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

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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

Get your free Holiday Word List printable!

Make seasonal writing and vocabulary activities easier with our free Holiday Word List! Just click the button below to download your printable set.

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