and strong.

As the Christmas season is approaching, every second person is thinking of hosting a lovely Christmas dinner with friends and family, but what can be done to liven things up on a Christmas dinner? Playing Christmas party games on Christmas! There are countless Christmas party games that you can play to have some fun with your loved ones. What's more? You can even gift the winners personalised video messages from their favourite celebrities as a token of appreciation which they will cherish for a lifetime. So, here are 12 Christmas party game ideas that will surely make your Christmas night, a memorable one!

1. Christmas Carol Pictionary

A set of Christmas songs should be written down on unique flash cards. Form teams out of the players. One player selects a card from the deck, and they have one minute to illustrate the holiday song. If their team correctly predicts, they receive one point. Remember to switch around the team illustrator. Teams take turns  until one team hits twenty points,

2. Christmas Memory Game

Choose eight Christmas-related images, such as presents, Santa, snow, etc., and sketch or print two of each so that you have sixteen cards. Now arrange the cards in a 4x4 configuration on the table. Each player has an opportunity to choose a card, after which they must try to match them. A player discovers a match, keeps it, receives a point, and is then allowed to look for another game. Play continues until a player earns the required number of points to win.

3. 20 Questions

The person answering, a player, chooses an item with a Christmas theme. To determine the object, all other players pose "Yes" or "No" questions to the respondent. After 20 questions, if no one makes an accurate guess, the answerer is declared the winner and chooses a new object for the following round. Correct guessers get to select the item for the subsequent session. This is a great Christmas party game to test how well you know the person answering and their thinking process.

4. What's In The Sock?

This Christmas party game is a great way to test your knowledge of Christmas items. A host is required to stuff a stocking with unrelated goods at first. Once it has been filled, cover the top of the stocking with a ribbon or string to prevent peeking. Pass it around in a circle while you sit there so that everyone can feel what's within. Provide them with note cards so they can record their educated estimates. The winner is the individual who correctly predicts the most items.

5. Rudolph It Red

Put a printout of Rudolph's image on the wall. Get a thumb pin or a piece of tape and attach a red circle of paper for his nose. Spin the participant in a circle while blindfolding them, and then ask them to try to pin Rudolph's nose on. Put their name on the attempt. Everyone should get an opportunity to pin the nose and the person who does so most accurately wins. To make this Christmas party game more interesting, you can even incentivise it by gifting the winner a personalised video message from their favourite celebrity! Click here to know more.

6. Wrap It Up

Pair up the participants. Link one person's right hand to their teammate's left hand. The pairs will then try to use their free hands to wrap a present. Create a sample gift that everyone may try to imitate; the more challenging, the funnier. Set a time limit of 1-3 minutes, and then ask the judge to choose the most correct present.

7. Two Truths And A Lie

You may turn this classic into a holiday Christmas party game by asking participants to come up with three Christmas gifts. One of the Christmas presents is a lie, while the other two must be things the participant genuinely received. The other players then attempt to determine which Christmas gift is a lie after one member reveals their three presents randomly.

8. Guess The Person

This game can be played with groups of 5–50 players. Put a post-it note with the name of a well-known Christmas character on each other's foreheads. Once each individual has a post-it note on their forehead, they start asking other people yes-or-no questions to determine which character they are. The objective is to not be the last person to identify them correctly. This Christmas party game is an excellent way to test your knowledge about Christmas. 

9. Alpha-Holiday

Sheets with the alphabet written vertically on each one should be distributed. The next challenge is for teams to compete to fill up every letter of the alphabet with a holiday term (Eg: A for Advent, B for Bells, etc.). The group that finishes their list first wins. Verify that the words on the winning team's list are appropriate holiday words by having a judge review them. Check the list from the second-fastest team if theirs is inaccurate.

10. Balloon In The Middle

Form groups of three or more people. Cones should be placed for each team 15 to 25 feet apart. The first participant waddles back and forth to the cone like a penguin while holding a balloon between their knees. When the subsequent team member is ready to move, they pass the balloon to them. They must start over if any team member drops the balloon. The relay race is won by the first team to finish. This game can be played with every age group, making it a very inclusive Christmas party game. 

11. Housie

This classic Christmas party game is loved by all! It is simple and fun to play and can be incentivised heavily to make it more interesting. Individuals are given a sheet of paper with numbers from 1 to 100 written on it, and the host calls out those numbers. The numbers won't be repeated, so you will have to be on your toes so that you can catch them all. The participant who manages to tick off all the numbers from their paper first is declared the winner. There are prizes for completing each row, so this Christmas party game is sure to make your party the best party ever!

12. (Human) Christmas Tree Decoration 

This Christmas party game is amusing and entertaining and requires 2 to 3 representatives to act as fictitious Christmas trees. Each "tree" will be attempted to be decorated by a team using various game-provided Christmas ornaments. The team with the best "Human Christmas Tree" is chosen by a designated judge. Although not required, a time limit is advised to make this game more interesting.

These party games might add to the fun quotient of the Christmas celebrations, but remember, no party is a fun party if you don't celebrate it with the right people. So, have the time of your life with your loved ones and remember to play these fun Christmas party games this holiday season!