(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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A book with a box, chest, or wrapped gift on the cover (Boxing Day).
A ghost story (traditionally associated with Christmas in the UK).
A book set in a country where you can find wild monkeys. There does not need to be monkeys in the book. (14 December is International Monkey Day).
A book with candles on the front cover (7 December is the Day of the Little Candles in Columbia).
A book about someone fighting for human rights (10 December is International Human Rights Day).
A book with an evergreen tree or decoration on the cover (for modern Christmas decorations and the pagan celebration of Yule).
A book where the title starts with a ‘D’.
A book with a mostly turquoise or cyan cover (turquoise is one of the traditional birthstones of December).
To end the year, a book where someone reflects on their past actions.
A book about a scientist who worked before 1950 (Isaac Newton’s 380th birthday is on Christmas Day).
A book about climbing a mountain (11 December is International Mountain Day).
A book by any of the following writers who were born in December: Ann Patchett, Joseph Conrad, Shirley Jackson, Henry Miller.
A book about a pirate--real or fictional (The Pirates of Penzance was first performed on 30 December 1879).
A book with a cup of tea on the cover (International Tea Day is 15 December and the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party is on December 16).
A book by a writer called Carol (alternative spellings allowed) or with the word ‘Carol’ in the title.
