Christmas Color by Number

How it works

This Christmas color by number set opens on a tree with a gift on each side. Seven more pixel pictures sit behind it, from Santa's face to a rocking horse, each in two grid sizes.

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Christmas tree color by number, small or large

The easy tree is the shortest sheet here: 72 squares in 5 crayons, with a yellow star, a red gift and a blue gift. Choose Detailed 24 by 24 under Size and it grows to three tiers and 290 squares, with one gift in purple.

Christmas color by number worksheets: red in every key

Red is in the key of all 8 pictures at both sizes. The detailed Sleigh alone has 168 red squares, and the easy one 53. Blue fills the next most squares: the sky around Santa takes 82 on the easy grid and 250 light blue ones on the detailed grid.

Color by number Christmas printables with no blue crayon: the easy Sleigh, Elf, Jingle bells and Rocking horse.
For a holiday color by number with no Santa in it, print the Nutcracker or the Jingle bells.
The longest sheet is the detailed Boots in the chimney: 414 squares, 242 of them light blue sky.

Questions and answers

How do you color Santa's white beard?

You leave it. The beard, the brim and the pom-pom of the hat are white paper, and the sky colored around them makes the shape. Check Put 0 in the white squares in More options to print a 0 in each.

How many Christmas color by number coloring pages are here?

Eight pictures, each drawn at two sizes, so 16 different sheets. Each prints on one Letter or A4 page with its key above the grid, and the colored answer key follows on page 2.

Is there a Christmas color by number with math in the squares?

Yes, on another page. The Christmas math coloring sheets put a problem in every square of 8 other pictures, a reindeer and a candy cane among them.

All 8 pictures

Under the tree 3

Nutcracker A toy soldier nutcracker standing straight: a tall black hat with a yellow band, a black mustache, a red coat with yellow buttons, blue pants and black boots. The face is orange on the easy grid. On the detailed grid the face is pink, with gray hair and a gray beard, white teeth, yellow shoulder pads and cuffs and a black belt. Easy: 5 colors, 84 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 294 squares to color.
Rocking horse A brown rocking horse facing right with a black mane and tail and a yellow saddle on a red rocker. On the detailed grid the saddle sits on a blue blanket, the muzzle is pink, the hooves are black and the horse stands on a green board. Easy: 4 colors, 78 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 249 squares to color.
Tree with gifts A green Christmas tree with a yellow star on top, a brown trunk and a wrapped gift on each side. On the easy grid it has red and yellow ornaments and the gifts are red and blue with yellow ribbons. On the detailed grid the tree has three tiers with red, blue and yellow ornaments, and the gifts are red and purple. Easy: 5 colors, 72 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 290 squares to color.

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Santa's night 3

Boots in the chimney Two black boots and red pant legs sticking out of a snowy brick chimney under a blue night sky with a yellow star. The snow is left as paper. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with white flakes, the pants have white cuffs and gray tiles show through the snow on the roof. Easy: 5 colors, 112 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 414 squares to color.
Santa Claus Santa's face under a blue sky: a red hat with a white brim and pom-pom, two black eyes, a red nose and a white beard, all the white left as paper. The face is orange on the easy grid. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue, the face is pink with red cheeks and a black mouth, and gray curls mark the beard. Easy: 4 colors, 104 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 378 squares to color.
Sleigh A red sleigh seen from the side on yellow runners, with a yellow stripe along its side. On the easy grid a green sack sits in the back and the struts are brown. On the detailed grid a brown sack and a blue and a green gift ride in it, green dots run along the side, the struts are gray and light blue shadows lie on the snow. Easy: 4 colors, 91 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 343 squares to color.

Elves and bells 2

Elf An elf's face with pointed ears under a green hat with a red band and a yellow bell on top. The face is orange with a red smile on the easy grid. On the detailed grid the face is pink with red cheeks and a black smile, the hat has light green stripes and yellow dots on the band, and the collar is red and green. Easy: 5 colors, 86 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 340 squares to color.
Jingle bells Two round yellow sleigh bells hanging from a red bow, each with a black slot. On the detailed grid each bell has an orange band, an orange loop and a white shine, and light blue snowflakes fall below. Easy: 3 colors, 88 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 332 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, no picture shows a brand or a logo, and none shows a character from a film, show, book or game. The color and square counts in each description were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

Color by number: Tree with gifts

Answer key: Tree with gifts