99 Funny Christmas Dad Jokes

The holiday season is here, and you know what that means—time to bust out the cheesy dad jokes to make everyone laugh, groan, or maybe both! Christmas is the perfect time to sprinkle a little humor into our gatherings. We’ve put together 99 of the best Christmas dad jokes that are sure to warm hearts and light up smiles.

Ready to jingle all the way into the fun? Let’s dive into these holly jolly knee-slappers!

Christmas Dad Jokes About Snowmen

1. What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
   Frosted Flakes!
2. Why was the snowman looking through the carrots?
   He was picking his nose!
3. What do you call an old snowman?
   Water.
4. Why don’t snowmen ever argue?
   They just let it go.
5. How does a snowman get around?
   By riding an icicle!

Christmas Dad Jokes About Santa

6. Why does Santa go down the chimneys?
   Because it soots him!
7. What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?
   Claus-trophobia!
8. Why does Santa always come through the chimney?
   Because he knows the hearth of every home.
9. What do you call Santa when he takes a break?
   Santa Pause.
10. Why did Santa’s helper see the doctor?
    He had low elf-esteem.

Christmas Dad Jokes About Reindeer

11. What’s a reindeer’s favorite kind of music?
    Wrap music.
12. Why don’t reindeer ever get lost?
    Because they follow their nose—just like Rudolph!
13. What do you call a reindeer with bad manners?
    Rude-olph.
14. Why did the reindeer cross the road?
    To prove he wasn’t chicken!
15. What’s a reindeer’s favorite sport?
    Rain-deer games, of course!

Christmas Dad Jokes About Elves

16. Why are elves such great motivational speakers?
    They have high elf-esteem.
17. What do you call an elf who sings?
    A wrapper!
18. How do elves clean Santa’s sleigh?
    With Santa-tizer.
19. Why didn’t the elf want to share his toys?
    He was a little shelf-ish.
20. What do you get when you cross an elf and a Christmas tree?
    A spruce-ful of joy!

Christmas Dad Jokes About Christmas Tree

21. Why did the Christmas tree go to the barber?
    It needed a trim.
22. What did one Christmas tree say to the other?
    Lighten up!
23. How do Christmas trees get their hair done?
    They go to the spruce salon.
24. Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?
    They keep dropping their needles.
25. What’s a Christmas tree’s least favorite candy?
    Orna-mints.

Christmas Dad Jokes About Cookie

26. What’s Santa’s favorite type of cookie?
    Choco-claus-chip!
27. Why did the cookie go to school?
    It wanted to be smart-cookie dough.
28. What does a gingerbread man use to fix his house?
    Icing and gumdrops!

Christmas Dad Jokes About Festive Foodie Fun

29. What do you call people who are afraid of Santa?
    Claustrophobic!
30. Why does Santa love milk and cookies?
    Because they’re his Claus-ine!
31. What’s a Christmas cookie’s favorite way to travel?
    By the cookie-cutter route.
32. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a baker?
    Frosted cupcakes!
33. Why didn’t the turkey want to eat on Christmas?
    Because it was already stuffed.

Christmas Dad Jokes About Winter

34. What falls in winter but never gets hurt?
    Snow.
35. Why didn’t the skeleton go sledding?
    He didn’t have the guts.
36. What’s the best way to keep warm in a snowstorm?
    Stand in the corner—it’s 90 degrees!
37. What do you call a snowman on rollerblades?
    A snow-mobile!
38. Why did the snowflake feel stressed?
    It was in a flurry of emotions.

Holiday Puns

39. What do elves post on Instagram?
    Elfies.
40. Why did the ornament apply for a job?
    It wanted to hang out!
41. Why don’t Christmas lights ever argue?
    They know how to stay lit.
42. What’s the best part of Christmas dinner?
    The crackers—it’s a real snap!
43. What’s Santa’s favorite kind of weather?
    Snow and tell!

Caroling Comedy

44. What’s a Christmas caroler’s favorite type of humor?
    Harmon-y jokes!
45. What do you call a musical Christmas dog?
    A wrap artist.
46. Why did the Christmas carol take a nap?
    It needed to rest its vocal chords.
47. How do snowmen call for backup?
    They sing “Frosty the Policeman.”
48. Why do bells love Christmas?
    Because they get to jing-le all the way!

