15 Couples Christmas Party Games for a Fun Pairs Night

If you’ve been googling ‘couples christmas party games’ and landing on the same tired list of bingo cards and trivia sheets that look exactly like every other holiday party… hi, same.

I’ve hosted enough December get-togethers to know that the difference between a party people still talk about in February and one that wraps up at 9 p.m. is the games.

Specifically: games that actually make couples compete together, laugh at each other, and maybe discover their partner doesn’t know their favourite Christmas movie as well as they thought (looking at you, every partner ever).

So I put together this lineup of 15 couples christmas party games that are genuinely built for pairs — some are hilariously physical, some are cosy and reflective, and yes, a few printables are in here because nothing satisfies a competitive couple like a game sheet they can wave in their partner’s face.

Grab some mulled wine, move the coffee table, and let’s go.

1. The Newlywed Christmas Game

This is the couples christmas party games crown jewel of 2026 — and honestly, it never gets old. Inspired by the classic game show, The Newlywed Christmas Game separates partners before the questions start.

One partner per couple stays in the room while the others wait outside (or in a back hallway with a snack, because we’re not monsters).

The in-room partners each write their answer to a Christmas-themed question — things like ‘What gift would your partner never admit they actually want?’ or ‘Who cries first watching a holiday movie?’ — on a small whiteboard or piece of card.

Then partners are brought back in and asked the same question out loud. If the answers match, the couple scores a point. The pair with the most matched answers wins, and the couple with the least… well, maybe they need a Valentine’s Day quiz next.

You’ll need one small whiteboard or stack of index cards per person, a marker, and a host who can keep a straight face when someone answers ‘fruitcake’ to ‘what does your partner smell like on Christmas morning.’

Prepare 15–20 questions in advance and split them into three rounds of five. Keep rounds short — 10 to 15 questions total is the sweet spot — and take a drink break between rounds to keep the energy fun and not exhausting.

Christmas-specific questions are the secret weapon here: ‘Who buys the better gift?’ ‘Who takes longer to open presents?’ ‘What would your partner’s elf name be?’ hit differently in December than generic relationship questions.

What makes this game work at a couples party is the delayed reveal — that moment where both partners flip their cards at the same time and either high-five or stare at each other in disbelief is genuinely priceless.

Pro tip from experience: have the host read mismatched answers aloud for maximum chaos. The couples who’ve been together the longest don’t always win, and that delightful humbling is what gets everyone howling.

Award a silly prize like a ‘We Know Each Other’ trophy (a wrapped chocolate will do) to the winning couple.

2. Christmas Couples Would You Rather

This one is deceptively simple and wildly revealing — which is exactly why it works so well as one of the couples christmas party games lineup’s printable anchors. Every couple gets a sheet with 12 festive ‘Would You Rather’ dilemmas specifically written for pairs.

The twist is that before anyone discusses, both partners independently circle their answer. Then you compare. Would you rather spend Christmas in a ski lodge or on a tropical beach? Would you rather give up holiday cookies or holiday movies for a year?

Would you rather re-gift or go broke? Each matched answer earns a point — and the questions that don’t match are where the real entertainment begins, because suddenly everyone has opinions about gingerbread vs. sugar cookies that they’ve apparently been suppressing for years.

Print one sheet per couple — double-sided if you want 20 questions instead of 12. Each player circles their answer silently before any discussion, then partners compare results simultaneously.

You can play this seated at the dinner table between courses, making it perfect for parties where you want a quieter game moment without anyone having to stand up and embarrass themselves (that comes later, with the blindfold game).

The host can call out results couple by couple, or each pair can self-score and report their total at the end. Either way, keep a running leaderboard on a whiteboard so the competitive energy stays alive through the whole party.

The reason this game earns a permanent spot in my rotation: it sparks real conversation disguised as competition. Couples who’ve been together a decade suddenly discover their partner would genuinely choose a ski lodge, and someone in the relationship is not okay with that.

It’s low-prep, zero-noise, and gives couples something to actually talk about during the party instead of just standing around.

Host tip: add one or two cheeky but clean questions at the bottom — ‘Would you rather your partner plan the whole Christmas or choose every single gift?’ gets loud every single time.

3. Partner Gift Wrap Blindfold

One partner is blindfolded. The other partner’s job is to talk them through wrapping a gift using only verbal instructions — no touching, no gesturing (obviously, since you can’t see the gesturing anyway), just words.

Each couple gets identical supplies: a box, a roll of wrapping paper, scissors, and tape. Set a timer for three minutes. When time’s up, the audience votes on the most presentable package.

