This or That Questions: Christmas Edition

Get ready to make choices with our Christmas this or that questions, opting between fun and festive scenarios.

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You may also like GTQ’s Christmas would you rather questions.

Christmas Traditions This or That

Leave cookies for Santa or carrots for his reindeer?
Hang stockings by the fireplace or under the tree?
Matching family sweaters or matching family pajamas for Christmas morning?
Waking up to gifts under your tree or at your parent’s house on Christmas morning?
Ordering Christmas dinner or making a homemade feast?
Watching Christmas cartoons or classic Christmas movies?
Board games on Christmas Eve or a Christmas movie marathon?
Holiday dress or ugly Christmas sweater?
A cozy sweater for Christmas day or a trendy outfit?
Holiday photos in matching pajamas or matching sweaters?
Tropical getaway or cabin on a snowy mountain for Christmas?
Celebrate Christmas Day with extended family or on Christmas Eve?
Christmas countdown with a chocolate or a little gift for each day?
Christmas apron or chef’s hat for cooking Christmas dinner?
Donating to your local food bank or “adopting” a family for the holidays?
Participating in a holiday cookie exchange or attending a potluck?
Calling loved ones on Christmas day or doing a video call?
Spending time with family on Christmas Day or volunteering at a homeless shelter?

Christmas Decor This or That

One big Christmas tree or several smaller trees around your house?
Solid Christmas lights or blinking lights?
Christmas lights in the tree or strung around the house?
Elaborate centerpiece or simple centerpiece on the table for Christmas dinner?
Making Christmas ornaments or decorating gingerbread houses?
Big light-up Santa decoration on the roof or inflatable Frosty on the front lawn?
Do a DIY tutorial on social media or gather friends for a crafts night?
Learn how to make a festive wreath or knit a blanket to gift to someone?
Snowy winter wonderland Christmas morning or a light dusting of snow?

Christmas Food This or That Questions

Ham or turkey for Christmas dinner?
Roast beef dinner or tacos for Christmas dinner?
Mashed potatoes or sweet potato casserole?
Steamed beans or yams?
Cranberries on your turkey or gravy?
Homemade cranberry sauce or store-bought?
Homemade dinner rolls or store-bought?
Cornbread or dinner rolls?
Roasted chestnuts or candied pecans?
Pickle tray or cheese and cracker tray?
Deviled eggs or stuffed mushrooms?
Spinach dip or Tex Mex dip?
Roasted root vegetables or green bean casserole?
Cheddar cheese ball or mini quiches?
Cranberry cheesecake or mincemeat pie?
Cocktail meatballs or sausage rolls?
Pigs in a blanket or creamed spinach?
Mushrooms wrapped in bacon or brie and cranberries on crackers?
Leave Santa cookies and milk or tea and a piece of pie?
Cocktails or mocktails?

Christmas Dessert This or That

Sugar cookies or yule log cake?
Fruitcake or rice pudding for dessert?
Cheesecake or pie?
Pecan pie or pumpkin pie?
Chocolate truffles or peppermint bark?
Whipped cream or ice cream with dessert?
Chocolate-covered pretzels or candy canes?Hot chocolate or eggnog?
Fruit platter or nut tray?
Decorate sugar cookies or a gingerbread house?
Mulled wine by the fire or hot cocoa?
Spiced tea latte or apple cider?
Candy cane hot chocolate or white hot chocolate?
Candy canes or chocolate truffles?

Christmas Gifting This or That Questions

Giving gift cards or a gift?
Making Christmas cards for friends or Christmas cookie trays?
Sending digital Christmas cards or physical cards to loved ones?
Wrapping gifts in novelty paper and gift bags or wrapping gifts elegantly?
Wrapping presents with wrapping paper or using gift bags?
Getting gifts or spending quality time with family for Christmas?
Buying gifts from a thrift store or making them yourself?
White elephant gift exchange or Secret Santa gift exchange?
Organizing a Secret Santa at your work or organizing a toy drive?
Gifting pajamas on Christmas Eve or no gift until Christmas morning?

Christmas Activities This or That

Baking sugar cookies or baking gingerbread men?
Skiing or snowshoeing?
Spend an afternoon ice skating or sledding?
Ice skating on an indoor rink or a frozen pond?
Sledding or tubing?
Snowball fight on Christmas Day or snowman building competition?
Singing all your favorite Christmas songs around a fireplace or dancing the night away at a Christmas party?
Modern Christmas songs or traditional Christmas songs?
Watching Christmas movies or caroling?
Browsing a holiday market or walking around a Christmas light display?
Spending the evening reading Christmas books or watching Hallmark Christmas movies?
Traditional Christmas movies or modern Christmas movies?
Watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas” or “A Christmas Carol” on Christmas Eve?
Browsing a Christmas craft fair or going to a Christmas concert?
Watching the Christmas parade or caroling with friends?
Secret Santa at work or open bar at the work Christmas party?

Film fans, check out our Christmas Movie Trivia Quiz.

Funny Christmas This or That Questions

Receive a lifetime supply of eggnog or a year’s worth of candy canes?
Burn the turkey or forget to cook the turkey?
Forget to label all the gifts you wrap or run out of toilet paper on Christmas day?
Same Christmas song on repeat for the entire holiday season or listen to no music at all?
A tree that sings Jingle Bells when you walk by or detangle a mess of Christmas lights?
Lawn covered in inflatable decorations or every inch house covered in flashing Christmas lights?

Final Thoughts

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