100+ Funny Jokes for the Holidays
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021'Tis the season to snicker! These holiday jokes celebrate the funny side of the festive season.
Choose Your Own Spelling
Me: [Searches ‘Chanukah’]
Google: Did you mean Hanukkah?
Me: I DON’T KNOW, GOOGLE. NO ONE DOES.
—@rachelichtman
Check out these fascinating facts about Hanukkah.
The Most Punderful Time of the Year
You: I love this time of year!
Me: You mean you ‘ove’ it.
You: What?
Me: Because there’s Noël. —@tiemoose
Polar Opposites
People act like the North Pole and the South Pole are exactly the same, but really, there’s a whole world of difference between them.
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Avian Obsession
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” is completely unrealistic. There is no way that you’re still accepting gifts from someone after four days of birds. —@TweetPotato314
Where do those birds even come from? Find out the origins of the 12 days of Christmas.
Achievable Goals
I bought a treadmill because my New Year’s resolution is to have more things to put my laundry on. —@danwlin
Here are 15 New Year’s resolutions you should never make.
Holiday Hit
“All that time spent selecting and decorating, and a week after [Christmas], you see the tree by the side of the road, like a mob hit. A car slows down, a door opens, and a tree rolls out.” —Jerry Seinfeld
Here’s what you should really do with your Christmas tree after the holidays.
Feline Friends
I don’t know who’s worse, the people who sign their cats’ names on Christmas cards or the cats who refuse to sign. —@Cpin42
Don’t miss our collection of great cat quotes.
World’s Worst Office Parties
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon asked people to submit their worst Christmas office party stories. Here’s what people sent in:
– I stayed sober to avoid embarrassing myself in front of my coworkers. Then my heel broke, and I fell into the punch bowl.
– My boss ordered two pizzas for 15 employees, then ate one all by herself.
– My coworker got so drunk, he asked his girlfriend whether she was single. She said yes.
– I did a Secret Santa gift exchange; mine got me a can of creamed corn.
Stumped for gift ideas this year? Check out our great Canadian gift guide.
Two in One
My kids: Can we decorate for Christmas now?!
Me: Sure. [Puts Santa hat on pumpkin.] —@Manda_like_wine
These genius tips will make your holidays so much better.
Fast Wrapper
My wife: How many presents did you get wrapped?
Me [proudly]: Four.
Wife: In an hour?
Me: They were oddly shaped. —@dejavudad
Peace and Quiet
Q: What’s a parent’s favourite Christmas carol?
A: Silent night!
—Via Funology.com
Read the heartwarming story of how one night of carolling brought a small town together.
One Step at a Time
I like to put up Christmas decorations in stages. This is the stage where I sit on the couch with lasagna and stare at the boxes. —@AbbyHasIssues
Here’s how to decorate for the holidays, according to your zodiac sign.
Create Your Own Carol
How to make a Christmas song:
- Add sleigh bells
- That’s it, you’re done —@MaxxSIO
Can you guess the oldest Christmas carol? (Hint: It’s not Silent Night!)
Mistaken Identity
Our new neighbours thought our Wi-Fi network was our last name. So when they gave us a Christmas card, they addressed it to “The Linksys Family.” —via HuffingtonPost.com
Here are some helpful hints on what to write in a Christmas card this year.
Starting Strong
My New Year’s resolution is to be more assertive, if that’s ok with you guys? —@megankcomedy
Check out more hilarious tweets.
Bought or Borrowed
To all those who received a book from me as a Christmas present…they’re due back at the library tomorrow. —@kellywithawhy
Academy Award Winner
My performance in “I’m so sad I can’t make it to your Christmas party” is already generating Oscar buzz. —@RobinMcCauley
These are the best Christmas movies of all time.
Why Stop at 12?
On the 13th day of Christmas, my true love said to me, “I think I might be a hoarder.” —Jen Statsky, writer
Christmas with the Crown
Prince Philip looks out the window on Christmas Eve. “That’s some reindeer,” he says.
The queen replies, “65 years. Yes, that is a lot.” —Via express.co.uk
Find out what Queen Elizabeth gives her staff for Christmas.
Forged Signature
For the longest time, I thought my mother, father, and cat all had the same handwriting. Then I found out Mom was just signing cards for all of them. —Michelle Wolf, comedian
Putting a Face to the Names
The office holiday party is a great place to meet everyone you’ve been emailing from ten feet away. —@someecards
If you got a kick out of that one, you’ll love these funny work cartoons.
Selling Out
Jeez, did Santa’s agent turn down a single commercial? —Jim Gaffigan, comedian
These Christmas brain teasers will give your grey matter a workout.
