Christmas Drawings

I thought these Christmas drawings would be the simplest examples to show you for your Christmas arts and crafts projects.

Of course, I had to do a Santa Claus drawing first. You'll find 2 Santa drawings on this page.

This is a simple outline of a Santa Claus face, he will look great on your homemade Christmas cards.

Christmas drawings would also include a star, a reindeer, a snowman, and Christmas bells.

When I was first learning to draw, I looked for the simplest drawings or pictures so I could copy them with a fair degree of success.

Next I did some Christmas tree decorations, a santa hat and a candy cane.

The outline of a Christmas tree is about as easy as you can get - it is further down the page so keep scrolling.

What else do you think of at Christmas time?

Oh, let's not forget about a Christmas stocking and a present.

All of these are symbols of Christmas.

The Meaning of Christmas

Christmas is a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Special church services are held.

People decorate their homes and under a Christmas tree, you will find lots of presents for loved ones.

The story of Christmas comes from the New Testament.

According to the written word, an angel appeared to shepherds outside Bethlehem and told them about Jesus' birth.

The wise men (also known as Magi) followed a bright star that led them to Jesus.

A star is placed at the top of a Christmas tree for this reason.

Saint Nicholas became the symbol of gift giving around the year 1100.

Decorating Christmas trees and sending cards only became popular in the 1800's.

Many well known Christmas carols were composed at this time too.

Santa Claus replaced St. Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving. In Australia, Santa Claus is also known as St. Nick.

The word Xmas is sometimes used for Christmas. That is because the Greek letter "X" is the first letter of Christ's name.

If you hang a sprig of mistletoe, the person standing under the mistletoe may be kissed. Mistletoe has dark leaves with white berries. Holly has glossy leaves with red berries.

Children hang stockings on Christmas eve so Father Christmas can fill them with presents.

Most families gather together and share in a big feast on Christmas Day.

Traditional colors of Christmas are red and green.

Green represents the continuance of life throughout the winter and the Christian belief in eternal life through Christ. Red symbolizes the blood that Jesus shed at his Crucifixion.

I have finished another page with more drawings of Christmas to give you additional choices of this popular topic.

All of these Christmas drawings were done with a mechanical pencil and a 2B lead. I guess you've figured out by now that it is my favorite pencil!

Doing these drawings of Christmas was so much fun, there's nothing like the spirit of Christmas and the feelings it invokes.

You can use any of these Christmas drawings to embellish upon and make your own Christmas cards. Wouldn't that make such a special touch?

Most of all, I wish you and your family a very Happy Christmas!