List 3: A Fast-Paced Christmas Game

Looking for a Christmas game that gets everyone laughing and thinking fast? List 3: A Fast-Paced Christmas Game brings quick answers, silly moments, and plenty of Christmas cheer. Players have just five seconds (or your pre-determined amount of time) to list three things that match a Christmas-themed prompt. Easier said than done! Play it as a simple game where the winner is the person holding the most cards at the end, or turn it into an extra fun Christmas gift grab by placing prompts on multiple gifts. This game is perfect for Christmas celebrations, where joy and laughter are the main ingredients!

Why Play This Game?

List 3: A Fast-Paced Christmas Game is a festive game for all ages! It gets everyone laughing, keeps the energy lively with its timed challenge, and is flexible enough to play as a simple card game with a prize at the end or to turn into a festive gift grab. With 64 Christmas prompts, it’s an easy way to add some merry chaos to your Christmas parties!

If you’re looking for a more passive game that guests can participate in at their own pace, check out this Guess How Many Christmas Party Game or Who Is The Most Like Santa Game that are simple to set up and perfect to keep guests busy during a lull in conversation. But if you are looking for a game that gets people on their feet and moving, you might like this active game!

List 3 Prompts

1. Things you hang on a Christmas tree
2. Christmas Movies
3. Gifts brought to baby Jesus
4. Christmas Desserts
5. Things you would put in a Christmas stocking
6. Christmas decorations
7. Things Santa wears
8. Christmas songs
9. Things seen in a nativity set
10. Christmas colors
11. Things you need to wrap presents
12. Of Santa’s reindeer
13. Christmas characters
14. Things you do on Christmas morning
15. Smells that remind you of Christmas
16. Things you do while decorating for Christmas
17. Things found at a Christmas party
18. Things you might bake during the Christmas season
19. Christmas traditions
20. Christmas things that are red
21. Christmas words that start with “S”
22. Things you might leave out for Santa
23. Christmas cookie shapes
24. Things you see at a Christmas tree farm
25. Christmas items that sparkle
26. Places you might hide gifts
27. Things that might fall off a Christmas tree
28. Things you do before Christmas
29. Words that rhyme with tree
30. Things you might hear on Christmas Eve
31. Things that make Christmas feel cozy
32. Christmas things you store after the holidays
33. Things you might find under the tree
34. Titles used for Jesus
35. Things that make December feel festive
36. People from the Nativity
37. Last-minute Christmas gifts
38. Things to put in or on hot chocolate
39. Things you would find at the North Pole
40. Things you need to make a snowman
41. Things you would put on a gingerbread house
42. Words that rhyme with snow
43. Words that begin with snow
44. Christmas drinks
45. Items you’d find in a snow globe
46. Things you’d find in a Christmas Care Package
47. Ways to get on the naughty list
48. Names for Santa
49. Ways to spread Christmas cheer
50. Things to put Christmas lights on
51. Places you might see Santa
52. Words to describe Santa’s sleigh
53. Websites for shopping
54. Christmas activities in communities
55. Things you might wear to a Christmas party
56. Things you might see in a Christmas parade
57. Things you wear to stay warm in December
58. Things you might do while wrapping presents
59. Christmas items that are handmade
60. Christmas things you can reuse every year
61. Christmas decorations that go outside
62. Things you might see at a tree lighting
63. Things you might do while watching Christmas movies
64. Animals that are often shown in nativity scenes

How To Play

List 3 is a fun, fast-thinking party game for all ages! Use the Classic Version for easy gameplay or try the Gift Version to turn it into a festive prize game.

Classic Play

1. Shuffle the cards and place them face down in a pile.
2. Choose one player to read the first card out loud.
3. Once the card is read, the player to the right of the card reader has 5 seconds (or a pre-determined amount of time) to list 3 answers that fit the prompt.
4. If they succeed before time runs out, they keep the card. (Use a phone timer, or the guests can count down.)
5. If they can’t list three in time, the card is returned to the bottom of the pile.
6. Play continues to the right until all cards are taken or you decide to stop.
7. The player with the most cards at the end wins!

Gift Version

1. Provide a bag full of gifts with prompts attached to pass around the circle.
2. Each guest pulls one gift from the bag when it’s their turn.
3. Then, they read the List 3 prompt aloud.
4. They have 5 seconds to list 3 answers that fit the prompt. (You may want to give extra time for young kids.)
5. If they succeed, they keep the gift.
6. If they don’t, they return the gift to the bag.
7. Continue until all the gifts are won. (You may choose only to allow one gift to be won for each player.)

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