The holiday season is a time for joy, togetherness, and of course, riddles! Riddles are a fun way to get your brain working and bring some Christmas cheer. Below are 61 riddles all about Christmas with their answers. See how many you can get right!
Easy Christmas Riddles
Let’s start off easy with these Christmas riddles for kids:
Riddle 1
What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt?
Answer: Snow
Riddle 2
What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Answer: Frosted Flakes
Riddle 3
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Answer: Frostbite
Riddle 4
What do elves learn in school?
Answer: The elf-abet
Riddle 5
What is a Christmas tree’s favorite candy?
Answer: Orna-mints
Riddle 6
What is green, has red ears, and flies?
Answer: Santa’s rein-deer
Riddle 7
What type of music do elves like best?
Answer: Wrap music
Riddle 8
What is Santa’s favorite pizza toping?
Answer: Reindeer sausage
Riddle 9
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a dog?
Answer: Frostbite
Riddle 10
What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?
Answer: Tinselitis
Tricky Christmas Riddles
Let’s make things a little trickier with these brain teasers:
Riddle 11
What has arms and legs but cannot hold anything?
Answer: A gingerbread man
Riddle 12
I’m tall when I’m young but I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
Answer: A candle
Riddle 13
What goes “Oh, Oh, Oh”?
Answer: Santa walking backwards
Riddle 14
What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree?
Answer: A pineapple
Riddle 15
What do snowmen eat for lunch?
Answer: Icebergers
Riddle 16
Which of Santa’s reindeer has the worst manners?
Answer: Rude-olph
Riddle 17
If Santa Claus were to go to college, what subjects would he major in?
Answer: North Poli-Science, Reindeer Husbandry, Toy Making 101
Riddle 18
Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Answer: Because every buck is dear to him
Riddle 19
Why are Christmas trees very bad at knitting?
Answer: Because they always drop their needles
Riddle 20
Why does Santa have three gardens?
Answer: So he can ho-ho-ho
Classic Christmas Riddles
Test your holiday knowledge with these classic Christmas riddles:
Riddle 21
What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?
Answer: Tinsilitis
Riddle 22
What goes “ho, ho, ho, thud”?
Answer: Santa laughing his head off
Riddle 23
In what year does New Year’s Day come before Christmas?
Answer: Every year
Riddle 24
Why did Scrooge go to the liquor store?
Answer: To get some Christmas spirits!
Riddle 25
Why is Santa so jolly?
Answer: Because he knows where all the naughty girls live!
Riddle 26
Why did no one bid for Rudolph and the other reindeer on eBay?
Answer: Because they were two deer!
Riddle 27
What do snowmen wear on their heads?
Answer: Ice caps
Riddle 28
Why does Santa have 3 gardens?
Answer: So he can ho-ho-ho!
Riddle 29
What did one snowman say to the other?
Answer: Do you smell carrots?
Riddle 30
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Answer: Frostbite
Hard Christmas Riddles
Up for a real challenge? Try to solve these hard Christmas riddles:
Riddle 31
If you throw a red rock into the Red Sea, what will it become?
Answer: Wet
Riddle 32
What does Santa do when his elves misbehave?
Answer: He gives them the sack!
Riddle 33
Why was Santa’s little helper depressed?
Answer: Because he had low elf esteem
Riddle 34
Why is Christmas just like another day in the office?
Answer: You do all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit
Riddle 35
What do you call an elf who sings?
Answer: A wrapper!
Riddle 36
Why doesn’t Santa have any kids?
Answer: Because he only comes once a year, and it’s down the chimney
Riddle 37
What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
Answer: It’s Christmas, Eve!
Riddle 38
Why was Santa’s wife mad at him?
Answer: Because he went down a chimney and she was expecting a ring
Riddle 39
Why is Christmas just like your job?
Answer: You do all the work and some fat guy in a suit gets the credit
Riddle 40
Why couldn’t the Christmas tree stand up?
Answer: It didn’t have any legs!
Funny Christmas Riddles
Make your friends and family laugh out loud with these funny Christmas riddles:
Riddle 41
What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective?
Answer: Santa Clues!
Riddle 42
What do you call a kid who doesn’t believe in Santa?
Answer: A rebel without a Claus
Riddle 43
What do you call an obnoxious reindeer?
Answer: Rude-olph!
Riddle 44
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a dog?
Answer: Frostbite!
Riddle 45
What nationality is Santa Claus?
Answer: North Polish
Riddle 46
What do you call a broke Santa?
Answer: Saint Nickel-less
Riddle 47
Why did Scrooge win a gold medal for rowing?
Answer: Because he was an oar-d miser!
Riddle 48
Why is Santa so good at karate?
Answer: Because he has a black belt!
Riddle 49
Why couldn’t Santa’s daughter marry one of his reindeer?
Answer: She didn’t want to be Mrs. Doedolf
Riddle 50
What do you get when you cross frost with a dance move?
Answer: The Frosty Floss!
Christmas Limericks
Try your hand at solving these Christmas limericks:
Riddle 51
I once met an elf from the North Pole,
Who told me a tale quite droll.
Of a snowman named Sam
Who loved eating green ham.
That silly elf sure entertained my soul.
Answer: Elf
Riddle 52
Old Scrooge was a grumpy young lad,
Hating Christmas made him glad.
But his heart did grow,
Three ghosts helped don’t you know.
By dawn on Christmas he wasn’t that bad.
Answer: Scrooge
Riddle 53
On Christmas Eve I fly round with deer,
Visiting children with holiday cheer.
My sleigh carries heaps
Of presents and sweets.
At each house I gobble some tasty beer.
Answer: Santa Claus
Riddle 54
I’m built by rolling giant snowballs,
Dressed in scarf, hat, and long red scarf.
With coal eyes and nose,
And button clothes.
Kids love building me in their yards.
Answer: Snowman
Riddle 55
On Christmas Eve I guide a red sleigh,
Beaming bright to show the way.
With a shiny nose so red
Santa knows I’m ahead.
As Dasher and Dancer I leap and I bray.
Answer: Rudolph
Christmas Jokes
Share some laughs this Christmas with these holiday joke riddles:
Riddle 56
What does Santa do when his elves misbehave?
Answer: He gives them the sack!
Riddle 57
Why did Santa go to the doctor?
Answer: Because of his poor elf!
Riddle 58
What do you call an elf wearing ear muffs?
Answer: Anything you want, he can’t hear you!
Riddle 59
Why was the snowman looking through carrots?
Answer: He was picking his nose!
Riddle 60
How do sheep say Merry Christmas in Mexico?
Answer: Fleece Navidad!
Riddle 61
Why don’t crabs celebrate Christmas?
Answer: Because they’re shellfish!
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed this collection of Christmas riddles! From easy to hard, funny to classic, these are sure to provide some much-needed holiday cheer to your celebrations this season. Challenge your friends and family to see who can get the most right. And happy holidays!