And I promise you, ‘presentable’ is doing a lot of work in that sentence, because blindfolded gift wrapping looks like something a golden retriever attempted and I mean that in the most affectionate way possible.

Set up one wrapping station per couple — a small table or cleared floor space works great. Boxes should be roughly the same size for fairness (a shoebox is perfect). Use the same colour wrapping paper for everyone so there’s no advantage.

The non-blindfolded partner gives directions like ‘move your hand left about six inches’ and ‘now fold that flap down, no, the other flap’ and quickly realizes they have absolutely no idea how to describe wrapping a gift in words.

Rotate so both partners try the blindfold across two rounds, or keep it to one round per couple if you’re short on time. Have a small prize ready for the couple whose wrapped package looks most like an actual gift.

This game works because the chaos is completely unpredictable and the communication — or lack thereof — is hilarious to watch. It also quietly tests something real: how well do you give instructions, and how well does your partner actually listen?

(Don’t answer that out loud at the party.) For a fun variation, swap who’s blindfolded mid-wrap so the half-wrapped gift has to be finished by the other partner. The results are genuinely beautiful disasters.

And if you need ideas for what to actually put inside those boxes, our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide has you sorted.

4. How Well Do You Know Christmas Movies

This is the printable game that will absolutely end at least one relationship at your party — in the best possible way. It’s a Christmas movie trivia quiz where both partners answer the same questions independently before comparing results.

Questions span classics, modern hits, and a couple of deep cuts that separate the true believers from the people who ‘watch Christmas movies’ but actually just fall asleep during them. Think: ‘What does Buddy the Elf put on his spaghetti?’

or ‘Name the three ghosts in A Christmas Carol in order.’ Couples score points for correct answers, and a bonus point if both partners got the same right answer — because knowing your stuff and knowing your partner knows their stuff is double the victory.

Print one sheet per person — this is a rare case where individual sheets beat couple sheets, because you want to catch that moment someone confidently writes a wrong answer.

The quiz has 15 questions total across three difficulty tiers: five ‘everyone knows this’ questions, five ‘okay you’ve actually seen the movie’ questions, and five ‘if you get these right you’re the Christmas movie person of the relationship’ questions.

Read answers aloud as a group at the end, which always triggers at least two mini-debates about whether a particular movie counts as a Christmas movie (it does).

Host tip: add a tiebreaker round with one lightning question that couples answer on a shared card — whoever writes the answer first wins the point.

This game is a natural conversation starter because movie opinions are somehow very personal, and ‘which Christmas movie is overrated’ will absolutely become its own side debate at your party.

Pair this game with some cosy drinks in hand and it becomes the kind of game night moment people reference for years. If it sparks a new holiday movie tradition for any couple, so much the better.

5. Back-to-Back Christmas Drawing

This couples christmas party game is chaotic, fast, and guaranteed to produce at least one drawing that gets photographed and texted around the friend group. Here’s how it works: partners sit back-to-back.

One partner gets a card with a Christmas image on it — a snowman, a reindeer, a string of fairy lights, an ugly sweater.

They describe what’s on the card using only abstract shapes and directions (‘draw a large circle, add two dots inside it, now put a triangle underneath pointing down’). The other partner draws exactly what they hear, with no questions allowed.

When time’s up — 90 seconds works great — both partners reveal the original card and the drawing. The closest likeness wins the round.

You’ll need paper and pencils for all players, a set of Christmas image cards (you can hand-draw or print 10–12 simple holiday images onto index cards), and a timer.

Play three rounds per couple — rotate who describes and who draws so both partners get a turn at each role. The describing partner cannot use the name of the object, any colour words, or say ‘it looks like a…’

— shapes, sizes, and positions only. Running the game tournament-style with all couples drawing simultaneously makes it louder and more fun, as everyone groans at their partner’s interpretations at the same time.

The reason this game works so brilliantly for a couples party is that it requires genuine communication and spatial thinking — two things that many couples discover they do very differently, very publicly, and very hilariously.

The gap between the mental image and the drawing reality is where all the comedy lives.

For a spicy variation, add one round where the describer can only use Christmas-themed metaphors (‘imagine the top of Santa’s hat, now the brim’) and watch the drawings get even more abstract.

Display a gallery of the best ones on a wall or mantelpiece for the rest of the party.

6. Couples Christmas Trivia

Every great couples christmas party games night needs a proper trivia round, and this one is built specifically for teams of two. Couples answer questions together on a shared sheet — no splitting up, no individual scores.

