Gaming > Game Play 15 Best Free Online Christmas Games Stay joyful with Christmas-themed games By Stacy Fisher Stacy Fisher Technology Educator Emporia State University Stacy is a professional technology educator with over 25 years' experience. She has published hundreds of articles, co-authored a book, and has appeared on national and local TV. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 20, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Game Play Consoles & PCs Gaming Services Game Play & Streaming Mobile Gaming These are the best free online Christmas games that are sure to get rid of holiday stress and replace it with holiday fun. These free online games for Christmas are for kids, adults, and everyone in-between. You'll find puzzle games, arcade games, dress-up games, racing games, and more. If it's Christmas-themed, you'll probably find it below. Since Adobe ended Flash support in December 2020, some of the games listed below aren't guaranteed to work properly or they may require downloading another third-party plug-in. Always exercise caution when downloading and installing .exe files from the web. 01 of 15 Snowline Primary Games What We Like Clever concept. Challenging puzzles. What We Don't Like Choppy animations. Vague instructions. In this unique online Christmas game, Santa has a big problem. His reindeer have the day off, and he needs your help to deliver presents without them. You'll need to draw a snow line for Santa to follow in this fun, problem-solving game. Play Snowline 02 of 15 Dodge to the Lodge Primary Games What We Like Similar to Frogger. Smooth controls. What We Don't Like Unapologetically unoriginal. Level time limits. Here, your job is to guide a beaver back to his lodge by jumping from log-to-log across the river. Watch out for the bears, porcupines, and bees so that they don't send your beaver back to the start. Play Dodge to the Lodge 03 of 15 Present Pileup Primary Games What We Like Adorable characters. Fast-paced gameplay. What We Don't Like No music or sound effects. Tedious drag-and-drop controls. In the online Christmas game Present Pileup, you work with the elves in Santa's factory to wrap presents. Then, place the correct gift in the right box as it goes by on the conveyor belt. It sounds easy, but that conveyor belt goes fast. You must wrap presents quickly to go to the next level. Play Present Pileup 04 of 15 Christmas Tree Light Up! Primary Games What We Like Online instruction manual. Challenging puzzles. What We Don't Like No music. Annoying sound effects. Christmas Tree Light Up! is an online Christmas game that will have you scratching your head. You'll need to move the tiles to connect all the wires and light bulbs so that your tree lights up. Play Christmas Tree Light Up! 05 of 15 Thin Ice Miniclip What We Like Cute characters. Dozens of unique levels. What We Don't Like Cumbersome controls. Surprisingly difficult. If you want to win Thin Ice, you better have some great skating skills. To pass each level, skate circles around all the monsters to make them fall in the water. Play Thin Ice 06 of 15 Snow Drift Miniclip What We Like Gorgeous graphics. Tense platforming action. What We Don't Like Slippery controls. Weird looking enemies. In Snow Drift, you take out monsters by making Yeti slide into them. This fast-paced game is fun for all ages. Play Snow Drift 07 of 15 Santa's Cannon Miniclip What We Like Solid visual presentation. Catchy Christmas soundtrack. What We Don't Like Unhelpful tutorials. Confusing controls. In Santa's Cannon, you help Santa deliver presents in quite a unique manner. Load the cannon with the appropriate Christmas toy and then shoot it at the right house to win. Pay Santa's Cannon 08 of 15 Build a Snowman North Pole What We Like Non-competitive fun. Appropriate for small children. What We Don't Like No challenge or level progression. Limited selection of snowman accessories. Use the accessories to decorate your own virtual snowman in this online Christmas game. If you build a snowman you really love, make sure you print it out. Play Build a Snowman 09 of 15 Deep Freeze Santa Games What We Like Similar to the arcade classic Snow Bros. Detailed character designs. What We Don't Like Slow load times. Background image never changes. In this game, you'll use your water gun to deep freeze the bad guys. Watch out because each level gets more and more challenging. Play Deep Freeze 10 of 15 Santa's Chimney Trouble Santa Games What We Like Novel concept. Head-scratching puzzles. What We Don't Like Complicated instructions. Level time limits. In Santa's Chimney Trouble, you'll need to connect the fireplaces to the chimney to succeed at this online Christmas game. This fun game requires you to use your problem-solving skills. Play Santa's Chimney Trouble 11 of 15 Showdown at Santa's What We Like Inspired by The Fairly Odd Parents. Quirky characters. What We Don't Like Monotonous levels. Steep difficulty spikes. Ads. In Showdown at Santa's, you're Timmy, and you're protecting Santa from his enemies. You throw snowballs at your enemies to defeat them in this fast-paced, online Christmas game. Play Showdown at Santa's 12 of 15 Santa's Tower Game Hero What We Like Animated opening movie. Original villains. What We Don't Like Poor tutorial. Cluttered interface. Ads. In this game, you'll protect Santa from the evil Red Beard and his gang. Don't let the goons go up to Santa's Tower, or it will be the end of the road for you. Play Santa's Tower 13 of 15 Trim the Tree North Pole What We Like No way to lose. Accessible to all ages. What We Don't Like Narrow selection of decorations. Decorating a tree with candles is a bad idea. This online Christmas game is so simple that little ones can play on their own. Drag and drop the Christmas tree decorations to make your custom Christmas tree. This online Christmas game is more of a time-waster than a game. Still, it's a lot of fun. Play Trim the Tree 14 of 15 Sleigh Shot Classic Miniclip What We Like Funny concept. Play at your pace. What We Don't Like No music. Obnoxious sound effects. In this free Christmas game, you play Santa as he competes in the Long Distance Sleigh Shot. The goal is to fire Santa as far as you can. Click once to position the cannon and again to adjust the speed of the launch. The better you do each turn, the more money you earn, which you can redeem for boosts and other special tricks. Play Sleigh Shot Classic 15 of 15 Where's Frosty? Primary Games What We Like Accessible to non-gamers. Festive background music. What We Don't Like No instructions. Automatically reloads when you click the wrong spot. In this Christmas-themed online game, your objective is to help Santa find Frosty. Each picture has a hidden snowman. Click Frosty to tell Santa where he is. You can keep playing this game over and over because the snowman is hidden somewhere different in each game. Play Where's Frosty? Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit