20 of the Best Holiday Writing Prompts

Get creative during this holiday season and write something festive using these fun holiday-themed writing prompts.

I’ve crafted these creative writing prompts to be perfect for the holidays ranging from cute Christmas stories to horror twists so you’re sure to find something that speaks to your writing style.

A snow globe turns out to be a portal to a magical land.

Santa needs help taking down his replacement.

Every present you buy for someone transforms into their deepest desire.

A child is visted by an elf on Christmas Eve but no one believes them.

On the winter Solstice, a town festival awakens something ancient.

On New Year’s Eve, everyone is given the option to see how the year ahead will unfold. Do you choose to see?

The clock stops moving at 11:59 pm on New Year’s Eve and you must figure out why.

You receive an ornament in the mail that appears to hold a strange power.

Every home that mysterious carolers visit is granted one wish.

You wake on Christmas to find everyone has disappeared.

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A polar bear terrorizes an Alaskan town on Christmas Eve.

Christmas doesn’t come one year, and you’re the only one who has ever heard of it.

A goofy family must find a way to bring the holiday spirit back to their small town.

One family’s menorah holds a key to a hidden realm.

You receive a calendar as a Christmas gift and find it accurately predicts every day in the new year.

Trapped in a hotel during a blizzard, you find that the snow is the least of your worries.

When children turn 10, they must choose to stay with their families or go live with Santa at the North Pole.

During a heavy blizzard, one town seems to have vanished.

Aliens arrive on Earth just in time for the holiday season.

A gift exchange turns into a nightmare when one guest slips into madness.

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