The magic here is that the questions blend Christmas general knowledge with relationship-flavoured spins: ‘Which reindeer comes last alphabetically?’ sits next to ‘Name a Christmas tradition you and your partner do every year that would surprise other guests.’

One half of the sheet is classic Christmas trivia. The other half is ‘couples Christmas’ trivia where correct answers depend entirely on knowing your relationship. It’s the best of both game formats in one sheet.

Print one sheet per couple and give each pair a pen. Play in rounds — read classic trivia questions aloud to all couples simultaneously, then give 30 seconds for pairs to confer and write their final answer.

After the trivia section, each couple shares their ‘couples Christmas’ answers aloud, which always turns into a wonderful five-minute side conversation for the whole group. Score one point per correct trivia answer.

For the couples-specific questions, award a point for any answer that’s specific and genuine (the host judges). The couple with the highest combined score wins bragging rights and, ideally, a bottle of something festive.

What I love about mixing formats on one sheet is that it levels the playing field — one partner might be the Christmas knowledge expert while the other is better at the relationship reflection questions, and together they make a stronger team.

That’s a nice little metaphor for the holidays, tbh. This game also works as a great icebreaker if not all couples know each other well, because sharing your couples’ answers publicly helps everyone get to know each other fast.

It’s the kind of game that feels light but leaves everyone a little more connected by the end.

7. Guess Your Partner’s Christmas Wish

Think of this as a live gift registry challenge — with stakes. Before the party, ask each attendee to secretly write down three things on their Christmas wish list (one practical, one fun, one totally indulgent) and send them to the host.

The host collects all the lists but doesn’t share them.

At the game, the host reads one wish at a time from a random couple’s list and their partner has to guess: ‘Is this my partner’s practical, fun, or indulgent wish — and what exactly is it?’

If they nail the category and get within one item of the actual wish, they score a point. If they name it exactly, they get two points.

The couple with the most points wins — and some partners will be very, very surprised by what their person has been quietly wishing for.

The host should collect wish lists at least a day before the party via text or a simple Google Form. Keep the lists secret — that’s the whole mechanic.

During the game, present one wish per couple per round, reading it in neutral, deadpan language to prevent any accidental hints. The guessing partner has 15 seconds to answer.

You can play three rounds (cycling through all three wishes for each couple) or do a tournament format where one couple plays while others watch.

A small scoreboard — even just a piece of paper on the fridge — keeps things competitive and gives people a reason to root for their favourite couples.

This game is such a crowd favourite because it quietly reveals something real: how well do you actually pay attention to what your partner wants?

It’s flirty without being embarrassing, competitive without being stressful, and it always sparks a post-game conversation of ‘wait, you actually want that?’ which is genuinely useful intel heading into December.

If your partner discovers their other half has been wishing for something specific, maybe check out what to get your husband for Christmas or our women’s Christmas wish list for some discreet inspiration.

8. How Well Do You Know Your Partner: Holiday

This is the printable version of the classic ‘how well do you know your partner’ format, and it’s specifically built around holiday habits, traditions, and preferences — which makes it feel fresh even for couples who’ve played generic versions before.

Each person gets their own sheet and fills out two columns: ‘What I think’ (their own answer) and ‘What my partner thinks’ (their guess at their partner’s answer). Questions are all Christmas-and-winter themed: ‘What’s your partner’s favourite Christmas song?’

‘Do they prefer giving gifts or receiving them?’ ‘What’s their most annoying holiday habit?’ The goal is matching answers — and discovering just how many assumptions you’ve been making about someone you share a couch with every December.

Print one sheet per person — not per couple — so everyone fills theirs out independently with no peeking. Give five minutes of silent fill-in time, then partners swap sheets to see how their guesses line up with their partner’s actual answers.

Mark a point for every question where both partners’ guesses matched the real answer. The sheet has 14 questions total, so the max score is 14 points and anything above 10 is genuinely impressive.

Share results aloud — have each couple reveal their score and their funniest mismatch — and let the gentle teasing commence.

The holiday spin on the partner knowledge format is what makes this one feel special rather than generic. ‘Does your partner prefer a real tree or a fake one?’ sounds like a trivial question right up until someone answers wrong and their partner’s jaw drops.

Honest moment: I played a version of this at a party last year and discovered my partner ranks eggnog as a top-five Christmas tradition, which I had zero idea about and frankly raises questions.

This game reliably produces at least two genuine surprises per couple, which makes for fantastic dinner-table conversation for the rest of the night.

