250+ Category: Christmas Writing Prompts
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Santa’s Screen Test
Santa Claus decides to reboot a popular Christmas movie but with a twist – he’s the lead character. What plot does he choose and how does it evolve?
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Frozen Hearts Melted
The ice queen has frozen your favourite Christmas movie characters in time. How would you unfreeze them and restore Christmas joy?
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The Christmas We Forgot
Write a story about how Christmas got cancelled one year causing all Christmas movies to be deleted. How do people reclaim their lost Christmas spirit?
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Jingle All The Way Back to Past
You are sent back in time to the filming of a classic Christmas movie. What happens, and how does it change the movie?
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A New Star in Bethlehem
Imagine if the Star of Bethlehem was a spacecraft. Write a Christmas story from this interesting perspective.
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Interdimensional North Pole
Consider the North Pole not as an earthly place, but as part of a different dimension only accessible on Christmas Eve.
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Secret City Beneath the Ice
Draft a narrative about an intricate city hidden beneath the North Pole’s ice and snow, unseen by the outside world til now.
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Post-Apocalyptic North Pole
Imagine a scenario where a global calamity has turned the North Pole into ruins and Santa is trying to restore hope.
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Climate Change Impact
Delve into how severe climate change might have forced Santa and his operation to adapt.
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Modernized Santa’s Workshop
Write about how the North Pole might look if Santa ran a high-tech operation.
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Gift of Kindness
Recount a meaningful act of kindness you witnessed or experienced on Christmas Eve.
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Unseen Christmas Eve Preparations
Write about a memorable behind-the-scenes preparation for Christmas that you were part of.
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Cheerful Toyland Tune
Write a song from the perspective of a Christmas toy waiting to bring joy to a child.
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Krampus Night Narratives
Write a spooky story about Austria’s legend of Krampus, Saint Nicholas’s dark companion who punishes naughty children during Christmas season.
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Catalan’s Caganer
Write a mischievous tale about Catalonia’s peculiar nativity figure – the Caganer, who is traditionally depicted as a peasant, squatting with his trousers down in the act of defecation.
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Ice Cream on the Beach
Envisage a story about a family from Northern Hemisphere spending Christmas in Australia, swapping snow for sun, presents under the Christmas tree for gifts under the beach umbrella.
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Japan’s KFC Christmas
Explore a character’s first Christmas in Japan, experiencing the popular tradition of a KFC Christmas dinner.
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Christmas Goat of Sweden
Write a story about Sweden’s giant straw Christmas goat and the almost regular attempts of people destroying it.
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Treasured Holiday Traditions
Write about a specific Christmas tradition from your childhood that remains vivid in your memory.
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Gift of Giving
Recall the first time you were involved in picking out Christmas presents for someone else.
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The Magic of Christmas Trees
Write about your earliest memory in relation to Christmas trees—trimming it, the scent, the struggles, and eventually seeing it lit up.
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Carols and Cuisine
Devise a new Christmas tradition that blends music and cooking, the universal languages of love and celebration.
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Tech-Savvy Tinsel
Contemplate a new Christmas tradition that integrates technology in a fun and festive way.
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Philanthropic Yuletide
Depict a new Christmas tradition centered around acts of charity and giving back to the community.
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Heralding a Heritage Holiday
Create and write about a new Christmas tradition that preserves elements of your cultural heritage.
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White Elephant Adventure
Write about an interactive version of the White Elephant gift exchange that involves a series of challenges or quests.
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The Lost Carol
Write about the discovery of a new Christmas carol, which, when sung, causes strange and mysterious happenings.
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Vanishing Reindeer
Write about the unexplained disappearance of one of Santa’s reindeer right before Christmas Eve.
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Secret Santa Mystery
Write about a work Secret Santa where strange, personalized gifts begin to reveal hidden office secrets.
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Christmas Ornament Enigma
Write about a mysterious Christmas ornament that appears on your Christmas tree which no one remembers buying.
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First Christmas Without…
Narrate your experience of the first Christmas without a close family member.
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Struggles and Strengths in Christmas
Write from the perspective of a family member who displays exceptional strength or fortitude during the holiday season.
