Christmas Writing Prompts with Wizards and Dragons

Here are 50 Christmas Writing Prompts with Wizards and Dragons. The holiday season is a time for magic and fantasy, so why not tap into mystical realms of imagination with your writing this year? To spark your creativity I’ve conjured up a list of over 50 Christmas tale ideas featuring two popular elements of wonder – dragons and wizards! From Frosty the Snowman being brought to life by a young wizard’s enchanted top hat to Santa Claus getting stuck in a wizard’s tower that he mistakes for a chimney, these story starters cover the gamut of cheerful misadventures, playful mishaps, and comical tales that will have your inner child clapping in delight. Give your inner Tolkien or J.K. Rowling a chance to run wild and see what festive fiction your imagination can weave mixing holiday cheer with flights of fancy focused around our favorite fire-breathing reptiles or eccentric magic makers.

1. Santa’s sleigh breaks down so a kindly wizard helps him deliver presents with magic spells and fantastical creatures.
2. A fire-breathing dragon with a head cold keeps accidentally setting the holiday decorations alight.
3. The elves go on strike so Santa brings in wizard temps with questionable magic skills.
4. Santa mistakes a wizard’s tower for a chimney and gets stuck in a trap door.
5. A wizard turns the family cat into a reindeer to pull a makeshift sleigh successfully.
6. A lonely dragon receives an invitation to a holiday ball from a secret admirer.
7. A benevolent ice dragon saves Christmas dinner ingredients with her frosty breath when the power goes out.
8. Santa takes riding lessons to surprise the reindeer riding an adorable baby dragon instead.
9. The ghost of Christmas Future takes Scrooge on a journey via a time traveling wizard.
10. A young wizard tries a floating spell on the tree but sends the presents soaring around the ceiling.
11. A dragon begins gifting knights the charred armor of failed challengers until a kind knight shares his feast.
12. The Sugar Plum Fairy decides to change the Nutcracker main character to a heroic wizard one year.
13. Jack Frost is caught stealing presents from under the tree and only elf wizard Ded Moroz can stop him.
14. Santa must rethink toy choices when a new dragon species that eats plastic dolls is discovered.
15. A clumsy young wizard turns everyone into Santa lookalikes after a spell goes awry.
16. A vain wizard accidentally turns a dragon into a flying reindeer with a spell. Hijinks ensue!
17. Santa discovers the workshop’s new robotic toy designer is actually a sleeping baby dragon in disguise.
18. The Nutcracker prince needs a dragon’s flame to melt the spell trapping Marie and the toys.
19. A hungry young dragon eats too much holiday fudge, gets a toothache, and starts breathing gingerbread men.
20. Santa enlists wizard guidance after receiving a little girl’s letter asking for a pet dragon for Christmas.
21. A golden dragon follows the echo of jingling sleigh bells in hopes to investigate their alluring sound.
22. After swallowing a crystal ball, a baby dragon keeps seeing projections of holiday celebrations everywhere.
23. The Polar Express gets reimagined with a magical snow-powered train engine from a workshop wizard’s invention.
24. A dragon biologist writes a scholarly Yule poem about mating habits of the rare Icicle Dragon.
25. While bareback riding a snow leopard, Mrs Claus gets rescued by a kindly frost giant and his wizard companion.
26. Santa’s lead reindeer Rudolph calls in his distant frost dragon cousin Rudolf to fill in for the holidays.
27. A clumsy young wizard’s apprentice casts too many Christmas decoration spells, turning the whole village festive.
28. An ice dragon whose lair is melting tries repeatedly to steal Frosty’s magic hat for herself.
29. A wizard turns his crystalline floating castle into a decked out Santa’s sleigh to spread joy across the realms.
30. A dragon grudgingly allows nearby villagers to decorate his horns and spines with holly and garlands for their festival.
31. Santa’s reindeer are poached and he tries to make do with substitute winged beasts like hippogriffs.
32. A young wizard apprentice dreams of a white Christmas but keeps accidentally conjuring red and green dragons.
33. An ancient wizard recalls fond memories of Yules long past spent with dragon companions now gone from the realms.
34. Santa discovers a lost dragon egg and enlists his wizard friend to help it hatch in time for Christmas morning.
35. Jack Frost is up to no good turning people into ice sculptures. Only a fire-breathing dragon can melt his mischief.
36. An elf wizard experiments with magic hot cocoa recipes to find the perfect strength to satisfy dragon tastes.
37. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future each ride a differently colored dragon through time to teach lessons.
38. Santa tries to modernize by getting his workshop wizard to craft rocket-powered sleighs and cyborg reindeer.
39. A young wizard student accidentally portals his family’s decorated tree onto an icy ledge housing three grumpy elder dragons.
40. Santa takes a ride on a temp replacement ice dragon but her frosty breath keeps freezing all the gifts solid!
41. On the first day of Christmas, Santa gives a dragon his 12 Daily Planners to curb instinct to burn planning calendars.
42. Santa’s reindeer go on strike so he replaces them with skeletal undead Frost Horses awakened by a necromancer.
43. A poetry-loving dragon gets gifts of quills, scrolls, and gemstone inkwells from villagers to channel fiery words.
44. Santa races against a cocky ice dragon in giving gifts, trying to prove traditionalism beats just magical creation spells.
45. A rainbow dragon with a sweet tooth can’t resist the cookie offerings, dressing up as Santa to sneak more snacks.
46. Santa takes the Hogwarts Express as his sleigh, loaded with wizard child toy requests from the school.
47. A holiday-hating dragon gets showered with coals and flames instead of festive gifts by cheeky carolers.
48. Elf wizards try every animation spell they can to reindeer with two left hooves or square balloon animals.
49. Santa has wizards portal Christmas trees straight from people’s homes to donate lumber to needy frost dragon mothers.
50. Santa faces off against the dreaded Krampus riding a ferocious hellhound dragon to a gift giving competition.

I hope these 50 Christmas writing prompts with wizards and dragons spark your creativity and imagination this holiday season! Whether you write a full story or just have fun daydreaming up the hijinks, mixing Christmas and fantasy elements like dragons and wizards opens up magical realms of possibility. Pick your favorite prompt as a starting point or combine elements from different ideas to develop your own unique tales of holiday enchantment. And if these prompts ignite your passion for all things magical and merry, be sure to let me know in the comments – I’d be happy to conjure up even more story ideas featuring these beloved mystical staples to inspire your writing adventures long after the stockings have come down until next year’s festivities roll around! Let this list spark your imagination and creativity so you can spread some magical holiday storytelling cheer. If you want more of our holiday or fantasy writing prompts, we have many more on our site.