60 Christmas survey questions for a festive event (Work, family and fun)

Christmas survey questions help you gather opinions, spark conversation, and plan holiday activities with ease. Unlike trivia, there’s no right or wrong answer — just fun insights about people’s traditions, tastes, and memories. When you’re hosting a party, organizing an office event, or collecting feedback, surveys make engagement festive and effortless.

Surveys focus on preferences and habits, so you learn what people really enjoy — from favorite foods and movies to when they start listening to Christmas music. Because they’re quick and customizable, they work great for classrooms, team-building activities, and even casual family games like Christmas Family Feud.

Whether you want fun, feedback, or both, Christmas survey questions add connection and warmth to any gathering.

60 Christmas survey questions (grouped by theme)

Below you’ll find 60 Christmas survey questions grouped by topic — music, movies, gifts, traditions, food, and drinks. Each category includes five questions designed to work in forms, Christmas polls, Secret Santa questionnaires, party planning surveys, or family games.

🎵10 Christmas music survey questions

Christmas music can be joyful, nostalgic, or — depending on how early it starts — slightly overwhelming. These questions help you learn what people love (or avoid) during the season.

1. When do you officially start listening to Christmas music?
2. Which Christmas song instantly puts you in a festive mood?
3. Do you prefer classic carols or modern holiday pop songs?
4. Which Christmas song do you wish radio stations would play less?
5. What holiday playlist mood do you prefer: upbeat, cozy, or nostalgic?
6. Which artist makes the best Christmas music?
7. Do you enjoy remixed or modernized versions of classic carols?
8. What’s the most overrated Christmas song?
9. Do you listen to Christmas music at work?
10. Which Christmas carol reminds you most of childhood?

These are great for planning playlists at work parties, choosing background music for family gatherings, or understanding how people feel about holiday soundtracks in public spaces or stores.

🎬 10 Christmas movie survey questions

Holiday films bring out strong opinions — especially when debating whether Die Hard counts as a Christmas movie. Use these questions to understand viewing habits, favorites, and controversial picks.

1. What’s the one Christmas movie you rewatch every year?
2. Do you prefer animated or live-action Christmas movies?
3. Which Christmas character is your favorite?
4. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
5. Which Christmas movie scene makes you emotional every time?
6. What’s the funniest Christmas movie you’ve seen?
7. Which newer Christmas movie deserves classic status?
8. Do you enjoy holiday rom-coms?
9. Who is the best on-screen Santa?
10. What Christmas movie would you most recommend for family watching?

These work well for party icebreakers, holiday movie marathons, or Family Feud-style Christmas games.

🎁 10 Christmas gift-giving survey questions

These questions help uncover shopping habits, gift expectations, and the emotional side of holiday giving. Perfect for Secret Santa forms or Christmas gift surveys.

1. How early do you start your Christmas shopping?
2. Do you prefer giving gifts or receiving them?
3. What type of gifts do you like best: handmade, practical, or sentimental?
4. How do you feel about gift cards as presents?
5. What’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
6. What’s the worst or funniest Christmas gift you’ve been given?
7. Do you enjoy participating in Secret Santa?
8. Do you set a spending limit for gift exchanges?
9. What kind of wrapping style do you prefer: simple or elaborate?
10. Do you shop mostly online or in-store for Christmas gifts?
    

You can also pair this section with a Secret Santa questionnaire or turn it into a feedback tool for employee gift exchanges.

🎄 10 Christmas traditions survey questions

Every family celebrates differently. These questions help reveal rituals, routines, and personal traditions that make Christmas meaningful.

1. What Christmas tradition makes the holiday feel complete for you?
2. When do you usually open gifts: Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
3. Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
4. Which holiday activity do you enjoy most — decorating, baking, volunteering, or traveling?
5. Have you adopted any new Christmas traditions recently?
6. Do you send Christmas cards?
7. What’s your favorite way to decorate a Christmas tree?
8. Do you enjoy visiting Christmas markets?
9. How early do you put up your Christmas decorations?
10. What’s your favorite holiday memory?

This section is especially helpful for team-building activities or planning inclusive holiday events at work.

🍽️ 10 Christmas food survey questions

Food is one of the biggest anchors of holiday celebrations. These questions help you understand what dishes people look forward to — and who ends up doing all the cooking.

1. What food is absolutely essential for your Christmas meal?
2. What’s your favorite Christmas dessert?
3. Who does most of the cooking in your home for Christmas?
4. Are you a traditional Christmas dinner fan, or do you prefer experimenting with new recipes?
5. Which holiday snack do you find impossible to resist?
6. What’s your favorite cookie to bake (or eat) during the holidays?
7. Do you enjoy gingerbread houses?
8. What Christmas food do you think is underrated?
9. What’s one holiday food you could live without?
10. Do you enjoy hosting Christmas dinners or prefer being a guest?
    

These questions work well for potluck sign-up sheets or event surveys where menu preferences matter.

