Christmas Lined Paper Printable With Borders to Color

Pick a border to color and a ruling, then print at true size on Letter or A4.

Print at 100% scale. On paper the lines are 11/32 inch apart.

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Christmas lined paper, holly border, wide rule 24 lines on Letter, 26 on A4. Wide rule, 11/32 inch, inside a frame with a holly sprig in each corner. The whole border prints as an outline, so the leaves and berries can be colored in. Lines are 5 3/4 inches long on Letter.

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Wide rule with a border 5

Christmas lined paper, candy stripe border, wide rule 24 lines on Letter, 26 on A4. A frame with a diagonal stripe every 1/4 inch, around wide rule. Color every second stripe red for a candy cane edge, or pick two colors of your own.
Christmas lined paper, holly border, wide rule 24 lines on Letter, 26 on A4. Wide rule, 11/32 inch, inside a frame with a holly sprig in each corner. The whole border prints as an outline, so the leaves and berries can be colored in. Lines are 5 3/4 inches long on Letter.
Christmas lined paper, snowflake border, wide rule 24 lines on Letter, 26 on A4. A frame of six-armed snowflakes around wide rule. It carries no holiday words or symbols, so it suits winter writing in any classroom from December through February.
Christmas lined paper, star border, wide rule 24 lines on Letter, 26 on A4. A frame of five-point stars around wide rule. The stars are outlines, ready for a yellow crayon once the writing is done. A good everyday sheet for December journals.
Christmas lined paper, star border, wide rule with name line 22 lines on Letter, 24 on A4. The star frame with a Name line and a Date line above wide rule, for a class set of holiday writing that has to come back with names on it.

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College rule with a border 3

Christmas lined paper, candy stripe border, college rule 29 lines on Letter, 31 on A4. The striped frame around college rule. It is line art only, so it photocopies well when one printout has to become a class set.
Christmas lined paper, holly border, college rule 29 lines on Letter, 31 on A4. College rule, 9/32 inch, inside the holly frame. For older students and adults: a holiday letter, a family newsletter draft or a recipe to tuck in with a gift.
Christmas lined paper, snowflake border, college rule 29 lines on Letter, 31 on A4. The snowflake frame around college rule, with room for a full-page winter essay or a poem with a long last stanza.

Primary rule with a border 3

Christmas lined paper, holly border, primary rule 7 rows on Letter, 8 on A4. Three-line handwriting rows, 3/4 inch from top line to baseline with a dotted midline, inside the holly frame. For early writers who still need the midline to size their letters.
Christmas lined paper, snowflake border, 1/2 inch primary rule 11 rows on Letter, 12 on A4. Smaller three-line rows, 1/2 inch tall with a dotted midline, inside the snowflake frame. For writers who still want the midline but have more to say.
Christmas lined paper, star border, primary rule 7 rows on Letter, 8 on A4. The same 3/4 inch three-line rows inside the star frame. Seven or eight rows is enough for a short letter: a greeting, three or four sentences and a name.

Border on one edge, more lines 4

Christmas lined paper, row of trees along the bottom, college rule 32 lines on Letter, 34 on A4. The most writing room on this page: college rule at full width with the tree row along the bottom. On Letter that is only 3 lines fewer than a plain college ruled sheet.
Christmas lined paper, row of trees along the bottom, wide rule 26 lines on Letter, 28 on A4. A row of evergreen trees stands along the bottom edge, with full-width wide rule above. Each tree is three stacked triangles in outline, simple enough for small hands to color.
Christmas lined paper, string of lights along the top, primary rule 8 rows on Letter, 9 on A4. 3/4 inch three-line rows at full width under the string of lights. One more row than the framed primary sheets, and every row is 7 1/2 inches long on Letter.
Christmas lined paper, string of lights along the top, wide rule 26 lines on Letter, 28 on A4. A cord of light bulbs runs along the top edge only, so the wide ruled lines keep their full 7 1/2 inch length on Letter. That is 2 more lines than a framed sheet, and each line is 1 3/4 inches longer.

