65 articles about christmas.
The best Christmas games for family are the ones you can start in the living room in two minutes: a wrapping paper mummy race, a hum-the-carol round, a far-away family guessing game, sock snowball toss and a family history quiz. Every game below uses things already in the house on Christmas Day, from leftover paper to candy canes, and each one works with a four-year-old, a teenager and a grandparent playing together.
Good Christmas list ideas are specific things you'll use: a group video from your friends, a video book of your year, a fleece half-zip, wool sneakers, a LEGO bonsai, a 2027 planner, a gadget that connects your earbuds to plane screens and a national parks pass. Below are 14 things to ask for, from $13 to $179.99, with prices checked on each brand's own site so the people shopping for you know what to buy.
The best Christmas list ideas for women are the things you'd love but never buy for yourself: a group video from your friends, a video book of your year, a dainty necklace, a silk pillowcase, a waffle robe, a candle you'd save for good, a book club box and a cooking class. Below are 15 picks from $24 to $298, organized by jewelry, self-care, cozy home and experiences, with prices checked on each brand's own site.
The best Christmas wishes for friends and family name one real thing: a moment from this year, a trait you admire or a plan for next year. A line like "Merry Christmas to the people who make December worth the cold" fits a card, a text or a video message. Below are 36 original wishes sorted by who you're writing to, plus a four-step way to write your own.
The advent calendar tradition grew from German Christian customs of the 1800s for counting down the days before Christmas, and it still marks the four weeks of Advent, the season of preparing for the birth of Jesus. Today the best advent calendar fillers pair a small surprise with a reason to pause: a nativity piece a day, a short verse, a chocolate, an activity card, an ornament, or a video message from family behind the last door.
The best Christmas list for teens mixes tech, gaming, skincare and one thing that comes from people instead of a store: a group video from friends and family, a VR headset, Mario Kart World, earbuds with a clip-on case, a pocket speaker, Crocs, a peptide lip treatment and a hand sanitizer mist that smells like mint. Below are 15 ideas from $10 to $349.99, with prices checked on each brand's own site, so a teen can copy them straight onto a wish list.
"Happy holidays, wishing you and your family a season of rest and good company" is the safest warm greeting there is: it fits Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the solstice and the New Year at once. To make it personal, add one line about the reader, such as a memory, a thank-you or a plan to see them. Below are 30 original happy holidays messages for family, friends, neighbors and loved ones far away, plus a six-point guide to writing your own.
Christmas caroling is the tradition of going door to door, or gathering in a public place, to sing carols for neighbors in the weeks before Christmas. To start your own, pick one evening, a route of 6 to 10 houses, 5 or 6 public-domain carols everyone knows ("Silent Night," "Joy to the World," "Deck the Halls," "Jingle Bells," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"), printed song sheets and a thermos of cocoa for the end.
The best stocking stuffers are small things people use up or play with: a lip balm, a hot sauce, chili crunch, flaky salt, a card game, a good pair of socks, a minty hand sanitizer and a fake puzzle box that hides the real present. Below are 15 stocking stuffers from $9.99 to $25, plus two picks we make that cost a bit more, with prices checked on each brand's own site.
The best family xmas photo ideas are simple to set up and a little bit funny: matching pajamas on the stairs, everyone lit by the tree lights, a walk at the tree farm, a row of Christmas socks by the fire, a recreated throwback photo, and a video version where every relative records a greeting. Pick one posed shot for the card and one candid shot for yourselves, and give the whole thing 20 minutes, not an afternoon.
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