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Christmas Songs Hangman Words

Guess 35+ Christmas songs and carols in this festive hangman game — from Silent Night and Jingle Bell Rock to All I Want for Christmas Is You. Great for classroom parties and family sing-alongs.

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

🎶 40 words Clues included 9–35 letters

Medium — 7–9 letters

2 words
Let It Snow Song about staying in by the fire while the weather outside is frightful
Santa Baby Playful song asking Santa for very expensive presents

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Hard — 10+ letters

38 words
O Holy Night Carol about the stars brightly shining with a famous high note
Sleigh Ride Song about lovely weather for a ride together with you, with a whip crack sound
Jingle Bells Song about dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh
Silent Night Gentle carol first sung in Austria where all is calm and all is bright
Silver Bells Song about Christmas time in the city
Deck the Halls Carol about boughs of holly with a lot of fa la la
Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano hit that wishes you a merry Christmas in Spanish
The First Noel Carol about the angels and certain poor shepherds in fields
Away in a Manger Lullaby carol about a baby with no crib for a bed
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley favourite about being sad without someone at Christmas
Joy to the World Carol that begins by announcing the Lord is come
Last Christmas Wham song about giving your heart away and getting it back the next day
Jingle Bell Rock Upbeat rock and roll twist on a sleigh song
Mary Did You Know Modern song that asks questions of the mother of Jesus
O Christmas Tree Carol that praises the evergreen for its lovely branches
White Christmas Bing Crosby classic about dreaming of snow
Carol of the Bells Fast carol built on a repeating four note pattern
Frosty the Snowman Song about a jolly happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose
Little Drummer Boy Song about a poor boy whose only gift is to play pa rum pum pum pum
The Christmas Song Nat King Cole classic that opens with chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Winter Wonderland Song about sleigh bells ringing and building a snowman in the meadow
Good King Wenceslas Carol about a king who looked out on the Feast of Stephen
Do You Hear What I Hear Song where the night wind speaks to a little lamb
Fairytale of New York Song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl set on Christmas Eve
O Come All Ye Faithful Carol that calls the joyful and triumphant to Bethlehem
Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry song about Santa riding down Santa Claus Lane
Do They Know Its Christmas Band Aid charity single from the 1980s
Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney song about simply having a good time
Driving Home for Christmas Chris Rea song about sitting in traffic on the way to family
Hark the Herald Angels Sing Carol about glory to the newborn King
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Song that warns you had better watch out and better not cry
The Twelve Days of Christmas Counting carol that ends with a partridge in a pear tree
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Carol whose singers ask for figgy pudding
All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey hit that returns to the charts every December
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Song about the reindeer the others would not let join their games
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee song about a Christmas party hop
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Gentle song first sung by Judy Garland
Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Song about seeing signs of the season everywhere you go

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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 Songs topic online — same words, six wrong guesses, confetti when you win.