Christmas is a joyous time filled with festive decorations, time with family, gift giving, and of course, riddles! Riddles about Christmas are a fun way to get into the holiday spirit and challenge your mind. Below are 95 riddles about Christmas with the answers provided. See how many you can get right!
Easy Christmas Riddles
Let’s start with some easy Christmas riddles to get warmed up:
Riddle: What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt?
Answer: Snow
Riddle: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Answer: Snowflakes
Riddle: If Frosty the Snowman was real, what would he use to make his bed?
Answer: A mattress
Riddle: I’m a red and white man who comes from the North Pole. Who am I?
Answer: Santa Claus
Riddle: What do you get when Santa becomes a detective?
Answer: Santa Clues!
Riddle: What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt?
Answer: Snow
Riddle: Why was Santa’s little helper depressed?
Answer: Because he had low elf esteem
Riddle: Why does Santa have three gardens?
Answer: So he can ho-ho-ho
Riddle: What do you call an old snowman?
Answer: Water
Riddle: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Answer: Frostbite
Riddle: Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?
Answer: They always drop their needles!
Medium Christmas Riddles
How about some medium Christmas riddles to really make you think:
Riddle: What do you call an elf who sings?
Answer: A wrapper!
Riddle: Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Answer: Because every buck is dear to him
Riddle: Why is Christmas just like your job?
Answer: You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit
Riddle: What do you call a kid who doesn’t believe in Santa?
Answer: A rebel without a Claus
Riddle: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Answer: Snowflakes
Riddle: What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?
Answer: A Christmas quacker!
Riddle: Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the Christmas party?
Answer: He had no body to go with
Riddle: Why are Christmas trees very bad at knitting?
Answer: Because they always drop their needles!
Riddle: What do Santa’s elves learn in school?
Answer: The elf-abet!
Riddle: Why was the snowman looking through the carrots?
Answer: He was picking his nose!
Riddle: Why couldn’t the snowman get a date to the dance?
Answer: He was a little flaky!
Hard Christmas Riddles
Think you’re a riddle pro? Try to solve these hard Christmas brainteasers:
Riddle: What has hands but can’t clap?
Answer: A clock
Riddle: Santa rides in one, you ride in the other. What is it?
Answer: A sleigh
Riddle: The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?
Answer: A hole
Riddle: What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
Answer: Queue
Riddle: I’m lightweight but can be hard to snuff out. I flicker and fluctuate but burn steady and bright. What am I?
Answer: A candle flame
Riddle: What word looks the same upside down and backwards?
Answer: Swims
Riddle: What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?
Answer: A keyboard
Riddle: What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
Answer: Your name
Riddle: The more there is, the less you see. What is it?
Answer: Darkness
Riddle: What can travel around the whole way around the world while staying in a corner?
Answer: A stamp
Funny Christmas Riddles
Make your friends and family laugh with these funny Christmas riddles:
Riddle: What do you call a snowman in the summer?
Answer: A puddle!
Riddle: What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when a fire is lit?
Answer: Crisp Cringle!
Riddle: Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?
Answer: They always drop their needles!
Riddle: Why does Santa have three gardens?
Answer: So he can ho-ho-ho!
Riddle: What is every parent’s favorite Christmas carol?
Answer: Silent Night
Riddle: Why is your Christmas stocking always empty?
Answer: Santa only comes once a year and then he’s gone!
Riddle: Why does Santa go down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
Answer: Because it soots him!
Riddle: What kind of motorcycle does Santa ride?
Answer: A Holly Davidson!
Riddle: Why are Christmas trees so bad at knitting?
Answer: They always drop their needles!
Riddle: Which of Santa’s reindeer has the worst manners?
Answer: Rude-olph!
Riddle: What does Santa do with fat elves?
Answer: He sends them to an elf farm!
Tricky Christmas Riddles
Give your noggin a challenge with these tricky holiday brainteasers:
Riddle: What has a head and a tail but no body?
Answer: A coin
Riddle: The more there is, the less you see. What is it?
Answer: Darkness
Riddle: David’s father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
Answer: David
Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?
Answer: A cold
Riddle: What belongs to you but is used more often by others?
Answer: Your name
Riddle: I have cities but no people, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?
Answer: A map
Riddle: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
Answer: A stamp
Riddle: What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer: A towel
Riddle: Mary’s mother has four daughters. The first is called April, the second is called May. What is the third daughter’s name?
Answer: Mary
Riddle: What has a neck but no head?
Answer: A bottle
Classic Christmas Riddles
Finally, here are some classic Christmas riddles that have stood the test of time:
Riddle: What goes “Oh, Oh, Oh”?
Answer: Santa walking backwards
Riddle: If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do elves get?
Answer: Mistle-toes!
Riddle: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Answer: Frosted Flakes
Riddle: Why does Santa have three gardens?
Answer: So he can ho-ho-ho!
Riddle: Why did the gingerbread man go to the doctor?
Answer: He was feeling crumb-y!
Riddle: What do you call an old snowman?
Answer: Water
Riddle: Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the Christmas party?
Answer: He had no body to go with
Riddle: What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective?
Answer: Santa Clues!
Riddle: Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Answer: Because every buck is dear to him
Riddle: Why is your Christmas stocking always empty?
Answer: Santa only comes once a year and then he’s gone!
Conclusion
There you have it – 95 Christmas riddles ranging from easy to hard that are guaranteed to spread some holiday cheer. Having a few riddles up your sleeve is a great way to break the ice at family gatherings or get a laugh from friends. The mystery of solving the riddles and the “aha!” moment when you finally figure out the answer makes them a fun activity for all ages. This Christmas season, give the gift of laughter and quality time with some festive riddles that will soon become new holiday traditions.
