“Familywon’t behome forChristmas”threatUsingholly asmistletoeHelpingSantadeliverpresentsWinteractivities (iceskating,snow angels,etc.)“WhatChristmas isACTUALLYabout”speechBreakingand enteringis okaybecause it’squestionable*Minorinconvenience*“CHRISTMASIS RUINED”UnorganizedSantaWeirdimplication thatthere are nonon-ChristmasholidaysGreenChristmasthreatModernization ofa Christmascarol/a newChristmas carolwritten for themovieUnreasonablymean oldersiblingChristmasdeadlineBeingsurprisedby itsnowingSmall child seesthe magic andeveryone aroundthem dismissesthem only to beproven wrongUnrealisticallymature childGift ofthe Magiplot line“Smart kid” whodoesn’t believe inSanta because they“looked at itlogically” and didn’tfactor in magicCharacterswithChristmaspun namesChildren notbelieving inSanta despitehavingundeniable proofhe existsScroogelikecharacterOccasionallya musicalBeing divorcedmakes youunable to makea good mealDestroyedChristmastreeJesusplayOverambitiouselvesVery busy onChristmasEve (partiesetc)Morallyquestionablecharacterbecomes a betterperson because ofChristmasInconsistentor illogicalChristmasmagicChristmascarol playingoverunrelatedsceneWiseadult tellschildren astoryAwfulparentLast minuteChristmaspreparationsDecorations you’dhave to leave upall your because ofhow much work itwould be to takethem back downEasilyavoidableconflictEmotionallyunavailableparentSantadisguisedas acivilian“It’s aChristmasmiracle”IncrediblyannoyingfamilymemberParentdeathParents notbelieving in Santaand notquestioningpresentsappearing onChristmas“Familywon’t behome forChristmas”threatUsingholly asmistletoeHelpingSantadeliverpresentsWinteractivities (iceskating,snow angels,etc.)“WhatChristmas isACTUALLYabout”speechBreakingand enteringis okaybecause it’squestionable*Minorinconvenience*“CHRISTMASIS RUINED”UnorganizedSantaWeirdimplication thatthere are nonon-ChristmasholidaysGreenChristmasthreatModernization ofa Christmascarol/a newChristmas carolwritten for themovieUnreasonablymean oldersiblingChristmasdeadlineBeingsurprisedby itsnowingSmall child seesthe magic andeveryone aroundthem dismissesthem only to beproven wrongUnrealisticallymature childGift ofthe Magiplot line“Smart kid” whodoesn’t believe inSanta because they“looked at itlogically” and didn’tfactor in magicCharacterswithChristmaspun namesChildren notbelieving inSanta despitehavingundeniable proofhe existsScroogelikecharacterOccasionallya musicalBeing divorcedmakes youunable to makea good mealDestroyedChristmastreeJesusplayOverambitiouselvesVery busy onChristmasEve (partiesetc)Morallyquestionablecharacterbecomes a betterperson because ofChristmasInconsistentor illogicalChristmasmagicChristmascarol playingoverunrelatedsceneWiseadult tellschildren astoryAwfulparentLast minuteChristmaspreparationsDecorations you’dhave to leave upall your because ofhow much work itwould be to takethem back downEasilyavoidableconflictEmotionallyunavailableparentSantadisguisedas acivilian“It’s aChristmasmiracle”IncrediblyannoyingfamilymemberParentdeathParents notbelieving in Santaand notquestioningpresentsappearing onChristmas

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