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34 Best Christmas Short Story Ideas
Showing 34 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You are going home for Christmas for the first time in twenty-five years.
Set your story at a disastrous gift exchange.
You're one of Santa Claus's elves, and wishes on childrens' wishlists from around the world this Christmas have gone through the roof. Literally. Now you need to somehow find a repairman to fix Santa's roof before Santa finds out.
Write a story about a rival studio that is desperately trying to create a song to outsell Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You."
Write a story from the perspective of a snowman who has just come to life. Plot twist: he's missing eyes.
Write a story in which a Christmas song plays an important role in the plot.
You just discovered that you can teleport into one Hallmark Christmas rom-com of your choosing. Which movie do you choose, and what happens differently in the movie because of your arrival?
Write about Christmas from the perspective of the local cat.
Write a story about a meet-cute between competing Christmas tree shops in town.
Set your story at a busy airport during Christmas week.
Write a story about Christmas from the perspective of someone who hates Christmas.
You're the director at a marketing agency. Your next project: to come up with an irresistibly catchy Christmas jingle. The only problem is that you hate Christmas.
Write a story set at a peppermint convention for people obsessed with peppermint.
Write a story about a family's Christmas tradition that has to change this year, for one reason or another.
You participated in your office's Secret Santa, but no one will admit to buying your gift. Write a story about the search for the mysterious gifter.
Write a story that begin and ends around an awkward Christmas dinner table.
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