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Christmas Conversation Starters

Awkward silences ruin Christmas dinner. Pick a tone, get twelve genuine questions that get the table talking.

Pick a tone

Twelve Questions

Cozy tone

1.
What's a small thing this year that made you genuinely happy?
2.
If you could only have one Christmas tradition for the rest of your life, which one?
3.
What's a smell that always reminds you of winter?
4.
Who's a person you wish was at this table tonight?
5.
What's the most-comfortable place in your home — and why?
6.
What's a meal that always tastes like home, no matter who makes it?
7.
What's the smallest gift you've ever received that meant the most?
8.
If December had a soundtrack for you, what's the first song on it?
9.
What's a habit or ritual you've started this year that you want to keep?
10.
Who's the most important non-family person in your life right now?
11.
What's something simple you're grateful for that you don't usually think about?
12.
If you could spend tomorrow doing nothing — what would 'nothing' look like?

Print the page or write 2-3 questions on small cards before guests arrive.
Pull a question between the main course and dessert, when people have settled in.
The host starts answering first — gives others time to think.
Don't force every person to answer the same question. Let the conversation drift.
Save the deeper questions for after wine has been poured.