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Christmas Reunion
Pen a narrative about a significant Christmas family reunion that shaped your perspective on the importance of family.
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Holiday Traditions
Write about your most cherished family traditions during Christmas and their significance.
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Cyber Santa
Write about a futuristic society where AI has taken over. How would artificial intelligence celebrate Christmas?
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Parallel Christmas
Create a story about Christmas in a parallel universe, where the holiday’s history, traditions, or purpose might be completely different.
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Steampunk Christmas
Envision a steampunk universe where Christmas is celebrated with Victorian-era aesthetics and technology.
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Post-Apocalyptic Christmas
What if Christmas happened in a post-apocalyptic world? How would survivors celebrate it?
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Alien Christmas
Imagine if Christmas was celebrated by an alien civilization. How would they interpret and celebrate the holiday?
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Reindeer Rebellion
Describe a humorous scenario where the reindeer refuse to pull Santa’s sleigh due to request for union rights.
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UFO on the Christmas Eve
Invent a story where Santa and his reindeer are mistaken for an alien invasion on Christmas Eve.
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Grumpy Elf’s Diary
Imagine the grumpiest elf at Santa’s workshop writing a frustrated diary entry during the Christmas rush.
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Holiday Mix-Up
Write a story where two holiday characters from different celebrations are mistaken for each other.
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Santa’s New Diet
Imagine Santa Claus has decided to go on a diet this Christmas. How does this affect Christmas Eve?
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The Empty Chair
Describe a holiday feast where there’s an empty chair at the table, symbolizing a loved one who can’t join.
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Forgotten Feast
Imagine a traditional holiday feast from a century ago, and describe what might be on the table.
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The Malevolent Mistletoe
Create a chilling Christmas narrative about a mistletoe that carries a dark secret or a curse.
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The Haunted Hearths
Describe a haunted Christmas house and the spirits that dwell there, instead of a typical Santa Claus visit.
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A Christmas Curse
Imagine a family cursed to experience a terrifying paranormal phenomenon each Christmas.
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A Miraculous Christmas Gift
Write about a character who receives a seemingly ordinary gift, which happens to have magical or transformative properties.
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The Unwanted Gift
Imagine a scenario where a character receives a gift they deeply dislike but pretend to love it to not hurt the giver’s feelings.
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Saving for a Special Gift
Write about a character who goes to great lengths to save money to buy a special Christmas present for someone they cherish.
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Gift from the Heart
Craft a narrative around a humble gift handmade with love that becomes the most precious and heartfelt present someone has ever received.
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Secret Santa Mix-Up
Write about a situation where a Secret Santa gift gets mixed-up and ends up revealing a unexpected secret.
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Cross-Cultural Yuletide Decor
Describe a unique Christmas decoration from a culture distinct from your own and its symbolic meaning.
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Christmas Around the Globe
Describe a Christmas day in a country whose customs are different from yours.
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Global Santa Lore
Detail a story from another culture about Santa Claus or a similar Christmastime figure.
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Holiday Dish Harmonies
Write about a unique or traditional Christmas dish from a culture different from your own that you’d love to try.
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Scrooge’s Heartfelt Change
Write a personal essay reflecting on a time when you were able to change for the better like Ebenezer Scrooge.
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Fagin’s Christmas
Write about how Christmas would be celebrated by the characters in the underworld of ‘Oliver Twist’.
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Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future
Choose one Christmas of your own to visit as “The Ghost of Christmas Past,” “The Ghost of Christmas Present,” or “The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.”
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Christmas Dinner at Belle’s
Write about the dinner Belle hosts as Scrooge’s fiancée in Christmas Carol and the atmosphere around that particular event.
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Christmas Day Reflections
Recount your feelings and thoughts as your perfect Christmas day draws to a close.
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Magical Christmas Dinner
Imagine your ideal Christmas dinner, detailing all the people present, the food, decorations, and feelings.
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Yuletide Morning
Describe waking up on a Christmas morning that you consider to be the perfect Christmas. Feel the excitement, the warm wishes, and the joy of the perfect holiday.