Best of 2025 : Activities
Every year, our family looks back at our 25 Dates of Christmas and tries to pick out our favorite foods, activities, and memories from the season. It’s no small task and we always wind up having a lot more candidates than we have spots. But, it’s a cherished tradition of walking down memory lane and reminiscing on all the fun we had.
As a reader, we know it can be overwhelming to look at the sheer quantity of dates. Which ones should you start with? And that’s exactly why these posts exist! With these, we can give you our personal recommendations of where you should begin. These are the ones that we enjoyed the most as well as why.
So, with no further ado, here is the curated list of the Sommerfeld Family’s favorite activities from 25 Dates of Christmas 2025!
TOP FAVORITES (in order of pictures):
7 Vines Winery Visit CAN'T SPELL WINTER WITHOUT WINE
1920s "Secret Santa Speakeasy" DECADES : 1920s
Christmas Yurt & Sauna "GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN"
PVC Candy Cane Cannon INDONESIA
Club Blitzen (Supper / Dance / Comedy) BLITZEN : THE NORTH POLE'S HOTTTEST HOLIDAY CLUB
Handcuffed Cooking Challenge HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS
Skijoring Back Alley Raceway UTAH
Gavle Goat Whodunit & Detective Board HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS
Holiday Gas Station "Top Chef" Christmas Eve Dinner "CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY"
HONORABLE MENTIONS (in chronological order):
"HOLIDAY" Gas Station Shopping "CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY"
Humming Game SCROOGE: FROM HUMBUGS TO HUGS
"Holiday Tradition or Humbug?" SCROOGE: FROM HUMBUGS TO HUGS
Vermont Christmas Company Puzzles VERMONT
Sugar on Snow VERMONT
"Hallmark or Humbug?" HOLIDAY CROONS & HALLMARK SWOONS
1950s Era Hors Douervs on Spoons HOLIDAY CROONS & HALLMARK SWOONS
Merry Gentlemen Dance Revue "GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN"
The Peppermint Twist Lounge THE PEPPERMINT TWIST
DIY Shot Glasses SUGAR AND BOOZE
Homemade Pannetone PANNETONE & PINE CONES
Forrest Frank Lofi Christmas PANNETONE & PINE CONES
Mormon Potluck Meets Upscale Holiday Party UTAH
Red Light / Green Light UTAH
Bekah Happy Hour w/ Holly at Dock and Paddle Pop Up HOLIDAY IN HANDCUFFS
Mini Golf Courses SOUTH CAROLINA
Dreidel Tournament THE FEAST OF DEDICATION: A HANNUKAH CELEBRATION
Rudolph’s Red Light District Cocktail BLITZEN : THE NORTH POLE'S HOTTTEST HOLIDAY CLUB
Ornament Drop It Like It's Hot BLITZEN : THE NORTH POLE'S HOTTTEST HOLIDAY CLUB
So A.I. Walks Into a Bar BLITZEN : THE NORTH POLE'S HOTTTEST HOLIDAY CLUB
Wine Cork Crafts CAN'T SPELL WINTER WITHOUT WINE
Rosedall Mall Santa MALL SANTAS
Coca Cola Can Minute to Win It MALL SANTAS
Christmas Scratch-Off Map Santa Tracking NORAD SANTA TRACKER
"The Santa Claus Game" NORAD SANTA TRACKER
Family Sledding CANADA
Mummering "Guess Who: Christmas Edition " CANADA
