Small child seesthe magic andeveryone aroundthem dismissesthem only to beproven wrongInconsistentor illogicalChristmasmagicUnrealisticallymature childEasilyavoidableconflictModernization ofa Christmascarol/a newChristmas carolwritten for themovieScroogelikecharacter*Minorinconvenience*“CHRISTMASIS RUINED”CharacterswithChristmaspun namesMorallyquestionablecharacterbecomes a betterperson because ofChristmas“Familywon’t behome forChristmas”threatUnorganizedSantaWeirdimplication thatthere are nonon-ChristmasholidaysLast minuteChristmaspreparationsOverambitiouselves“It’s aChristmasmiracle”Occasionallya musicalVery busy onChristmasEve (partiesetc)“WhatChristmas isACTUALLYabout”speechSantadisguisedas acivilianAwfulparentUnreasonablymean oldersiblingIncrediblyannoyingfamilymemberGift ofthe Magiplot lineJesusplayChristmasdeadlineBeing divorcedmakes youunable to makea good mealParentdeathBreakingand enteringis okaybecause it’squestionableWiseadult tellschildren astoryHelpingSantadeliverpresentsGreenChristmasthreatChristmascarol playingoverunrelatedsceneParents notbelieving in Santaand notquestioningpresentsappearing onChristmasBeingsurprisedby itsnowing“Smart kid” whodoesn’t believe inSanta because they“looked at itlogically” and didn’tfactor in magicUsingholly asmistletoeEmotionallyunavailableparentWinteractivities (iceskating,snow angels,etc.)DestroyedChristmastreeChildren notbelieving inSanta despitehavingundeniable proofhe existsDecorations you’dhave to leave upall your because ofhow much work itwould be to takethem back downSmall child seesthe magic andeveryone aroundthem dismissesthem only to beproven wrongInconsistentor illogicalChristmasmagicUnrealisticallymature childEasilyavoidableconflictModernization ofa Christmascarol/a newChristmas carolwritten for themovieScroogelikecharacter*Minorinconvenience*“CHRISTMASIS RUINED”CharacterswithChristmaspun namesMorallyquestionablecharacterbecomes a betterperson because ofChristmas“Familywon’t behome forChristmas”threatUnorganizedSantaWeirdimplication thatthere are nonon-ChristmasholidaysLast minuteChristmaspreparationsOverambitiouselves“It’s aChristmasmiracle”Occasionallya musicalVery busy onChristmasEve (partiesetc)“WhatChristmas isACTUALLYabout”speechSantadisguisedas acivilianAwfulparentUnreasonablymean oldersiblingIncrediblyannoyingfamilymemberGift ofthe Magiplot lineJesusplayChristmasdeadlineBeing divorcedmakes youunable to makea good mealParentdeathBreakingand enteringis okaybecause it’squestionableWiseadult tellschildren astoryHelpingSantadeliverpresentsGreenChristmasthreatChristmascarol playingoverunrelatedsceneParents notbelieving in Santaand notquestioningpresentsappearing onChristmasBeingsurprisedby itsnowing“Smart kid” whodoesn’t believe inSanta because they“looked at itlogically” and didn’tfactor in magicUsingholly asmistletoeEmotionallyunavailableparentWinteractivities (iceskating,snow angels,etc.)DestroyedChristmastreeChildren notbelieving inSanta despitehavingundeniable proofhe existsDecorations you’dhave to leave upall your because ofhow much work itwould be to takethem back down

Christmas Movie Trope Bingo - 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. Small child sees the magic and everyone around them dismisses them only to be proven wrong
  2. Inconsistent or illogical Christmas magic
  3. Unrealistically mature child
  4. Easily avoidable conflict
  5. Modernization of a Christmas carol/a new Christmas carol written for the movie
  6. Scroogelike character
  7. *Minor inconvenience* “CHRISTMAS IS RUINED”
  8. Characters with Christmas pun names
  9. Morally questionable character becomes a better person because of Christmas
  10. “Family won’t be home for Christmas” threat
  11. Unorganized Santa
  12. Weird implication that there are no non-Christmas holidays
  13. Last minute Christmas preparations
  14. Over ambitious elves
  15. “It’s a Christmas miracle”
  16. Occasionally a musical
  17. Very busy on Christmas Eve (parties etc)
  18. “What Christmas is ACTUALLY about” speech
  19. Santa disguised as a civilian
  20. Awful parent
  21. Unreasonably mean older sibling
  22. Incredibly annoying family member
  23. Gift of the Magi plot line
  24. Jesus play
  25. Christmas deadline
  26. Being divorced makes you unable to make a good meal
  27. Parent death
  28. Breaking and entering is okay because it’s questionable
  29. Wise adult tells children a story
  30. Helping Santa deliver presents
  31. Green Christmas threat
  32. Christmas carol playing over unrelated scene
  33. Parents not believing in Santa and not questioning presents appearing on Christmas
  34. Being surprised by it snowing
  35. “Smart kid” who doesn’t believe in Santa because they “looked at it logically” and didn’t factor in magic
  36. Using holly as mistletoe
  37. Emotionally unavailable parent
  38. Winter activities (ice skating, snow angels, etc.)
  39. Destroyed Christmas tree
  40. Children not believing in Santa despite having undeniable proof he exists
  41. Decorations you’d have to leave up all your because of how much work it would be to take them back down