Christmas Day took us north to Canada—sledding as a family, building a balloon igloo beneath shimmering Northern Lights, writing to Santa at H0H 0H0, and gathering for a late-night Réveillon feast. Food, play, and reflection blended into a day that felt both deeply festive and quietly meaningful.

Christmas Eve followed Santa’s real-time journey with the NORAD Santa Tracker. We started with mincemeat muffins and oranges, traced Santa from Russia toward Sri Lanka, took turns playing Santa in the delivery game, called NORAD, and ended the night with reindeer tracks and cookies.

A reflective Lifegroup gathering centered on the Feast of Dedication—retelling the Hanukkah story, lighting candles, sharing food, and remembering moments when God kept the flame alive. A night of table fellowship, quiet reverence, and renewed commitment to live in the Light of the world.

A South Carolina Christmas where history met holiday play: Gullah dishes, sweet tea, and colonial-era sillabub alongside lighthouse crafts, beach-inspired games, and a full round of indoor mini golf. A warm, coastal take on Christmas far from the snow.

A tropical Christmas inspired by Brazil’s midsummer season—panettone and açaí, carnival crafts, samba dancing, coconut snow cones, jungle-themed games, and a vibrant Rio backdrop. A bright, playful day where Christmas met the rainforest.

A sweet-and-spirited Christmas celebration inspired by Ana Gasteyer’s “Sugar & Booze,” tracing how sugar and alcohol shaped holiday traditions from medieval feasts to Victorian puddings and global nogs. Eggnog bakes, boozy desserts, candy-shot crafts, trivia, and friends made history taste festive.

A grown-up spin on the classic cocoa day: chocolate-stout hot chocolates, mug-decorating crafts, soup and sandwich shooters, buttered-rum park sips, and a miniature-mug tasting menu. A festive celebration where every moment arrived in a cup.

A day inspired by the true 16th-century meaning of God Rest Ye Merry: “May God keep you strong.” From cinnamon rolls and giving projects to sauna warmth, comfort-food feasts, and quiet joy, it became a celebration of strength, rest, generosity, and holiday renewal.

A Vermont-style Christmas filled with maple traditions, snowy puzzles, sugar-on-snow, blazing bonfires, cheddar-topped apple pie, and cozy small-town charm. A celebration of the Green Mountain State’s sweetest winter customs, from tractor parades to Robert Frost.

A Victorian-flavored Christmas built around Scrooge’s transformation, blending bitter-to-sweet dishes, corn-merchant history, children’s crafts, candlelight stories, family games, and a warm dessert finale fit for a reformed miser.

A Christmas-anytime celebration sparked by Archuleta’s anthem: morning Advent cheer, Denny’s pancake nostalgia, everyday-object crafts, a gas-station gourmet challenge, and a time-loop holiday movie reminding us that Christmas can appear wherever you let it.

A Christmas Eve family celebration working our way through the entire alphabet from Advent to Zombies with cranberry cocktails, Kris Kringles, and rib roasts along the way!

A festive look at how Christmas is celebrated in South Korea complete with sledding, Korean takeout, K Pop, sponge cake, and more!

A spotlight on Bill Murray's "A Very Murray Christmas" with additional holiday features of Anne Murray, “How Murray Saved Christmas”, and Murray's Steakhouse.

An ambitious celebration of Switzerland's holiday traditions including Samichlaus, turnip carving, fondue, and many fun holiday crafts.

Our annual family dance party complete with inclusions for Frank Sinatra, "The Nutcracker", and the Viennese waltz.

A closer look into the Naughty List including a holiday whodunnit, a villains of Christmas quiz, and a closer look at the elf who is in charge of the list.

A chance to celebrate “A Charlie Brown Christmas” complete with an inspired menu, viewing of the movie, a Charlie Brown Christmas tree game, Vince Guaraldi playlist, and other elements inspired by a "Brown Christmas”.

A fun day to celebrate "Nollaig na mBan " of Ireland where the women of the country take a night off to go and unwind after a hectic holiday season.

A festive take on Burl Ives' song including plenty of baked goods, cups of cheer, and a few cameos by some of our favorite Hollys.