Letters, lists and thank-you notes 6

Christmas lined paper, Dear and From lines, college rule 25 lines on Letter, 28 on A4. The holly frame with Dear and a blank rule at the top and From at the bottom, so the letter can go to anyone: a grandparent, a pen pal, a teacher. College rule.
Christmas lined paper, gift list in 2 columns 22 lines on Letter, 24 on A4. The holly frame around two columns of wide rule under a blank heading row. Write Name over one column and Gift idea over the other, or Card sent and Thank-you sent. Each column is 2 7/8 inches wide on Letter.
Christmas lined paper, letter to Santa, primary rule 6 rows on Letter and on A4. Dear Santa, at the top, From at the bottom and 3/4 inch three-line rows between them, inside the star frame. Six rows suits a first letter: one sentence about the year and a short list.
Christmas lined paper, letter to Santa, wide rule 21 lines on Letter, 23 on A4. The star frame with Dear Santa, printed above the first line and From, with a rule, at the bottom. Wide rule between them leaves room for the year's good deeds as well as the wishes.
Christmas lined paper, thank-you notes, 2 per page 2 notes per page, 8 lines each on Letter, 9 on A4. Each half page has its own snowflake frame around wide rule, with a dashed cut line across the middle. That is room for the three parts of a thank-you: what the gift was, why you like it and a sign-off.
Christmas lined paper, wish list with check boxes 15 lines on Letter, 16 on A4. A blank title line, then lines 1/2 inch apart, each starting with a 1/4 inch check box, inside the snowflake frame. Use it as a wish list, a gift list to tick off or a holiday to-do list.

Picture box and landscape 4

Christmas lined paper, landscape, snowflake border, wide rule 16 lines on Letter and on A4. The page turned sideways inside the snowflake frame, with wide ruled lines 8 1/4 inches long on Letter. Long lines suit a poem, a song verse or captions for a bulletin board.
Christmas lined paper, landscape, star border, primary rule 5 rows on Letter and on A4. Five 3/4 inch three-line rows, each 8 1/4 inches long on Letter, inside the star frame on a sideways page. Long rows let a beginner finish a sentence without running out of line.
Christmas lined paper, picture box, primary rule 4 rows on Letter and on A4. The same 3 1/2 inch drawing box above 3/4 inch three-line rows, inside the star frame. Room for a picture and two or three sentences about it.
Christmas lined paper, picture box, wide rule 13 lines on Letter, 15 on A4. An empty box 3 1/2 inches tall sits above wide rule inside the star frame. Draw the tree, the snow day or the present, then write about it underneath.

How this list was compiled: Own work. The borders are our own outline drawings; no artwork was copied. Every line count was worked out twice. The Santa letter address was checked with USPS Operation Santa in September 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

This Christmas lined paper printable draws 25 sheets with borders to color: holly, stars, snowflakes, candy stripes, a string of lights or a row of trees. Pick wide, college or primary rule. Letter to Santa sheets, a wish list and thank-you notes are included.

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What a border costs in lines

Every sheet keeps half an inch clear at the paper's edge. The border and its padding take 7/8 inch more from each bordered side. On Letter, a plain wide ruled page has 29 lines of 7 1/2 inches; a framed one has 24 lines of 5 3/4 inches. Lights along the top or trees along the bottom give back 2 lines and the full length.

Borders made for coloring

Each border is a thin outline with no filled areas: holly leaves and berries, five-point stars, candy stripes, bulbs on a cord, trees built from triangles. The snowflakes have six arms, the pattern ice crystals grow in. Write first and color afterward, since pencil skips over crayon wax.

A framed line on Letter is 5 3/4 inches, short for big handwriting. For long sentences, pick a one-edge or landscape sheet.
For a class set, open More options and choose Black, for a copier. Then print one sheet and photocopy it.
Print the thank-you notes before winter break and send two home with each student.

Questions and answers

How many lines fit on Christmas lined paper?

Inside a full border, a Letter page holds 24 wide ruled lines, 29 college ruled lines or 7 primary rows. A4 holds 26, 31 and 8. A border on one edge only lifts wide rule to 26 and 28 lines.

Where do you mail a letter to Santa?

In the United States, a grown-up can mail it to USPS Operation Santa: Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888, with a return address and a stamp. The program guarantees no gift or reply, and dates change yearly. This site is not part of it.

Is there Christmas writing paper for kindergarten?

Yes. Seven sheets use primary rule: three-line rows with a dotted midline, 3/4 inch tall or 1/2 inch for smaller writing. Choose a holly, star or snowflake frame, the string of lights, a letter to Santa, a picture box or landscape.