"Reasonfor theseason"columnIntensebreakingnews on aholiday shiftStory ondeliverypackagetheftsNewYearsbabySantaon p1Calling itwhite stuff,pow, etc.Anything butsnow.NoholidaybonusPuffer theftstory /warningfrom policeWorkingon storieswhile on"vacation"Turn inevergreenbeforedeadlineEditor callswith questionsat 9 p.m. onChristmas EveCompanyholiday partystarts in themiddle ofdeadlineStory derailedby an "out ofoffice untilJan. 2" emailSantawon't givereal namefor a storyGet aholidaypun inprintLetters orcalls aboutthe "War onChristmas"Companyparty, butBYO foodTop 10storiesHanukkahstoryGushingreview oftheNutcrackerMiss a familygatheringbecauseyou're workingStory onepicChristmaslightsBuildingemptyexcept fornewsroomEditor keepsholding yourstory bc "wemight need it""Reasonfor theseason"columnIntensebreakingnews on aholiday shiftStory ondeliverypackagetheftsNewYearsbabySantaon p1Calling itwhite stuff,pow, etc.Anything butsnow.NoholidaybonusPuffer theftstory /warningfrom policeWorkingon storieswhile on"vacation"Turn inevergreenbeforedeadlineEditor callswith questionsat 9 p.m. onChristmas EveCompanyholiday partystarts in themiddle ofdeadlineStory derailedby an "out ofoffice untilJan. 2" emailSantawon't givereal namefor a storyGet aholidaypun inprintLetters orcalls aboutthe "War onChristmas"Companyparty, butBYO foodTop 10storiesHanukkahstoryGushingreview oftheNutcrackerMiss a familygatheringbecauseyou're workingStory onepicChristmaslightsBuildingemptyexcept fornewsroomEditor keepsholding yourstory bc "wemight need it"

Deck the Newsroom Halls - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "Reason for the season" column
  2. Intense breaking news on a holiday shift
  3. Story on delivery package thefts
  4. New Years baby
  5. Santa on p1
  6. Calling it white stuff, pow, etc. Anything but snow.
  7. No holiday bonus
  8. Puffer theft story / warning from police
  9. Working on stories while on "vacation"
  10. Turn in evergreen before deadline
  11. Editor calls with questions at 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve
  12. Company holiday party starts in the middle of deadline
  13. Story derailed by an "out of office until Jan. 2" email
  14. Santa won't give real name for a story
  15. Get a holiday pun in print
  16. Letters or calls about the "War on Christmas"
  17. Company party, but BYO food
  18. Top 10 stories
  19. Hanukkah story
  20. Gushing review of the Nutcracker
  21. Miss a family gathering because you're working
  22. Story on epic Christmas lights
  23. Building empty except for newsroom
  24. Editor keeps holding your story bc "we might need it"