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Christmas Bingo Cards to Print, Share and Call: how it works
Press New set of 4 cards and the page deals four Christmas bingo cards, no two alike, from 125 squares: tree trimmings, treats, the Christmas story, lights on the street and the small comedy of the day. Print them, or share the link and play on phones. Call the game draws every square once and keeps a list for checking a win.
Three Christmas bingo games from one list
Christmas bingo ideas differ by room. All five groups together suit family Christmas bingo after dinner. For a classroom, copy the first three groups (75 Christmas bingo words), press Empty the list, paste them into the word list and deal. The lights group makes a Christmas lights bingo printable for an evening drive. The last group is the funny Christmas bingo card, a gentle take on dysfunctional family Christmas bingo: tangled lights, a thermostat debate, the same story again.
Christmas bingo patterns on a 5 × 5 card
Name a shape before you call. Tree: the middle square of the top row, the middle three of the second, all of the third, then the middle square of the last two, 11 squares. Candy cane: the middle three of the top row, the square under the left one, and the fourth column from row two down, 8 squares. Star: both diagonals plus the middle row and column, 17 squares. The page announces straight lines only, so check shapes by eye.
Tips
Turn Christmas bingo calls into riddles: read out the clue beside each word in the list below, not the word.
List length sets game length. In our simulated games, ten players needed about 41 calls from all 125 squares and about 26 from the 75 classic words.
For virtual Christmas bingo, press Share these cards and post the link. Everyone opens the same set, so give each player a card number.
Questions and answers
Can I make free printable Christmas bingo cards with numbers?
Press Empty the list, type 1 to 75 on one line with commas between them, and deal. Numbers land anywhere on the card, not in a hall card's B to O columns, so call from this page, not from a cage.
Is this a Christmas bingo printable for large groups?
One set holds up to 60 cards, no two alike, and four to a page fits them on 15 sheets. In our simulated games, sixty players reached a first line after about 28 calls.
Does the list suit a class or a church group?
It has no film or TV characters, no brands and no drinking. The story group sets the nativity beside Santa, so a school that keeps religion out of its party can delete those rows first.
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Christmas puddingA steamed fruit pudding from Britain, brought to the table last.
Cinnamon rollsSpirals of sweet dough, baked for Christmas morning in many homes.
ClementineA small orange found in the toe of a stocking.
Cookie cutterA metal outline of a star or a tree, pressed into dough.
Cookie tinA round metal box that ought to hold butter cookies.
FruitcakeA dense cake packed with dried fruit and nuts.
FudgeSquares of soft chocolate candy, cut from a pan.
Gingerbread houseCookie walls, icing snow and candy on the roof.
Gingerbread manA spiced cookie with icing buttons and a smile.
Glazed hamThe pink roast with a sweet, shiny crust.
Hot cocoaA warm chocolate drink, with or without marshmallows.
IcingThe sweet glue that holds a gingerbread house together.
Milk and cookiesThe plate and the glass left out on Christmas Eve.
Mince pieA small British pie filled with spiced dried fruit.
PanettoneA tall Italian sweet bread dotted with raisins and candied peel.
Peppermint barkA sheet of chocolate with crushed candy cane on top.
ShortbreadA pale, crumbly butter cookie from Scotland.
SprinklesTiny colored sugar shaken over wet icing.
StollenA German fruit bread under a thick coat of powdered sugar.
Sugar cookieCut out with a shaped cutter, then iced and sprinkled.
TamalesCorn dough steamed in a husk and unwrapped like a gift.
Yule log cakeA rolled chocolate sponge iced to look like a log.
Story and traditions 25
Boxing DayDecember 26, a public holiday in Britain, Canada and Australia.
Candlelight serviceChurch on Christmas Eve, lit by candles held in the hand.
CarolersA group singing from door to door.
ChimneyThe way into the house, according to the story.
Christmas EveDecember 24, the night the stockings go up.
Christmas pageantThe school or church play with a tinsel halo and a bathrobe shepherd.
ElfA small helper in a pointed hat who builds toys.
Letter to SantaA wish list with a stamp, addressed to the far north.
MangerThe feed trough that serves as a bed in the Christmas story.
Mrs. ClausShe runs the North Pole kitchen in the stories.
Nativity sceneSmall figures of a stable, a manger and the people around it.
Nice listThe one you hope your name is on.
North PoleWhere the workshop is, in the stories.
ReindeerOne of the team that pulls the sleigh.
Sack of toysThe big bag over Santa's shoulder.
Santa ClausRed suit, white beard, and a way down the chimney.
Santa hatRed and floppy, with a white pom-pom on the end.
ShepherdHe was watching sheep at night when the news came.
SleighIt flies on one night a year and lands on roofs.
Sleigh bellsThey jingle on a harness.
StableThe animal shelter that a nativity scene is built around.
