A proposalor a wedding(of thepeople whojust met)Something hasto happen “byChristmas”...orelse!Someonediscusses a pastemotionalhardship duringthe holidaysThere is amade-upcountry withmade-uproyaltySomeonehas lostthe spirit ofChristmasSomeonekissesundermistletoeThe personfrom thesmall town isthe perfectman/womanThe personfrom the“city” is ajerkSantaappearsThe town orcharacter has a“Christmas”name (Chris,Nick, Holly,“Holiday, MA”)Someonebreaks offanengagementIt’ssnowingCarolersappear atjust theright timeSomethingliterally“magic”happensOne of theleads is tooobsessedwith work fora love lifeThe leadshate eachother at thebeginningAt least one leadis lying to theother about whothey are/anotherimportant factSet in asmalltownA montage!(lots of scenescut together toshow timepassing)The leadsmeet in anegativewaySomeonestruggles totravel overthe holidaySomeonelearns thetrue spirit ofChristmasTitle hasthe word“Christmas”in itOne of themaincharactersdresses asSantaA proposalor a wedding(of thepeople whojust met)Something hasto happen “byChristmas”...orelse!Someonediscusses a pastemotionalhardship duringthe holidaysThere is amade-upcountry withmade-uproyaltySomeonehas lostthe spirit ofChristmasSomeonekissesundermistletoeThe personfrom thesmall town isthe perfectman/womanThe personfrom the“city” is ajerkSantaappearsThe town orcharacter has a“Christmas”name (Chris,Nick, Holly,“Holiday, MA”)Someonebreaks offanengagementIt’ssnowingCarolersappear atjust theright timeSomethingliterally“magic”happensOne of theleads is tooobsessedwith work fora love lifeThe leadshate eachother at thebeginningAt least one leadis lying to theother about whothey are/anotherimportant factSet in asmalltownA montage!(lots of scenescut together toshow timepassing)The leadsmeet in anegativewaySomeonestruggles totravel overthe holidaySomeonelearns thetrue spirit ofChristmasTitle hasthe word“Christmas”in itOne of themaincharactersdresses asSanta

Tropes in Christmas movies - 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. A proposal or a wedding (of the people who just met)
  2. Something has to happen “by Christmas”...or else!
  3. Someone discusses a past emotional hardship during the holidays
  4. There is a made-up country with made-up royalty
  5. Someone has lost the spirit of Christmas
  6. Someone kisses under mistletoe
  7. The person from the small town is the perfect man/woman
  8. The person from the “city” is a jerk
  9. Santa appears
  10. The town or character has a “Christmas” name (Chris, Nick, Holly, “Holiday, MA”)
  11. Someone breaks off an engagement
  12. It’s snowing
  13. Carolers appear at just the right time
  14. Something literally “magic” happens
  15. One of the leads is too obsessed with work for a love life
  16. The leads hate each other at the beginning
  17. At least one lead is lying to the other about who they are/another important fact
  18. Set in a small town
  19. A montage! (lots of scenes cut together to show time passing)
  20. The leads meet in a negative way
  21. Someone struggles to travel over the holiday
  22. Someone learns the true spirit of Christmas
  23. Title has the word “Christmas” in it
  24. One of the main characters dresses as Santa