☕ 10 Christmas drink survey questions

Hot chocolate? Eggnog? Peppermint lattes? These questions uncover drink preferences and help you plan memorable party menus.

1. What holiday beverage do you associate most with Christmas?
2. Do you enjoy eggnog, or is it a hard pass?
3. What’s your preferred warm holiday drink: hot chocolate, mulled wine, or a festive latte?
4. Do you prefer traditional Christmas drinks or modern, trendy holiday beverages?
5. Who is most likely to spike the punch at your Christmas party?
6. Which holiday drink do you look forward to every year but rarely have any other time?
7. How do you take your hot chocolate — simple, extra marshmallows, or loaded with toppings?
8. Do you enjoy peppermint-flavored drinks during the holidays?
9. What’s your favorite Christmas cocktail or mocktail?
10. Do you prefer your holiday drinks warm and cozy or cold and refreshing?

These can add humor to your survey while giving you practical insights about drink planning.

5 tips for creating your own Christmas survey

Creating a Christmas survey is simple, but choosing the right tone and question types will make it more engaging. Here are some helpful tips:

1. Match the tone to your audience.
Are you planning a professional holiday event, a casual family gathering, or a classroom activity? A corporate Christmas survey might use more structured questions, while a family survey can lean into humor and nostalgia. If you’re planning a party, then your Christmas party survey questions can mix playful and practical content like food preferences, games, and gift exchange rules.

2. Use a mix of fun and reflective questions.
A good survey blends lighthearted questions (“What Christmas song plays too early in stores?”) with meaningful ones (“What tradition brings you joy each year?”). This balance keeps the survey enjoyable and informative.

3. Choose the right question formats.
Multiple choice works well for Christmas polls, rating scales are great for measuring preferences, and short-answer questions help people share memories. Ranking questions (e.g., “Rank these Christmas movies from best to worst”) can also be fun for group discussions.

4. Decide whether responses should be anonymous.
Anonymous responses can make employees more honest about holiday plans or food preferences. Public answers work well for games, Christmas Family Feud sessions, and team icebreakers.

5. Keep it short and easy to complete.
Most people will answer six to 10 questions happily, especially if the survey looks festive. Adding Christmas colors, icons, and images helps make the experience feel special.

How to create a Christmas survey with Jotform

Using Jotform makes it easy to build a Christmas survey that looks polished, festive, and fun. You can customize templates, add holiday themes, and collect responses instantly.

Here’s why: Jotform offers ready-made 90-plus Christmas forms, drag-and-drop questions, and powerful automation tools—so your survey is ready in minutes, not hours.

Choose a Christmas survey form template (or start from scratch)

Visit the Christmas trivia template page to browse seasonal designs. You can use these templates for Christmas music surveys, gift exchange questionnaires, holiday party polls, or family games. You can also explore the Secret Santa Questionnaire if you’re organizing a workplace or family gift exchange. Start with a layout you like; then customize the questions to match your event.

If you prefer a custom build, simply open the Jotform Form Builder, choose a blank form, and add your fields — multiple choice, slider scales, ranking lists, and more.

Customize your questions and layout

Add the Christmas survey questions from this blog post or write your own. Use multiple choice for quick Christmas polls or open-ended questions for reflective answers. You can add conditional logic too, which is perfect for building a Christmas Gift Survey where responses guide personalized gift suggestions.

Create a Christmas-themed survey app (optional)

If you want to collect surveys, host quizzes, or share event details in one festive hub, consider using Jotform Apps. It lets you combine forms, links, images, and videos into a single app your guests can open from any device.

To make things even easier, you can start with one of Jotform’s ready-made Christmas app templates:

• Christmas RSVP App: Perfect for holiday party planning. Let guests RSVP, add dietary preferences, and share attendance details in one place.
  
• Christmas App: A versatile template where you can include schedules, menus, surveys, gift wish lists, or volunteer sign-ups for community or family events.
  
• Christmas Trivia App: Great for hosting trivia nights. Add your Christmas polls, survey questions, and quizzes so participants can play along in real time.

Many users build custom Christmas hubs this way — combining gift registries, holiday schedules, feedback surveys, and fun activities into a single, shareable app that keeps everything organized.

Try AI-powered survey tools

Jotform also offers 7,000+ AI Agent Templates, including holiday-ready tools:

• Christmas Trivia Quizmaster: Generates trivia-style questions and manages a live quiz experience.
  
• Quiz AI Agents: Perfect for turning your Christmas survey questions into a full interactive quiz or family game.

With these tools, you can quickly build an engaging survey adaptable to your audience.

Ready to create your Christmas survey?

Christmas survey questions are an easy, festive way to spark conversation, gather input, and bring people together. They help you plan better events, learn about traditions, and add personality to your celebrations.

You can customize the questions for different audiences, turn them into Christmas Family Feud rounds, or use them to design gift exchange forms. With ready-made Christmas templates and festive themes, Jotform makes the process simple and enjoyable.