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34 Best Christmas Short Story Ideas
Showing 34 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You left cookies on the table on the day before Christmas. When you wake up the next day, the cookies are gone, and in their place is a note. What does it say?
Your parents named you Holly after your grandmother, and you just accepted an invite for a group called The Jolly Hollies thinking that it was a club for people with your name. Turns out that it's actually an annual caroling group, and you can't sing.
Write about a white Christmas in California.
Write a story in which a Christmas song plays an important role in the plot.
Write a story that starts with the pick-up line, "I must be a snowflake because I’ve fallen for you."
Santa Claus is backed up with orders recently, and you're in charge of writing the official letter of apology to all of the children around the world informing them that their presents may arrive a week late this year.
Write a story about Christmas from the perspective of someone who hates Christmas.
You were put in charge of getting your great-grandmother a gift this year by your family — but she's old enough that she's already seen, heard, and experienced everything under the sun. What do you get her?
A reindeer is loose! What can you, a mere elf on the lowest rung of Santa's helpers, do?
Write about a character who is confused about what a White Elephant gift exchange is, and ends up going on a search for an actual white elephant.
Write a story set at a peppermint convention for people obsessed with peppermint.
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.
In a series of letters to Santa, write a story about growing up.
"I didn't believe in Christmas until now." What might have happened to cause this character to say this?
Write a story about a meet-cute between competing Christmas tree shops in town.
Write a story that's set at a ski resort during Christmas.
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