200+ Festive Holiday Words for Writing and More (Free Printable)

There’s a lot to get excited about in December! As the calendar year winds to a close, many communities celebrate a variety of holidays. Use this list of holiday words in your classroom for writing exercises, vocab and spelling activities, and more. Plus, get a free printable of all these holiday words to share with your students!

Holiday Decoration Words

Bells
Bough
Candle
Cedar
Evergreen
Fir
Garland
Glitter
Holly
Lights
Mistletoe
Nutcracker
Ornament
Pine
Pine cone
Poinsettia
Stocking
Tinsel
Tree
Wreath
Yule log

Holiday Food Words

Candy cane
Chestnuts
Chocolate
Cider
Cinnamon
Cookies
Eggnog
Figgy pudding
Fruitcake
Fudge
Gingerbread
Goose
Ham
Hot chocolate/hot cocoa
Marshmallow
Mince pie
Nutmeg
Nuts
Orange
Peppermint
Popcorn ball
Roast beef
Sugar plums
Turkey
Wassail

Christmas Words

Advent
Angel
Beard
Bethlehem
Coal
Elf (elves)
Father Christmas
Frankincense
Grinch
Ho ho ho
Jack Frost
Kris Kringle
Letter
List
Manger
Mrs. Claus
Myrrh
Nativity
Naughty
Nice
North Pole
Reindeer
Roof
Santa Claus
Scrooge
Shepherd
Sleigh
Stable
Star
St. Nick/St. Nicholas
Toy
Workshop

Santa’s Reindeer Names

Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Blitzen
Rudolph

12 Days of Christmas Words

Partridge
Pear tree
Turtledove
French hen
Calling bird
Golden ring
Geese
Swans
Swimming
Maids
Milking
Ladies
Dancing
Lords
Leaping
Pipers
Drummers

Hanukkah/Chanukah Words

Blessing
Dreidel
Festival
Gelt
Jelly doughnuts
Lamp
Latke
Maccabees
Menorah
Oil

Kwanzaa Words

Black
Red
Green
Corn
Creativity
Faith
Karamu
Kinara
Purpose
Unity

New Year’s Words

Ball
Clock
Confetti
Countdown
Drop
Fireworks
Midnight
New Year’s Eve
Noisemaker
Resolution
Times Square
Toast

Holiday Activity Words

Bake
Caroling
Celebrate
Cook
Deck
Decorate
Gather
Give
Receive
Sing
Skating
Sledding
Travel
Visit
Wrap

Seasonal Holiday Words

Blustery
Boots
Chilly
Coat
Cold
December
Gloves
Ice skates
Icicle
Icy
Midwinter
Mitten
Scarf
Skis
Snow
Snowball
Snowman
Solstice
Sweater
Winter

Descriptive Holiday Words

Bright
Cheerful
Crackle
Freezing
Frosty
Glitter
Jolly
Joyful
Merry
Peaceful
Shimmer
Sparkle
Spice
Sweet

Holiday Phrases

Auld lang syne
Comfort and joy
Feliz Navidad
Glad tidings
Happy holidays
Happy New Year
Joy to the world
Making spirits bright
Merry Christmas
Peace on earth
Season’s greetings
Silver bells
’Tis the season
White Christmas
Winter wonderland

More Holiday Words

Card
Carol
Charity
Chimney
Eve
Family
Fireplace
Games
Gift
Goodwill
Invitation
Love
Memories
Music
Noel
Package
Pageant
Party
Present
Ribbon
Spirit
Tannenbaum
Tradition
Treat
Vacation
Xmas
Yuletide

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