9. Couples Carol Duet Battle

This is the game that will have everyone alternating between covering their ears and screaming with laughter, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment.

Each couple draws a Christmas carol from a hat and has exactly 60 seconds to perform it as a duet — harmonised, dramatised, choreographed, or just desperately sung slightly off-key while maintaining eye contact.

No backing track, no instruments, just the two of you and whatever version of ‘Deck the Halls’ you can produce under pressure. Other couples score each performance on a 1-to-5 scale for enthusiasm, harmony (loosely defined), and festive spirit.

The couple with the highest average score wins.

Prepare a set of carol slips in advance: fold up 10–12 carol names and pop them in a festive hat or bowl.

Good options include carols that everyone broadly knows but that are slightly hard to pull off — ‘O Holy Night,’ ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas,’ ‘Good King Wenceslas’ — alongside the crowd classics. Give each couple 30 seconds to confer on their approach before performing.

Judges (all other couples) score immediately after each performance — use paddles, raised fingers, or just a quick shout. Keep scores on a running tally.

If you want to add a wildcard round, make one slip say ‘Carol of Your Choice’ so one couple gets to showboat.

The Couples Carol Duet Battle works because it removes all inhibition via the shared embarrassment model — if both of you are performing together, there’s nowhere to hide and no one is alone in the vulnerability.

Couples who think they won’t enjoy it always end up being the most committed performers once they’re up there. Variation for the competitive: add a ‘most improved’ category for the couple who starts rough but commits fully to the second verse.

And if anyone actually sounds good, that becomes the party’s unofficial highlight reel. Warn your neighbours. Seriously.

10. Whose Christmas Memory Is It

Before the party, ask every attendee to privately send the host one anonymous Christmas memory — a sentence or two about a specific holiday moment (a tradition, a funny incident, a memorable gift moment).

At the party, the host reads each memory aloud while couples confer and try to identify: first, which couple’s memory it is, and second — within that couple — which specific partner submitted it.

Score one point for correctly identifying the couple and a bonus point for correctly naming the partner. The more specific and surprising the memories, the better — and the more you learn about the people you thought you already knew.

Collect memories via text or a shared doc ahead of time. Anonymise everything so the host is the only one who knows the attributions. At the party, read memories one at a time.

Give couples 30 seconds to quietly write their guess (which couple, which partner) on a shared notecard before revealing.

The host reveals the correct couple after all guesses are in, then asks the couple to confirm which partner submitted it — adding a final layer of revelation. This game runs beautifully for 8–12 couples but works with as few as four.

Keep the pacing brisk: one memory per minute keeps energy high.

What’s wonderful about this game is that it’s genuinely connective.

You end up hearing memories that range from hilarious (‘we got snowed in at a gas station on Christmas Eve and ate beef jerky for dinner’) to genuinely sweet, and by the end of the game you know everyone in the room better than you did before.

It’s the kind of game that feels like it’s just for points but actually creates the sort of warmth that makes a party memorable.

Pro tip: ask the host to submit their own memory too, so everyone — including the person running the game — is part of the pool.

11. Couples White Elephant Steal

White elephant gets a couples upgrade, and tbh this version is more fun than the standard one. Instead of every person bringing their own gift, every couple brings one gift together — something in the $20–$30 range that represents both of their tastes.

The stealing mechanic stays the same (draw numbers, unwrap or steal, a gift can only be stolen three times before it’s frozen) but now the decisions are made together. Which gift does your couple want?

Can you agree quickly, or do you spend your 30-second decision window in a whispered standoff? The couple who ends up with the gift everyone kept stealing wins extra bragging rights, even if they don’t technically ‘win.’

You’ll need a $20–$30 per couple budget, numbered slips for draw order, and a host who enforces the three-steal freeze rule firmly (this always needs enforcing).

Set up the gifts in a central display area and seat couples together so they can confer without shouting across the room. Round lengths vary depending on group size, but plan for roughly 15–20 minutes for up to eight couples.

Announce the freeze rule clearly before starting and have the host track which gifts have been stolen and how many times — it moves fast once the best gifts start circulating.

The couples format adds a hilarious new dimension: watching partners disagree in real time about whether to steal the fancy candle or the games kit. It turns white elephant from a solo game into a tiny window into every couple’s dynamic.

The couple who immediately agrees on every choice gets a secret admiration from the room; the couple who visibly argues gets the loudest laughs. Either way, everyone wins.

If you’re stuck on what to bring as your couple gift, our full Christmas gift guide has plenty of crowd-pleasing ideas in that range.