Second Chances
For those of you who have already failed your New Year’s resolution, like I have, there is always the Chinese New Year to try again. —@ThomasPankonin
Check out these Chinese New Year traditions we can all celebrate.
Seasonal Syntax
Q: What do you call Santa’s helpers?
A: Subordinate Clauses.
Ready to put your vocabulary to the test? See if you can match these Christmas words with their proper definitions.
Comfort Food
I understand now why Hanukkah happens when it does. We could all use a little light right now. And fried stuff. —Jess Zimmerman, editor
Read about one family’s annual Hanukkah tradition, complete with latkes and lakes.
Literally Christmas
It was the beginning of December. I noticed my four-year-old putting on her hat and coat, so I asked her where she was going. She said she wanted to see if Christmas was really just around the corner. —Lynn Krochak
Check out these funny tweets every parent can relate to.
Time for a Rewrite?
Think how much more exciting “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel” would be if they’d written it after the dreidel was dry and ready. —@Mikelffingwell
Find out why Hanukkah changes dates each year.
Gone to the Dogs
My mom is angry with me for letting the dogs see their presents before tomorrow morning. Apparently, I ruined their Christmas. —@akfarizel
Going for Broke
Q: What do you call a bankrupt Santa?
A: Saint Nickel-less.
Equal parts heartbreaking and hilarious, we asked 20 people to reveal how they learned the truth about Santa Claus.
The Ultimate Gift
One of my four nephews just brought me wine and said, “Here’s your Christmas juice,” and now he’s the one I’m leaving everything to. —@Kendragarden
Check out these uniquely Canadian holiday traditions.
Christmas Wish
The older you get, the more holidays become about keeping your father off a ladder. —@shutupmikeginn
Make sure to avoid these common holiday safety mistakes.
Try Again
At the Christmas Eve service at my church, the pastor, quizzing some children about the nativity, asked, “What gifts did the three wise men give the Christ child?”
“Gold!” yelled one child.
“Frankincense!” shouted another.
After a pause, a third asked, “Gift cards?”
—Alan Shaw
Hollywood Hanukkah
Christmas movies rebooted as Hanukkah movies:
– Home Shalom
– A Christmas Carole King
– It’s a Wonderful Life When You Call Your Mother
—@OhNoSheTwitnt
Curl up with the best holiday episodes of TV shows on Netflix.
Party Fouls
Employees who made their office Christmas parties memorable:
– The man who tried to photocopy his rear end, only to smash the glass and end up in the hospital.
– The manager who took his staff out for a three-course Christmas meal and “had an emergency” when dessert arrived, leaving his team with the bill.
– The poor soul who fell asleep on the toilet at a restaurant and woke up to find that the entire place was empty–and he was locked in.
—Coburg Banks
These funny work jokes will help you make it through the week.
In a Pickle
A co-worker was forced to participate in a $10 maximum Secret Santa one year. He protested by bringing cucumbers that cost $1 each. —@kingedhill
The Giving Spirit
Knowing that the pastor enjoyed his drink, a hotel owner offered him a case of cherry brandy for Christmas in exchange for a free ad in the church newsletter. The pastor agreed and ran this in the next issue: “The pastor would like to thank Patrick Smith for his kind gift of a crate of fruit and for the spirit in which it was given.” —via HotSermons.com
You won’t believe these funny classified ads actually ran!
Merry Measurement
Q: What’s St. Nicholas’s favourite measurement in the metric system?
A: The Santameter!
These hilarious DIY jokes will bring down the house!
Too Soon
“It’s way too early for Christmas music.”
— People in the year 75 B.C. —@Online_Shawn
Yuletide Visitors
Me: Knock! Knock!
You: Who’s there?
Me: Yule log.
You: Yule log who?
Me: Yule log the door after you let me in, won’t you?
Small Blessings
The Hanukkah miracle is that the menorah oil lasted eight extra days. I re-create this miracle with every tube of toothpaste. —@daemonic3
Silver Screen
Q: Where do Christmas plants go to become stars?
A: Holly-wood!
Here are eight festive flowers that aren’t poinsettias.
Into the Church
Three buildings in town were overrun by squirrels—the town hall, the hardware store, and the church. The town hall brought in some cats. But after they tore up all the files, the mayor got rid of the predators, and soon the squirrels were back.
The hardware store humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free outside town. But three days later, the squirrels climbed back in.
Only the church came up with an effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and made them members. Now they see them only on Christmas and Easter.
Find out the fascinating origins of the Easter Bunny.
