103 articles about holiday, by tag.
The best Christmas gifts this year are the ones people use every day or remember for years: a group video from everyone they love, a video book, a Stanley Quencher, an Owala FreeSip, AirPods, a LEGO flower bouquet and a lip mask for dry winter lips. We ranked 15 picks from $24 to $499 by how many people they suit and how often they'll get used, with prices checked on each brand's own site.
Virtual Christmas cards feel personal when they carry something a paper card can't: your voice, your face, a clip of the kids or messages from the whole family at once. The best options are a photo e-card with a real handwritten-style note, a short personal video, a voice note, a scanned drawing from the kids and a group video card everyone records for. Below is how to make each one, what to write and how to send it.
The best merry Christmas video is short, personal and full of familiar faces: the family waving from the porch, every relative saying "merry Christmas" in turn, the kids explaining what Christmas means to them, or the dog in antlers stealing the scene. Record it on phones, keep each clip under a minute and send it as a link on Christmas Eve or play it on the TV Christmas morning.
Giving an experience as a gift means trading an object for a memory: a national parks pass, a cooking class, a CityPASS for a city weekend, a museum or aquarium membership, a ski pass or a supercar track day. Below are 18 experience ideas with prices checked on each provider's own site in October 2026, from $46 to $1,529, plus how to wrap something that doesn't fit in a box.
The best Christmas slideshow is a short family movie: 60 to 100 photos and a few video clips from the year, in a clear order (month by month, Christmases past or "the kids grow up"), set to two or three songs and played on the TV after dinner. Ask relatives to send their own photos and short video messages, and the slideshow tells the year from everyone's camera roll, not just yours.
The best holiday card messages for family and friends match the reader's holiday and add one personal line. "Wishing you light, laughter and a full table this season" works for anyone; "Happy Hanukkah, and may your latkes come out crisp" or "Joyous Kwanzaa to the family that taught us Umoja" works for someone in particular. Below are 43 original messages for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the New Year and mixed-faith families, plus funny, religious and gentle options.
Families make a year in review in three main formats: a video made from everyone's clips and photos, a one-page letter with the year's highlights, or a printed album organized month by month. Pick the video if your family is spread out and you want to hear everyone's voice, the letter if you send holiday cards, and the album if you want something to flip through at the table. Each one starts the same way: a list of the year's 12 to 20 best moments.
"Merry Christmas from our family to yours" is the classic sign-off for a family card, and it lands best with one personal line in front of it: a bit of news, a joke, or a wish for the people reading it. Below are more than 60 card lines and captions built around it, grouped by tone and by who's sending, from new parents to big multigenerational households.
The best Christmas gift baskets this year are a Harry & David pear and truffle box, a Hickory Farms meat and cheese box, a Zingerman's holiday goodies box, a Wolferman's Christmas morning bakery basket and a Cabot cheddar pack, or a basket you build yourself around one theme. Below are 20 ideas with prices checked on each maker's own site in October 2026, plus how to add the one thing a store basket can't hold: a message from everyone who loves them.
Grief during the holidays tends to show up in small places: the empty chair, the stocking nobody hangs, the recipe nobody makes the same way. What helps most families is to plan less than usual, choose one or two ways to remember the person out loud, such as lighting a candle or sharing stories at the table, and let each person grieve at their own pace. There is no right way to do this season, and you can change your mind as you go.
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