Reindeer Redux

49. What’s a reindeer’s favorite treat?
    Snow cones!
50. What’s Rudolph’s favorite snack?
    Deer-itos.
51. How do reindeer stay fit?
    They do lots of hoof camp.
52. What do reindeer do when they can’t fly?
    They hoof it.
53. Why don’t reindeer play tag?
    They’re afraid of being deer-ended!

Elf Adventures

54. What do elves use to take selfies?
    Their Elf-phones!
55. Why are elves so good at wrapping gifts?
    They’ve got presents under control.
56. What do elves put on their toast?
    Jingle jam.
57. Why are elves such good athletes?
    They run circles around everyone at the North Pole.
58. What’s an elf’s favorite classroom subject?
    Wrap-arithmetic!

Christmas Day Giggles

59. Why did the calendar love Christmas?
    It had plenty of date-s to celebrate.
60. What’s Santa’s favorite type of plant?
    Holly-days.
61. What do you get when you combine a Christmas tree and an iPhone?
    A pine-apple!
62. What did the turkey say to Santa?
    “Don’t gobble me up!”
63. How do you know Christmas is coming?
    The tree is really branching out!

Santa’s Special Jokes

64. Why did Santa’s sleigh break down?
    He got behind on reindeer maintenance.
65. What did Santa say to the naughty list?
    “You’re snow-body to me!”
66. What do you call Santa’s helpers in school?
    Subordinate Clauses.
67. Why does Santa always land on rooftops?
    Because he loves high places.
68. What did Santa say after eating too many cookies?
    “I’m feeling Claus-trophobic again!”

Christmas Dad Jokes About Gifts

69. Why do Christmas gifts never argue?
    They’re always wrapped up nicely.
70. What did one present say to the other?
    “I’ve got you covered.”
71. Why did the Christmas ribbon blush?
    Because it saw the mistletoe!

Festive Foodie Fun

72. What do you call a mischievous Christmas dessert?
    A mince-pie-rate!
73. Why did the gingerbread man go to the doctor?
    He was feeling crumby.
74. What’s Santa’s favorite vegetable?
    A snow-pea!
75. Why did the candy cane break up with the peppermint?
    It just wasn’t mint to be.
76. What do you get when you cross a Christmas pudding and a pie?
    A merry-berry mix-up!

Winter Wonderland Jokes

77. Why didn’t the snowball go to the party?
    It was feeling a bit flaky.
78. What’s a snowman’s favorite game?
    Freeze tag.
79. What’s the difference between snowmen and snowwomen?
    Snowballs!
80. Why do snowflakes love Christmas?
    Because it’s snow joke how much fun they have.
81. What do snowmen take when they get sick?
    Chill pills.

Santa’s Sleigh-full of Laughs

82. What kind of car does Santa drive?
    A sleigh-brighini.
83. Why did Santa start a gardening business?
    He wanted to branch out.
84. What’s Santa’s favorite workout?
    Chimney climbs.
85. Why does Santa always carry a map?
    To sleigh on course.
86. What’s Santa’s favorite way to spend a lazy day?
    Watching Clausic movies.

Elves at Work

87. Why are elves so good at math?
    They love to calculate the elf-abets.
88. How does an elf fix broken toys?
    With Elmer’s glue and a little magic.
89. Why don’t elves ever get into trouble?
    They know how to stay on the nice list.
90. What do elves use to call each other?
    Cell-elf-phones!
91. Why did the elf refuse to sing?
    He was too shy to make his elf-heard.

Reindeer Games

92. What do you call a reindeer who tells jokes?
    A Comet-ian.
93. Why don’t reindeer shop online?
    They prefer to hoof it to the store.
94. What’s Rudolph’s least favorite weather?
    Rain, dear.
95. Why did the reindeer bring a notebook?
    To jot down his antler-dotes!
96. What’s a reindeer’s favorite dessert?
    Moo-se cake.

Christmas Tree Tidbits

97. Why do Christmas trees make terrible detectives?
    They always leave too many clues.
98. How does a Christmas tree like to party?
    They get all spruced up.
99. What did the Christmas tree say to the ornament?
    “You’re hanging with the right crowd!”

And there you have it—99 of the best Christmas dad jokes to make this holiday season extra merry and bright. We hope these jokes bring plenty of smiles, laughs, and maybe a few groans to your friends and family. Merry Christmas and happy joking!