Scrooge Budget
Experts agree the best way to save money on gift giving this holiday season is by alienating all your friends and family. —@22_Minutes
Denomination
A woman goes to the post office and asks for 50 Hanukkah stamps.
“What denomination?” asks the clerk.
The woman says, “Six Orthodox, 12 Conservative, and 32 Reform.”
We’ll bet you didn’t know these surprising facts about Christmas in Canada.
Instant Classic
“So your new carol is just eight verses of you demanding figgy pudding with increasing hostility.”
“That’s right.”
“And it’s called ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’?”
“Yes”
“But it not really about Christmas is it? It’s mostly about figgy—“
“—Figgy pudding, yeah.”
—@NicSampson
These funny tweets about food will brighten your day.
Good Lights
A customer walked into our store looking for Christmas lights. I showed her our top brand, but—wanting to make sure each bulb worked—she asked me to take them out of the box and plug them in. I did, and each one lit up.
“Great,” she said.
I carefully placed the string of lights back in the box. But as I handed them to her, she looked alarmed.
“I don’t want this box,” she said abruptly. “It’s been opened.”
Missing Evidence
“Google that and prove it.” —My six-year-old when I told her she’s not getting a cat because Santa is allergic to them. —@dooce
These funny Google searches will put a smile on your face.
Senior Citizens
You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger. —Robert Paul
These stories about meeting Santa will fill you with the Christmas spirit!
Party Pup
“Oh, God, sorry, I’d love to talk and catch up, but, ah, man, I’m just…I’m petting this dog right now, so…” —Me, at a Christmas party. —@mulltoons
Stop the Presses
These holiday headlines—concocted by the satirists at the Onion—are completely fabricated. And yet they have the ring of truth:
- Coal Now Too Expensive to Put in Christmas Stockings
- Study Finds Link Between Red Wine, Letting Mother Know What You Really Think
- Accountants Pack Times Square for Fiscal New Year
- Book Given as Gift Actually Read
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It’s the Thought That Counts
[Friend opens Christmas present.]
Me: It’s a lie detector.
Friend: Oh… I love it.
Me: [whispering] We’ll see.
—@TherealAmyWeber
Hiding the Presents
I had finished my Christmas shopping early and had wrapped all the presents. Having two curious children, I had to find a suitable hiding place. I chose an ideal spot—the furnace room. I stacked the presents and covered them with a blanket, positive they’d remain undiscovered.
When I went to get the gifts to put them under the tree, I lifted the blanket and there, stacked neatly on top of my gifts, were presents addressed to “Mom and Dad, From the Kids.”
Celebrating Early
According to this advent calendar I’m eating, Christmas was five minutes ago. —@Book_Krazy
Stormy Weather
Q: How can Santa deliver presents during a thunderstorm?
A: His sleigh is flown by raindeer!
Psst—here’s the extended winter forecast across Canada.
Gift Exchange
My friend reviewed her young son’s fill-in-the-blank homework. One line: “At Christmas, we exchange gifts with ____.” His response: “Receipts.”
Here are 10 meaningful alternatives to exchanging gifts this holiday.
Clean Slate
I have decided to leave my past behind me in the New Year, so if I owe you money…I’m sorry, but I’ve moved on. —@JayStewartPhoto
Have a laugh at these hilarious lawyer jokes.
Limited Knowledge
As we were putting out cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve, I accidentally dropped one. “No problem,” I said, picking it up and dusting it off before placing it back on the plate.
“You can’t do that,” argued my four-year-old.
“Don’t worry. Santa will never know.”
He shot me a look. “So he knows if I’ve been bad or good, but he doesn’t know the cookie fell on the floor?”
Got a cookie exchange coming up? Take inspiration from this collection of our all-time greatest Christmas cookie recipes.
Spring Present
Top tip: this winter, hide a collection of bones in your snowman as a surprise for the children when it melts. —@MooseAllain
You won’t believe the weird things these people discovered after the snow melted!
Coming Soon
“Just once I’d like to see a big event-movie trailer that opens with ‘THIS HANNUKAH, IN A THEATER NEAR YOU…'” —@LostCatDog
Odd Christmas Visit
From an article on the Woolacombe Bay Hotel in Devon, England: “Their three-night Christmas break includes a packed program of family entertainment, a crèche, excellent cuisine, and a visit from Satan.”
Check out the most expensive typos of all time.
A Delicate Process
How to Decorate a Christmas Tree When You Have Kids:
1. Unpack ornament
2. Drop repeatedly until it shatters into a million pieces
3. Repeat
—@Lhlodder
Check out these cool Christmas tree alternatives.