Twelve daysIn most Western churches they run from December 25 to January 5.
Wise menTravelers from the east who followed a star and carried three gifts.
WorkshopWhere the elves build the toys.
Yule logA great log burned on the hearth, long before it became a cake.
Lights on the street 22
All blue lightsA house lit in one color only: blue.
All white lightsA house lit in one color only: white.
Blinking lightsA string that flashes, fades or chases.
Candle in each windowOne electric candle on every sill of the house.
Candy cane walkwayPlastic canes lining the path to the front door.
Car with antlersFelt antlers clipped to the windows and a red nose on the grille.
Icicle lightsStrings that hang down from the gutter in uneven drips.
Inflatable SantaThe same idea in a red suit, swaying in the wind.
Inflatable snowmanFull of air and lit from inside, and often flat on the lawn by morning.
Lamp post decorationA wreath, banner or snowflake hung from a street light by the town.
Lawn nativityStable figures set out in the front yard, often under a spotlight.
Lawn sleighA sleigh parked on the grass, with or without a team.
Light-up reindeerA wire deer outlined in white bulbs, sometimes with a moving head.
Lights set to musicA house whose lights change in time with a song.
Multicolor lightsRed, green, blue and yellow bulbs on the same string.
Net lights on a bushA grid of bulbs laid over a shrub like a blanket.
Projector lightsDots or snowflakes thrown onto the house from a box on the lawn.
Roofline lightsBulbs tracing every edge of the roof.
Rooftop SantaA figure beside the chimney, or a pair of boots sticking out of it.
Tree in a windowA lit tree seen from the street through the front window.
Whole street litA block where every house joined in.
Wrapped tree trunkLights wound tightly up the trunk of a bare tree.
Around the house on the day 28
Assembly requiredA gift that needs a screwdriver and an hour.
Board gameIt comes out after dinner, with the rules read aloud from the lid.
Burnt cookiesOne tray stayed in a few minutes too long.
Early wake-upA child is up before dawn, asking if it is time yet.
Gift receiptTucked in the box in case it does not fit.
Gift swap stealIn a white elephant swap, a player takes an opened gift and not a wrapped one.
Gift with no tagA present with no name on it, and nobody remembers whose it is.
Group photoEveryone squeezed together by the tree while a timer counts down.
Homemade giftKnitted, baked, built or drawn by the giver.
Last-minute wrappingSomeone is still taping paper late on Christmas Eve.
Lost tapeThe tape or the scissors vanish in the middle of wrapping.
Matching pajamasThe whole family in the same print, usually for a photo.
Missing batteriesThe toy is open and the right batteries are not in the house.
Nap on the couchSomeone is asleep before the afternoon is over.
Off-key carolSung with full confidence and not quite the right notes.
Paper crownThe tissue hat from inside a Christmas cracker, worn through dinner.
Pet in the treeA cat or dog investigates the lowest branches.
RegiftA present that has been given once before.
Same story againA relative tells a story the whole table has heard before.
Second dessertA plate goes back for one more slice.
Secret SantaYou draw one name and buy for that person without telling.
Socks as a giftPractical, soft, and opened with a polite smile.
Tangled lightsLast year's string, pulled from the box in one knot.
Thank-you noteWritten the week after, with a little prompting.
Thermostat debateSomeone is too hot and someone is too cold.
Toy driveA box where new toys are collected for families who need them.
Ugly sweaterKnitted, loud and worn on purpose.
Wrapping paper pileThe heap in the middle of the floor once the gifts are open.
How this list was compiled: Written for this site by the editors on 2026-09-18; nothing was copied from another bingo card or word list. The first three groups hold 75 Christmas words and objects, the same count as the balls of a numbered bingo game; the last two groups are things seen on decorated streets and small moments of a family Christmas. Every square is 30 characters or fewer. The line beside each square is a clue in our own words that a caller can read aloud in place of the word. No film, show, song or character from a film or show appears, and no brand. The list was screened against the site's clean rule: nothing sexual, no alcohol or drugs, nothing unkind about a person or group. Facts in the clues were checked on Wikipedia on 2026-09-18 and 2026-09-19: the poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico and Central America and its red bracts are leaves (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia); the Twelve Days run from December 25 to January 5 in Western Christianity, while some traditions count December 26 to January 6 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas). The 75-number game, its B-I-N-G-O column ranges and the usual ways to win (a row, column or diagonal, four corners, blackout) were checked against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(American_version) on 2026-09-18; that article also says that nearly unlimited patterns may be specified, so the tree, star and candy cane patterns on the page are house patterns drawn by the editors, not official ones. Game lengths quoted on the page come from the editors' own simulation of 4,000 random games for each case (cards of 24 squares drawn from this list around a free center, first completed row, column or diagonal wins); they are estimates for planning, not measurements of real parties. Licence: own work