12. Two-Person Ornament Relay

This is the game where everyone is absolutely certain they won’t drop the ornament and then absolutely drops the ornament.

Each couple works as a team to transport a set of ornaments — five per couple — from one end of the room to a small tree or hook stand at the other end, using only a wooden spoon each.

The catch: both partners must have at least one hand on their own spoon at all times, you cannot touch the ornament with your hands, and you must transfer the ornament from one spoon to the other at a midway point before the final hang.

The couple who hangs all five ornaments on their tree first wins.

Use lightweight plastic ornaments — this is not the time for your grandmother’s glass collection, I beg of you.

Set up two matching mini trees or hook frames at one end of the room, and two starting points with five ornaments each at the other end. Wooden serving spoons work best because they have a deep bowl.

Mark the midway transfer point with tape on the floor. If an ornament drops, the couple returns it to the start and begins that ornament’s journey again.

The relay format means the game is self-pacing — faster couples finish while slower ones are still going, creating a natural finish-line moment.

Ornament relay works brilliantly as a mid-party energy reset. It gets everyone up and moving, it involves genuine teamwork (and gentle shouting), and it’s visually fun for the people watching.

The spoon-to-spoon transfer at the midway point is where most couples fall apart, so choose that rule if you want maximum chaos, or remove it to keep things moving faster.

A fun variation: run the relay with the ornament balanced on the back of each spoon for expert mode.

Either way, the mini trees at the finish line look adorable displayed for the rest of the party — functional decor and a game prop in one.

13. Partner Charades Only

Regular charades, but with a couples christmas party games twist: you can only perform your clue to your own partner, and your partner is the only one allowed to guess.

Every other couple watches, times you, and helpfully (read: unhelpfully) judges your acting in real time. Draw a Christmas-themed charade card — categories include holiday movies, carols, Christmas characters, festive traditions, and winter activities — and begin your performance.

Your partner shouts guesses while everyone else counts down the 90-second clock. The couple who correctly solves the most clues in the fastest total time wins the round.

Prepare 30 charade cards in advance with Christmas-themed topics across five categories (six cards per category). Shuffle and place them face-down. Each couple draws three cards per round. Only the guessing partner speaks; the acting partner stays silent and physical.

Keep a running total time for each couple across their three cards — add 30 seconds as a penalty for any passed card. A simple spreadsheet or whiteboard tracks cumulative times for a leaderboard.

Running the game simultaneously is louder but faster; running couples one at a time means everyone watches and heckles each performance, which is honestly the better format for a party atmosphere.

Partner-only charades removes the ‘crowd-guessing’ dynamic and puts all the focus on the couple’s nonverbal communication — which is really the whole point of these couples christmas party games. How well does your partner read your frantic impression of a snowglobe?

Can they tell the difference between your ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ mime and your ‘The Polar Express’ mime? (Spoiler: probably not, and that’s where the comedy lives.)

This game always produces at least one iconic moment of a partner doing an increasingly desperate impersonation while their other half guesses completely wrong things with total confidence.

14. Favorite Christmas Together Memory

This one is the palate cleanser your party needs between rounds of competitive chaos — and it always ends up being everyone’s favourite part of the night, even if they groaned a little when you announced a ‘quiet game.’

Each couple gets a beautifully simple card with a single prompt: ‘Write about your favourite Christmas memory together.’ Both partners write independently, then share with each other — not with the group, unless they choose to.

The host invites a couple of volunteers to read theirs aloud. What follows is usually a mix of hilarious recollections, genuinely touching moments, and the occasional ‘wait, that’s YOUR favourite memory?’ conversation.

Print or hand-write one card per person — the prompt should be clean and generous, something like ‘Describe your favourite Christmas moment together in as much detail as you can remember: where you were, what happened, how it felt.’

Give five minutes of quiet writing time. Put on soft instrumental Christmas music in the background. Partners share with each other privately first, then the host invites volunteers to share aloud.

This works beautifully at a dining table between courses or as a calming transition between the high-energy games earlier in the night. No scoring, no competition — just connection.

The reason this quiet game belongs in your rotation alongside the louder ones: it changes the energy of the whole party. Suddenly couples are looking at each other instead of at a scoreboard, and the room gets a little softer and warmer.

It’s also surprisingly funny — the ‘favourite memories’ often include some genuinely chaotic holiday stories that get the whole room laughing anyway. Host tip: have your own memory ready to share to break the ice if the room is shy.

