Christmas questions for couples

Holiday questions are an easy way into bigger conversations: what Christmas looked like growing up, which traditions you want to keep, and how you'll split the holidays with family.

Who it's for: For couples spending their first holidays together, long-distance couples on a holiday video call, and anyone who wants something to do between dinner and dessert.

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How to play

  1. One of you taps Start a room and sends the 5-letter code. The other opens the link on their own phone.
  2. A question appears on both screens. If it's about one of you, that person answers honestly and the other guesses.
  3. Neither of you can see the other's answer. When you've both locked in, the screens count down together and flip.
  4. Matching answers score a point, close ones score half. After ten questions you get a match score you can save as an image.

The questions (40)

  1. What's your partner's favorite Christmas movie?
  2. What's your partner's favorite holiday song?
  3. Does your partner open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?Christmas Eve / Christmas morning / One on Eve, the rest in the morning / Whenever we feel like it
  4. What's the best gift your partner ever got as a kid?
  5. What kind of tree does your partner want?A real tree / An artificial tree / A tiny tabletop tree / No tree at all
  6. What holiday food could your partner eat every day?
  7. How early does your partner think decorations can go up?Right after Halloween / After Thanksgiving / December 1 / A week before Christmas
  8. What's one holiday tradition your partner wants to keep forever?
  9. Is your partner a gift wrapper or a gift-bag person?Perfect wrapping, every time / Gift bags all the way / Wraps, but badly / Hands it over unwrapped
  10. What's your partner's favorite winter drink?
  11. What does your partner do with a gift they don't like?Smiles and keeps it / Re-gifts it / Returns it quietly / Tells the truth
  12. What's the cheesiest Christmas song your partner secretly loves?
  13. Where would your partner rather spend Christmas?At home, just us / With family / Somewhere snowy / Somewhere warm
  14. What's your partner's favorite holiday cookie?
  15. What did your partner believe about Santa the longest?
  16. What's your partner's ideal Christmas Day outfit?Pajamas all day / Matching holiday sweater / Dressed up for dinner / Whatever's clean
  17. What's one thing on your partner's wish list this year?
  18. How does your partner feel about snow?Love it / Love it from inside / Only on Christmas / Hate it
  19. What's your partner's favorite winter memory from childhood?
  20. What's your partner's New Year's Eve style?Big party / Quiet night in / Asleep before midnight / Out somewhere new
  21. What's your partner's go-to New Year's resolution?
  22. Who does your partner buy gifts for first?Family / Friends / Me / Themselves
  23. What's the one holiday chore your partner always avoids?
  24. How does your partner shop for gifts?Done in November / Online, last week / Christmas Eve panic / Gift cards
  25. What was our best holiday together so far?
  26. What's one new tradition we should start this year?
  27. Who of us is more into Christmas?Me / You / Both, equally / Neither
  28. Where should we spend a holiday together one day?
  29. Our perfect winter date is…Ice skating / Christmas market / Movie marathon at home / Baking together
  30. What's the best gift we've given each other?
  31. Who of us peeks at presents?Me / You / Both / Neither
  32. Which holiday movie should we watch together this year?
  33. How should we split the holidays with family?Alternate each year / Both families, same day / Just us this year / Whoever invites first
  34. What's one thing we should do before the year ends?
  35. Our gift budget for each other this year should be…Under $25 / Around $50 / Around $100 / Handmade only
  36. What's one memory from this year we should never forget?
  37. Who of us is more likely to cry at a Christmas movie?Me / You / Both / Neither
  38. What should we cook together for a holiday dinner?
  39. Matching pajamas this year?Yes, obviously / Only for photos / Absolutely not / Only if it's a surprise
  40. What are we most looking forward to next year?

These are the questions in the game's Christmas round. They're free.

Tips for a better round

  • Start with the light ones (movies, cookies, wrapping) before family and budget questions.
  • Choose the Christmas round to get ten holiday questions in a row.
  • Save the result image and play again next December to see what changed.
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FAQ

What are good Christmas questions to ask your partner?
Mix fun ones (their favorite holiday movie, how early decorations can go up) with ones that start a real talk (a tradition they want to keep, how to split the holidays with family).
Is the Christmas round free?
Yes. The Winter & Christmas topic is free to play.