The 14 Best Free Online Christmas Games

Stay joyful with Christmas-themed games

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.

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Present Pileup

The game 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.

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Christmas Tree Light Up!

The game 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.

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Build a Snowman

The game 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.

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Deep Freeze

The game 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.

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Santa's Chimney Trouble

The game 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.

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Showdown at Santa's

The game 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.

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Santa's Tower

The game 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.

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Trim the Tree

The game 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.

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Where's Frosty?

The Where's Frosty? free online Christmas game

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.

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Christmas Gifts

The game Christmas Gifts

Primary Games

What We Like
  • Point-and-click controls.

  • Succinct instructions.

What We Don't Like
  • Stilted animations.

  • Frustratingly difficult.

In this online Christmas game, you'll throw presents to the houses that don't already have presents in hopes of getting a high score.

Get an even bigger score by throwing the gifts into the houses' chimneys.

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Snowy Meltdown

The game Snowy Meltdown

Primary Games

What We Like
  • Simple control scheme.

  • Tons of unlockables.

What We Don't Like
  • Difficult from the beginning.

  • Generic graphics.

Snowy Meltdown is a fun game that can be played in collect mode, survival mode, or custom mode. In survival mode, you'll use the mouse to move your snowball to avoid fireballs for as long as you can. In the collect mode, you'll do the same, but you'll collect presents for extra points at the same time.

After reaching 15 achievements, you can create a custom game where you can set the number of fireballs.

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Super Santa Ski Jump

The game Super Santa Ski Jump

Primary Games

What We Like
  • Hilarious animations.

  • Single-button control scheme.

What We Don't Like
  • Inadequate instructions.

  • Santa looks creepy.

In Super Santa Ski Jump, make Santa jump fast and stylish to get the maximum number of points in this Christmas game. Once you get enough stars on a level, you'll get to go to the next level.

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Christmas Tree Sledding

The game Christmas Tree Sledding

A Kid's Heart

What We Like
  • Responsive controls.

  • Fast-paced.

What We Don't Like
  • No instructions.

  • No levels.

You'll guide a sled to collect points in this free online Christmas game. To get the points, collect the green Christmas trees and avoid the red ones.

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Night Before Christmas

The game The Night Before Christmas

Primary Games

What We Like
  • Addictive gameplay.

  • In-game hints.

What We Don't Like
  • Time limits on levels.

  • Poor audio quality.

Night Before Christmas is an online Christmas game that's similar to Bejeweled. You'll clear the green presents in the background of the screen to move onto the next level.

Be sure to check out the instructions for this online Christmas game because they give you some great tips on how to create power-ups to get even more points.

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