40 Holiday Debate Topics
Forty holiday debate topics for petty arguments about lights, gifts, festive food, travel and cozy traditions. Play free with friends: the room rules guilty or not guilty on each hot take.
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1. Holiday decorations should not go up until the first of December.
Winter holidays around the world2. Leaving the lights up until February is perfectly acceptable.
Winter holidays around the world3. The best part of the whole season is New Year's Eve.
Winter holidays around the world4. Staying up until midnight on New Year's Eve is overrated.
Winter holidays around the world5. Every household should try at least one winter tradition from a culture other than their own.
Winter holidays around the world6. Blinking lights are better than steady lights.
Winter holidays around the world7. Every winter display needs at least one handmade decoration.
Winter holidays around the world8. Opening one present early should be allowed in every home.
Gifts9. Gift receipts should be included with every present.
Gifts10. Re-gifting is fine as long as the gift is brand new.
Gifts11. A reusable fabric wrap makes a gift feel more special.
Gifts12. Every present should come with a gift receipt.
Gifts13. Experiences make better gifts than things.
Gifts14. Asking someone directly what they want ruins the surprise.
Gifts15. Useful kitchen tools can be exciting gifts.
Gifts16. Fruitcake deserves more respect than it gets.
Food17. Latkes are better with applesauce than with sour cream.
Food18. Holiday cookies taste better the day after they're baked.
Food19. Jelly doughnuts are the best holiday dessert, hands down.
Food20. Gingerbread houses are for building, not for eating.
Food21. The leftovers are better than the holiday meal itself.
Food22. Peppermint does not belong in hot cocoa.
Food23. Leftover holiday cookies count as breakfast.
Food24. Store-bought cookie dough counts as holiday baking.
Food25. Driving is better than flying for holiday travel.
Travel26. The host should never have to do the dishes.
Travel27. Guests staying overnight should bring their own pillow.
Travel28. Traveling on the holiday itself beats traveling the day before.
Travel29. Whoever drives the farthest gets first pick of the desserts.
Travel30. A holiday trip somewhere warm is better than a snowy getaway.
Travel31. Matching family pajamas are adorable, not embarrassing.
Cozy traditions32. Stores should limit holiday music to one hour a day.
Cozy traditions33. A real tree is worth the mess of fallen needles.
Cozy traditions34. Shoveling snow is secretly relaxing.
Cozy traditions35. Matching family pajamas are worth it for the photo alone.
Cozy traditions36. A board game night beats a movie night during the holidays.
Cozy traditions37. Hot cocoa should always come with marshmallows.
Cozy traditions38. Holiday cards with only a family photo and no message don't count.
Cozy traditions39. A winter walk is better after dark than before lunch.
Cozy traditions40. The week between the holidays and New Year is the best week of the year.
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