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Christmas Movies Hangman Words

Guess 30+ Christmas movies in this festive hangman game — from Home Alone and Elf to The Polar Express and It's a Wonderful Life. A fun holiday movie night warm-up for families and classrooms.

Print the full list below — every word grouped by difficulty, ready for the whiteboard, the classroom, or family game night.

🎬 35 words Clues included 3–27 letters

Easy — up to 6 letters

3 words
Elf Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a human raised at the North Pole who travels to New York
Klaus Animated story of a postman and a toymaker in a cold northern town
Noelle Anna Kendrick plays the daughter of Santa who has to find her missing brother

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Medium — 7–9 letters

7 words
Die Hard John McClane fights to save a Christmas party in Nakatomi Plaza
Gremlins A cute Christmas gift called Gizmo comes with three rules you must not break
Scrooged Bill Murray plays a cold TV boss in a modern take on the Dickens story
Spirited Musical comedy with Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell based on the Dickens story
Fred Claus Vince Vaughn plays the troublemaking older brother of Santa
Home Alone Kevin McCallister defends his house from two burglars after his family flies to Paris without him
Jack Frost A dad comes back to life as a snowman to spend time with his son

Hard — 10+ letters

25 words
Holiday Inn The 1940s Bing Crosby musical that the song White Christmas was written for
The Holiday Two women swap homes between England and Los Angeles for Christmas
Deck the Halls Two neighbours fight over Christmas lights bright enough to see from space
Love Actually Many love stories cross paths in London in the weeks before Christmas
Last Christmas Romantic comedy set in London and named after a Wham song
The Santa Clause Tim Allen plays a dad who has to take over the job after Santa falls off his roof
White Christmas Bing Crosby musical from the 1950s about saving a Vermont inn
A Christmas Carol The Charles Dickens story of a miser visited by three ghosts, filmed many times
A Christmas Story Ralphie wants a Red Ryder BB gun and everyone says he will shoot his eye out
Arthur Christmas Santa's clumsy younger son races to deliver one missed present
Four Christmases A couple has to visit all four of their divorced parents in one day
Jingle All the Way Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a dad hunting for a sold-out Turbo Man toy
The Polar Express A boy rides a magical train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve
Frosty the Snowman A snowman comes to life when children put a magic hat on his head
Christmas Vacation Clark Griswold tries to host the perfect family Christmas and everything goes wrong
Its a Wonderful Life An angel shows George Bailey what Bedford Falls would be like without him
Ernest Saves Christmas A clumsy taxi driver helps Santa find the next person for the job
A Charlie Brown Christmas The Peanuts gang puts on a play and rescues a tiny tree
Christmas with the Kranks A couple tries to skip Christmas and their neighbours will not allow it
The Christmas Chronicles Kurt Russell plays Santa after two children crash his sleigh
The Muppet Christmas Carol Michael Caine plays Scrooge alongside Kermit and Miss Piggy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas A grumpy green creature tries to ruin the holiday for Whoville
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Classic stop-motion special about a reindeer who does not fit in
Miracle on Thirty Fourth Street A department store Santa named Kris Kringle goes to court to prove he is real
The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington of Halloween Town decides to take over Christmas

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Using this list in class

Split the class into two teams and alternate words from the Easy group, saving the Hard words for tie-breakers. Reading the clue aloud after the first wrong guess keeps younger players in the game.

Playing solo? Play the Christmas Movies topic online — same words, six wrong guesses, confetti when you win.