It’s that most magical time of the year - the Christmas season! While we always suggest taking advantage of the holidays to spend time with family and friends, we also have a few perfect UK slot games for when you need to take a break. So get ready to deck the halls and get your share of all things jolly with the Slingo selection of Christmas slots.
These games feature all the familiar elements of the Christmas season, from Santa and his sack of pressies to the tree, snowmen, reindeer, and so much more. Even better, we’ve got both new favourites and true classics, meaning we truly should have something for everyone. Ready to check out these games, then? Let’s go!
The Best Christmas-Themed Slots at Slingo of 2025!
The idea of the Christmas slot should be pretty self-explanatory, although we’ll still get into the details further on in this guide. But we do know you’ll want to get straight to the games, so we’re going to do exactly that! All of these games feature suitably festive stylings, not to mention decent win potential and exciting bonus features. So, without further ado, let’s start our list with what’s possibly our favourite for this year…
Santa’s Xmas Rush
First on our Christmassy list is this 2024 Pragmatic Play number, Santa’s Xmas Rush. This is a cluster slot, with wins formed by landing 6 or more matching symbols in vertically or horizontally adjacent positions. Wins lead to a cascade, as the symbols are removed from the grid and new ones dropped in their place. Expect wins that can reach up to 2,500x your bet, as well as an RTP of up to 96.51% and exciting, high volatility gameplay.
Wild Santa - Hold & Hit
Next on this Santa’s list of solely nice slots is Wild Santa - Hold & Hit. This is a charming Spinomenal slot set on 5 reels and 3 rows. That jolly old elf Santa is the wild, and is able to substitute for all paying symbols in order to help you form more of the 25 paylines available. Land 6 or more bonus symbols for the Hold & Hit feature, where you get 3 respins with which to land more bonus symbols for a chance at a decent payout.
Mighty Santa Supersymbols
Santa and super-size symbols? That’s exactly what Mighty Santa Supersymbols from Raw iGaming is all about! If symbols land in a square 2x2 or bigger in size they will merge to form a Supersymbol. The bigger the Supersymbol, the bigger the payout that can reach up to 7,000x in size. Supersymbols can also lead to bauble multipliers landing on the reels to further boost your wins! Then there’s Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, who can randomly appear on screen to award you with a free respin.
Xmas Cash 2
The sequel to Eyecon’s original Xmas Cash slot, Xmas Cash 2 brings even more jolly moments on its 5 reels and 3 rows. Santa acts as the scatter, awarding you with a round of up to 25 free spins if you land 3 or more anywhere on the 5 reels. The game has a total of 25 winning combinations formed by landing 3 or more matching paying symbols on adjacent positions on the reels. Then there is the milk and cookies symbol, which is the wild able to substitute for the paying symbols.
Mega Wild Fruits - Xmas
Spinomenal shows us that even classic fruit slots can get a good dose of the holiday season! Mega Wild Fruits Xmas has cheers in spades with its frosty background and present wilds. Land 3 or more diamond scatters anywhere on the reels for a round of free spins with the addition of special expanding wilds. This means any wild landed will expand to fill the entire reel, further boosting that spin’s winning potential. Expanded wilds also bring a payout, so look out for them.
Gates of Olympus Xmas 1000
The Greek gods and Christmas might make for strange bedfellows, but Pragmatic Play’s Gates of Olympus Xmas 1000 manages to make the combo work. This is, of course, the festive edition of the ever-popular slot where the god Zeus is now decked in holiday finery. The scatter pays gameplay remains fully intact, as here you need to land 8 matching symbols anywhere on the big 6-reel, 5-row setup to get a win. Wins lead to a cascade that, in turn, can potentially lead to even more winning symbols.
Golden Donkey XMAS
Golden Donkey XMAS sees Yggdrasil add a good dose of the Christmas spirit to its selection of popular games. The donkey of the title is found on reels 2, 3, and 4, and is this game’s scatter. Land all 3 for a round of 8 free spins where only high pays, wilds, scatters, and bonus coins will land on the reels. Speaking of the coins, landing 6 or more of these triggers the hold and spin-style bonus feature. Land more coins to reset the respin counter back to 3 and try to get the biggest prizes on offer in this slot!
What are Christmas-Themed Slot Games?
It’s simple, isn’t it? Christmas-themed slots are, of course, games based around the holiday season. This means plenty of appropriate imagery, with Santa taking the centrestage together with Rodolph and the reindeer, Mrs Claus, and their elf pals. It all makes for slots with an atmosphere that is perhaps more warm and friendly compared to the themes found in other slots.
Game providers always appreciate the opportunity to flex their creative muscles, and Christmas allows for such an opportunity. This type of slot requires bright and colourful art, as well as the suitable music. But that’s not all, as the Christmas theme also demands for more imaginative bonus rounds compared to other, more typical slots. Free spins rounds are fun and all, but what about an excuse to add expanding present wilds or a hold and spin-style feature with baubles as the bonus symbols? Christmas brings a change of pace to our regular lives, and the same can be said regarding the Christmas-themed games we play.
All of that said, there are also times when a Christmas-themed slot involves little more than the reskinning of a popular slot. This means taking a well-known slot and just slapping a coat of red and green paint on the whole thing before calling it a day. But this is not typically the case, and game providers are always eager to work on something different and original to celebrate this most jolly of seasons, which is why Christmas-themed slots are a hit not only in the UK, but all over the world.
Why are Christmas-Themed Slots so Popular?
Let’s admit it, when that most wonderful time of the year is taking place we do want to play games that fit right in with the spirit of the season. But that’s not the only time Christmas-themed games are played - sometimes you just want to feel that season again, right? Christmas slots, with their familiar characters and jolly visuals, are perfect for this sort of thing. It’s not about the wins, it’s about the atmosphere and the jolliness of it all.
Then there’s the fact that Christmas slots are generally quite feature-rich. As we’ve mentioned the bonus rounds can be quite special, with unique gimmicks and additions that makes them worth unlocking. The RTPs are also pretty solid, with a lot of Christmas slots having an RTP of over the 96% average, while the slot volatility hovers around medium and high. The result is a fun experience that can be enjoyed by players of all levels of experience, from the casuals who just want to partake in a few spins to the high rollers.
Merry Christmas from Slingo and our Great Slots!
Here at Slingo we all wish you a very merry Christmas - and, of course, to enjoy our excellent selection of Christmas slots! Always keep in mind that the holiday season is a great time to relax and enjoy your time with your family and friends, as well as playing games. We encourage you to always play responsibly by setting a budget for spinning the reels of our Christmas slots. Always stick to this budget, and never chase your losses. After all, these are games of chance that should be played to relax, not make money. With all of that said, may you enjoy this season and, as always, have fun playing at Slingo!
