Christmas Stories coloring pages

Some of the best-loved parts of Christmas are its stories, songs, and poems. These pages bring classic scenes from The Nutcracker, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, and Jingle Bells to life, ready for kids to color while the story is read aloud.

7 free christmas coloring pages to color online or print.

Nutcracker and the Mouse King Coloring Page

Girl Hugging the Nutcracker Coloring Page

Sugar Plum Fairy Coloring Page

Night Before Christmas Mouse Coloring Page

Visions of Sugar-Plums Coloring Page

Christmas Carol Prize Turkey Coloring Page

Jingle Bells Sleigh Ride Coloring Page

Color your way through the classic Christmas stories. From The Nutcracker, there's the brave Nutcracker facing the Mouse King, a girl hugging her new Nutcracker by the tree, and the Sugar Plum Fairy flying past a giant candy. From 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a little mouse sits by the stocking on the mantel and a sleeping child dreams of sugar-plums. There's also a cheerful prize-turkey scene inspired by A Christmas Carol and a Jingle Bells ride in a one-horse open sleigh. Every outline is bold and simple, made to fill in with a tap on a phone, tablet, or computer, with nothing to download or sign up for.

Coloring tips

Christmas pictures look great with a small, consistent palette: try sticking to red, green, gold, and white, then add one surprise color for ornaments or gift wrap. For snowy scenes, leave some areas white and add light blue shading so the snow still looks bright.