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  1. Christmas Gifts for Your Boyfriend

    The best Christmas gifts for boyfriend shopping are tickets to something he loves, an upgrade to the gear he uses every week, and one sentimental gift built from your time together, like a video book of your year. Add a good bottle of whatever he drinks or the tool he keeps borrowing.

    11 min read

  2. Christmas Gifts for Father-in-Law: 12 Ideas He Will Use

    The best Christmas gifts for father in law are a little better than what he'd buy himself: a group video from the family, a video book of the grandkids, a cast-iron skillet and Wagyu steak. Here are 12 picks from $19.95 to $219.99.

    9 min read

  3. Family Christmas Gifts the Whole House Will Share

    The best family Christmas gifts are things the whole house uses together: an annual pass to a museum or zoo, a video book of the family's year, a game everyone from age six to sixty can play, or a projector for movie nights. One shared gift often beats four separate ones.

    10 min read

  4. Last-Minute Christmas Gifts That Don't Look Last-Minute

    The best last minute Christmas gifts arrive by email or come from a shop around the corner, but still feel planned: tickets to an experience, a monthly subscription, a dinner reservation with a handwritten card, or a group video from the whole family. Give a plan, not just a product.

    10 min read

  5. Sentimental Christmas Gifts for the People Who Matter Most

    The best sentimental Christmas gifts turn a memory into something they can unwrap: a photo ornament of the year's biggest moment, an old family photo recreated and framed, an advent calendar of 24 notes, or a video book of the family's year. They need a story, not a budget.

    11 min read

  6. Unique Christmas Gifts Nobody Else Will Give

    Unique Christmas gifts come from one of three places: a skill they've never tried, an object tied to their own past, or their own memories turned into something they can hold. A glassblowing class, a record from their birth year or a video book of their year all qualify.

    11 min read

  7. Christmas Gifts for Women She Will Use Every Day

    The best Christmas gifts for women are the ones she uses every day: a group video from everyone who loves her, a video book of the family's year, a lip mask, a waffle robe and gold huggies. Here are 14 picks from $24 to $275.

    11 min read

  8. Christmas Keepsake Ideas: Start a Tradition

    The best Christmas keepsake is one you add to every year: a dated ornament, a tablecloth the guests sign each Christmas, a box of yearly letters, or a video book of the family's year. A keepsake becomes a tradition the moment you do it a second time.

    10 min read

  9. Homemade Christmas Gifts That Look Store-Bought

    The best homemade Christmas gifts look polished because of good packaging and one simple, repeatable recipe: hand-poured candles, layered cocoa mix, a sugar scrub, a family recipe book or a video book of your own clips. Pick one idea, make it in a batch, and spend a little on jars, labels and ribbon.

    11 min read

  10. Christmas Gifts for Aunt: 12 Ideas She'll Love

    The best Christmas gifts for aunt are about the family she shows up for: a group video from her nieces and nephews, a video book of the family's year, a fir-scented candle, a holiday puzzle and good olive oil.

    10 min read

  11. Personalized Christmas Gifts for Everyone on Your List

    The best personalized Christmas gifts carry something only that person has: their handwriting, their family's faces, the date of a big moment or their own videos. An illustrated family portrait, an engraved recipe board, a monogrammed leather piece and a video book of the year each fit a different person on your list.

    10 min read

  12. Christmas Gifts for Dad (Beyond Socks and Tools)

    The best Christmas gifts for dad give him time and memories instead of more gear: a day doing his favorite thing with you, his old home movies brought back to life, or a video book that plays the family's year when he opens it. Add one better version of something he uses every morning.

    11 min read

  13. Christmas Gifts for Daughter: 12 Ideas From Teen to Grown

    The best Christmas gifts for daughter ages 13 to 30 pair one gift about her with a few she'll use daily: a group video from everyone who loves her, a video book of her childhood, a silk pillowcase and a home-state candle.

    11 min read

  14. Christmas Gifts for Uncle: 12 Ideas for Every Kind of Uncle

    The best Christmas gifts for uncle fit the role he plays in the family: a group video from his nieces and nephews, a video book of the family's year, a card game for the fun uncle and a multitool for the handy one.

    10 min read

  15. Christmas Gifts for Your Wife That Say Everything

    The best Christmas gifts for your wife are the ones that show you've been paying attention: a weekend away you planned, jewelry tied to a date that matters, or a video book that plays your year together when she opens the cover. Add a day off and a letter in your own handwriting.

    11 min read

  16. Video Christmas Cards: Send a Christmas Card That Plays

    Video Christmas cards put your family's video inside a holiday greeting, so the people you love hear your voices instead of reading a signature. Send one as a digital e-card, a photo card with a QR code, a card with a built-in screen, or a group video from everyone, given as a book that plays.

    9 min read

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