There was a family where the dad accidentally wrapped his own toolbox as a Christmas present for the kids. When they opened it, they were so confused. But then they all had a great time pretending the tools were toys for building a 'Santa's workshop' in the living room. It was a really funny and unexpected Christmas moment.
Sure. One story is about a little boy who was so excited for Christmas that he put his Santa hat on his dog. Then he tried to make the dog sit by the Christmas tree to take a photo, but the dog just chased its tail instead, making everyone laugh.
In an ESL class, students were sharing their Christmas traditions. One student told a story about how his family always made a really big snowman on Christmas Eve. One year, the snowman looked so much like their grumpy neighbor that they couldn't stop laughing every time they looked at it. And they even put a Santa hat on it to make it more festive.
One funny Christmas story could be about a family who decides to make their own Christmas tree. They go into the woods, find a perfect - looking small tree. But when they bring it home and try to decorate it, they realize it's actually a big bush. It has so many branches that they run out of ornaments. Another could be a story of a Santa Claus at the mall who accidentally sits on a child's toy and it makes a really loud noise, scaring himself and the kids around him.
Sure. There was a student who always confused 'sheet' and'shit'. One day in class, he was talking about his new bed and said, 'I got a new shit on my bed.' Everyone burst out laughing.
Sure. Here is one. A foreign student was learning about idioms in English. His teacher said 'It's raining cats and dogs' to describe heavy rain. The next day, it was really pouring outside. The student looked out of the window and said in surprise, 'Where are the cats and dogs?'.
Sure. Once I was teaching the word 'umbrella'. I brought in a huge, colorful umbrella. When I opened it in the classroom, the kids were so excited. One little boy even tried to hide under it like it was a tent. Another time, when teaching animals, I made animal sounds. The students joined in and it turned into a hilarious animal sound concert.
There is a funny ghost story where a ghost was trying to learn ESL too. It haunted an ESL classroom at night. It would flip through the textbooks and try to pronounce the words. One night, a teacher came back for something and saw the ghost. Instead of being frightened, the teacher helped the ghost with its pronunciation. And from then on, the ghost would often come to the classroom to study with the teacher at night.
A really funny ESL Christmas story involves a Christmas gift exchange. A woman thought she was getting a beautiful necklace from her friend. When she opened the box, it was a fake plastic spider. Her friend thought it would be a hilarious joke. The woman screamed so loudly that everyone in the room jumped. Then they all started laughing at the unexpected 'gift'. Another story is about a church choir on Christmas Eve. One of the choir members' phone rang during the performance. And the ringtone was a really loud and silly cartoon song, which completely disrupted the solemn mood and made everyone chuckle.
Sure. There's a story where an ESL student was learning the difference between 'lie' and 'lay'. He was asked to use 'lay' in a sentence and he said 'I'm going to lay on the bed'. He didn't realize that 'lay' needs an object. It was really funny.
Well, there was this time when a little boy was so excited to open his Christmas presents. He got a big box and thought it was a bike. But when he opened it, it was a huge box of socks! He was so shocked at first, but then he started to laugh and said it was the funniest gift ever. You see, his mom had played a little joke on him because he always lost his socks.
In a small town, there was a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The mayor was supposed to pull the lever to light up the big tree in the town square. However, when he did, instead of the beautiful lights, a huge pile of fake snow dumped on him. It turned out the town's prankster had switched the wires. Everyone had a great laugh, and the mayor took it in good humor, and they fixed the lights and had a wonderful Christmas celebration.
Sure. One funny story is about a family who decided to have a real reindeer at their Christmas party. They thought it would be a great addition. But when the reindeer got inside the house, it started running around knocking over the Christmas tree and all the presents. Everyone was in chaos but also couldn't stop laughing at the mess it made.