Volunteering your own story first always gets others to open up, and it sets a tone of warmth that carries the party through to the end of the night.

15. Holiday Bucket List for Two

End the night on this one and I promise people will still be talking about it in January. Each couple gets a shared card — one between the two of them — and fills out their joint holiday bucket list together.

The prompt: ‘Write 10 things you want to do together this Christmas season.’ The items can be cosy and small (make hot chocolate from scratch, watch all three Home Alone movies back to back) or bigger (take a weekend trip somewhere with snow, volunteer together).

Couples work on their list simultaneously, negotiating, adding, occasionally vetoing (‘we are not going to a carol concert, I don’t care if it’s on the bucket list’).

After ten minutes, couples share their lists with the group — and the similarities and differences across couples are wonderful.

Print one large bucket-list card per couple with space for 10 numbered entries and a big blank field for each item.

Provide pens and give couples ten minutes of collaborative writing time — this is meant to feel like a genuine conversation, not a speed exercise. Play soft background music.

Some couples will fill ten spots in three minutes; others will negotiate each entry with the seriousness of a United Nations summit, and both approaches are equally entertaining to witness.

After sharing aloud, encourage couples to take their card home — it becomes an actual to-do list and a little holiday keepsake.

This is one of those couples christmas party games that blurs the line between game and meaningful activity, and that’s exactly what makes it special at the end of a party.

People arrive at your house as couples and leave with an actual shared plan for the season, which is — genuinely — a beautiful outcome for a party game.

If any of their bucket list items involve gifting or budgeting for holiday activities, our piece on 7 ways to budget for Christmas is a helpful resource to share in the group chat afterwards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many couples do you need for these games to work?

Most of these couples christmas party games work best with 4–8 couples (8–16 people total). A few — like The Newlywed Christmas Game, Whose Christmas Memory Is It, and the quiet keepsake games — work just as well with 3 couples.

Games like the Carol Duet Battle and the Ornament Relay are most fun with at least 5 or 6 couples for good audience energy.

Can you play these games if the couples don’t all know each other?

Yes — in fact, several of these games are specifically great as icebreakers for couples who don’t know each other well. Whose Christmas Memory Is It and Favorite Christmas Together Memory both help people learn about couples they’ve just met.

The printable trivia games are also easy for strangers to enjoy together since the questions are about Christmas, not about personal relationships.

How long should a couples Christmas party game night last?

A well-paced game night with 4–5 games from this list runs about 90 minutes to 2 hours. Pick a mix of types: start with one active game to warm people up, do a printable in the middle, then alternate from there.

The quiet keepsake games work best as a wind-down at the end of the night. Don’t try to play all 15 in one sitting — choose 5 or 6 and give each one room to breathe.

Do you need to print anything in advance?

Only for the three printable games: Christmas Couples Would You Rather, How Well Do You Know Christmas Movies, Couples Christmas Trivia, and How Well Do You Know Your Partner: Holiday.

The keepsake quiet games (Favorite Christmas Together Memory and Holiday Bucket List for Two) also have optional printable cards. Everything else is zero-print — just gather a few basic supplies like index cards, pens, ornaments, and wrapping paper.

What’s the best prize to give the winning couples?

Keep prizes small, festive, and ideally consumable: a bottle of wine or prosecco, a fancy hot chocolate kit, a set of Christmas crackers, or a box of premium chocolates. A silly certificate or a ‘World’s Most Compatible Couple’ ribbon also gets big laughs.

Avoid anything too valuable — the competition should stay lighthearted, and nobody wants to feel genuinely upset about losing a gift wrapping relay.

Can long-distance couples play these games virtually?

Several of these games adapt well to a virtual format over video call. The Newlywed Christmas Game, How Well Do You Know Your Partner: Holiday, Couples Christmas Trivia, and Christmas Couples Would You Rather all work well on Zoom or FaceTime since they’re question-based.

The active games like Partner Gift Wrap Blindfold and the Ornament Relay need to be in-person, but you could run them simultaneously on video and compare results on camera.

There you have it — 15 couples christmas party games that will actually get people off their phones, into friendly arguments about Christmas movie rankings, and maybe discovering something new about the person they came with.

Pick your five favourites, print what you need, stock up on small prizes, and let the night unfold.

And if you’re still hunting for the perfect white elephant gift or something to put in that Partner Gift Wrap Blindfold box, don’t sleep on the full 2025 Christmas Gift Guide — it’s got something for every couple, every budget, and every personality.

Now go pin this, print this, and have the best December of your life.

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