Quick Cleanup
Unexpected guests were on the way, and my mother, an impeccable housekeeper, rushed around straightening up. She put my father and brother to work cleaning the guest bathroom. Later, when she went to inspect it, she was surprised that the once-cluttered room had been tidied up so quickly. Then she saw the note on the closed shower curtains. It read “Thank you for not looking in the bathtub.”
Here’s how to clean a bathroom in five minutes (or less)!
The Way the Cookie Crumbles
The kids left “Santa” whole wheat cookies so Santa “forgot” to leave their presents. —@sammyrhodes
Make sure you avoid these common cookie decorating mistakes!
Snow-Off
Q: What’s Jack Frost’s favourite part of the school day?
A: Snow and tell.
—Joshua S.
Check out these tips for building the perfect snowman!
Dangerous Questions
Four-year-old: Is Santa real?
Me: No.
Four-year-old: What about the Easter Bunny?
Me: No.
Four-year-old: Spiderman?
Me: You better hope Spiderman didn’t hear that.
—@XplodingUnicorn
Post Holiday Blues
A waitress at our restaurant had a change of clothes stolen from the break room. Making matters worse, she’d planned on wearing them to the Christmas party.
As a brand-new employee, I didn’t know any of this backstory, so I was a bit surprised to find this indignant note posted on the community board: “It has been two weeks since the Christmas party, and I still have not found my clothes.”
From over-salted soups to tipsy guests, we’ve got every holiday dinner disaster covered.
Shear the Spirit
Q: What do sheep say to shepherds at Christmastime?
A: Season’s bleatings!
These funny photos of farm animals are guaranteed to make you grin.
Easy to Forgive
Late for a seminar and unable to find parking, I pulled into a spot behind a church. It was only after I’d gotten out of the car that I spotted this sign: “No parking. Forgiveness is our business, but don’t make it harder than it already is.”
Doesn’t Add Up
Rationally, I now understand that my parents were always Santa, but I still don’t get how they made it to all those houses in one night. —@KenJennings
Anyone can make these easy DIY Christmas decorations!
Time Flies
Jan. 1: Made my New Year’s Resolution.
Jan. 2: Okay, I’m gonna start it today.
Jan. 3: Okay, I mean it now.
Dec. 31: Damn, that went by quickly. Guess I’ll try again tomorrow!
—@kentaitin
Check out these lucky New Year’s traditions from around the world.
Christmas Eve Service
Just as I began my Christmas Eve service, the electricity in the church failed. The ushers and I found some candles and placed them around the sanctuary. Then I reentered the pulpit, shuffled my notes, and muttered, “Now, where was I?”
A tired voice called out, “Right near the end!”
(These silly light bulb jokes would’ve been perfect, too!)
Human Hubris
The amount of time and energy we spend putting up and taking down holiday decorations tells me our ‘top of the food chain’ claim is invalid. —@LindaInDisguise
If you want to sound smart, try out some of these clever jokes.
Interesting Gifts
For Christmas, I gave my kid a BB gun. He gave me a sweater with a bull’s-eye on the back.
Here are some of the funniest one-liners on the Internet.
A True Miracle
Imagine if your cell phone battery was on ten percent and it lasted for eight days. Now you understand Hanukkah. —@HolyGhostNYC
Entrance to Heaven
Three men die on Christmas Eve and go to heaven, where they’re met by St. Peter. “In order to get in,” he tells them, “you must each produce something representative of the holidays.”
The first man digs into his pockets and pulls out a match and lights it. “This represents a candle of hope.” Impressed, Peter lets him in.
The second man pulls out a tangle of keys and shakes them. “These are bells.” He’s allowed in too.
“So,” Peter says to the third man, “what do you have?”
The third man proudly shows him a pair of red panties.
“What do these have to do with Christmas?” asks Peter.
“They’re Carol’s.”
Reinvent Yourself
“New year, new me,” is a fun thing to say while committing identity theft. —@joshgondelman
Brush up on these tips to prevent identity theft!
Bad Grades for Rudolph
Q: “Why didn’t Rudolph get a good report card?”
A: “Because he went down in History.”
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Better Luck Next Year
I once bought my kid a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying “Toys not included.” —Bernard Manning
Test your smarts with these hilarious history jokes.
Alternate History
My mother cast one of her students as the innkeeper for the Christmas pageant. All the third grader had to do was tell Joseph, “There is no room at the inn.”
But during the performance—after Joseph begged for a room for his pregnant wife—the boy didn’t have the heart to turn him down.
“Well,” he said, “if it’s so urgent, come on in.”
The Christmas Song
Q: What do you call a bunch of chess masters bragging about their skill in a hotel lobby?
A: Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.
It doesn’t have to be National Tell a Joke Day to find these jokes hilarious!
Santa Speak
Q: What is Santa’s primary language?
A: North Polish.
If you liked that joke, you’ll get a kick out of these hilarious thesaurus mistakes.
Great Use of Space
Wow, my kids are decorating the heck out of this small lower left section of our Christmas tree. —@simoncholland
Looking for decorating inspiration? Take a look at this gallery of holiday decor across Canada.
Gift of the Magi?
This past Christmas, I told my girlfriend that all I wanted was an Xbox. That’s it. Beginning and end of list: Xbox. You know what she got me? A homemade frame with a picture of us from our first date together. Which was fine. Because I got her an Xbox. —Anthony Jeselnik
Want to turn someone’s frown upside down? Try giving them one of these funny compliments!
Addicted to Christmas
Q: How did the ornament get addicted to Christmas?
A: He was hooked on trees his whole life.
Check out these bad jokes you can’t help but laugh at.
Mating
Our synagogue was throwing a coming-out party of sorts for our new officiant, which was to be billed as “Coffee with the Cantor.” The guest of honour, an Argentine, suggested that rather than coffee we serve mate, a variation of a South American tea.
That idea was quickly nixed, however, when we realized that we would be inviting congregants to “Mate with the Cantor.”
Seeking Investors
Startup idea: a gym named Resolution that runs for the first month of the year, collects subscription fees, then converts to a bar named Regret. —@siddharth3
Get ready for more witty bar jokes anyone can remember.
O Tannenbaum
Any tree can be a Christmas tree if you yell at your family around it. —@weinerdog4life
Elf Therapy
Q: Why was Santa’s little helper feeling depressed?
A: Because he had low elf esteem.
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Seating Sections
While serving as church usher, I was carrying out our tradition of escorting parishioners to their seats before the service began. After I returned to the entrance of the sanctuary to escort the next party, I greeted two strangers and asked where they would like to sit.
Looking confused, the young man smiled and said, “Non-smoking, please.”
Find out the origins of these classic Christmas traditions.
Confessions of a Store Santa
While I was working as a store Santa, a boy asked me for an electric train set. “If you get your train,” I told him, “your dad is going to want to play with it too. Is that all right?”
The boy became very quiet. So, moving the conversation along, I asked, “What else would you like Santa to bring you?”
He promptly replied, “Another train.”
For more groan-worthy humour, find out what would happen if the person who named walkie-talkies named everything.
Mazel Tov, Mary!
Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard. —Andy Borowitz, writer
Don’t miss these funny examples of irony in real life.
When You’re Having Fun
Why did Santa put a clock in his sleigh? He wanted to see time fly!
—Via Pun.me
Don’t miss these clever grammar jokes every word nerd will appreciate.
A Good Deal
How much did Santa pay for his sleigh? Nothing—it was on the house!
—Via Pun.me
Here are the funniest Reader’s Digest jokes of all time.
Seeing Red
Me: I wrote you a song, Rudolph.
Rudolph: It better not be about my nose.
Me:
Rudolph: Sing the song, man.
—@KeetPotato
Don’t miss our countdown of the best Christmas songs—ranked!
The Truth About Santa
I tell my kids that Santa is fat because he eats the children who get up early on Christmas morning. That way, I get to sleep in.
Do you sometimes have trouble making it to the punchline? Here are 75 short jokes anyone can remember!
Festive Fear
Q: What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
A: Claustrophobic.
—via LaughFactory.com
Find out why Christmas is on December 25.
Candle Conversations
Two menorahs are sitting in the window.
The first one says, “Wow, it’s getting hot with all these candles.”
The second one says, “Whoa, a talking menorah!”
Don’t miss this side-splitting gallery of funny family Christmas photos.
Head Start
My New Year’s resolution is to be more efficient. So I’m giving up on it right now instead of wasting all January acting like I can achieve it. —@alispagnola
Meet and Greet
Spotted outside a church in Michigan during the holidays: “Honk if you love Jesus. Keep on texting while you drive if you want to meet him.”
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Irreconcilable Differences
I may only get married once, I may get married five times. But at least one of my marriages is going to end because of Christmas decorations. —@DadandBuried
This is why we hang stockings for Christmas.
Practice Makes Perfect
Untangling my headphone cord all year is good training for Christmas lights. —@Cheeseboy22
Don’t miss this roundup of silly holiday jokes for kids.
Open Mic Night in the North Pole
Q: What did the reindeer say before telling his joke?
A: This one’ll sleigh you!
Now that you’ve got these hilarious holiday jokes under your belt, check out these funny real life holiday stories sent to us by readers.
