25 Dates of christmas
CATEGORIES
- AUDIENCE: All Families 28
- AUDIENCE: Broad Communities 6
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Kids 39
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Teens 41
- AUDIENCE: Friends and Groups 15
- AUDIENCE: Romantic Couple 31
- BEST OF: Activities 6
- BEST OF: All 18
- BEST OF: Foods 6
- BEST OF: Memories 6
- DIFFICULTY: Elaborate 41
- DIFFICULTY: Medium 68
- DIFFICULTY: Simple 48
- STYLE: Activities at Home 93
- STYLE: Family Outings 9
- STYLE: Nights In and Chill 34
- STYLE: Some Adventures Out 18
- THEME: "A Christmas Carol" 3
- THEME: 12 Days of Christmas 13
- THEME: Characters and Gift Bringers 20
- THEME: Community Celebrations 10
- THEME: Countries 13
- THEME: Dance Party 6
- THEME: Decades 3
- THEME: Egg Nog 3
- THEME: Family Celebrations 2
- THEME: Flavors and Foods 7
- THEME: Generic Themed Fun 4
- THEME: Holiday Whodunnits and Christmas Crimes 4
- THEME: Hot Chocolate 3
- THEME: Movies and TV Shows 68
- THEME: Out of Season 3
- THEME: Parties and Fun 7
- THEME: Reindeer 4
- THEME: Rhyming Hygge 15
- THEME: States 12
- THEME: Symbols of the Season 25
- THEME: Traditions Around the World 17
- THEME: Trimming The Tree 9
- THEME: Yule Goat 5
- YEAR: 2020 38
- YEAR: 2021 28
- YEAR: 2022 28
- YEAR: 2023 28
- YEAR: 2024 28
- YEAR: 2025 28
Can’t Spell “WINTER” Without “WINE”
A joyful Vin-ter Solstice Cellar-bration built around wine, light, and reflection. From a 9:02 AM countdown brunch to snowy vineyard walks, cork crafts, and a candlelit basement “cellar,” the day marked winter’s beginning—and the promise that more light is coming.
“A Christmas Prince” & Rumple minze
A royally themed Christmas night pairing the cozy predictability and warmth of A Christmas Prince with the icy bite of Rumple Minze. Crowns, crests, Wellington, Brie, cherry cordials, and minty schnapps turned contrast into ceremony.
Cold December Night
A candlelit, Bublé-themed evening with pine aromas, cozy-couture pajamas, lyric-inspired games, sheet-music singalongs, sweet treats, and a romantic winter dinner. A gentle, heart-warming start to December shaped by the glow of “Cold December Night.”
Holiday Croons & Hallmark Swoons
A golden-age Christmas celebration filled with crackling vinyl classics, mid-century hors d’oeuvres, elegant cocktails, Hallmark plot games, and a cozy movie night. A festive fusion of crooner nostalgia and feel-good holiday storytelling.
A Very Murray Christmas
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.
The Christmas Waltz of the Snowflakes
Our annual family dance party complete with inclusions for Frank Sinatra, "The Nutcracker", and the Viennese waltz.
The Naughty List
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.
Chai Tea & Kenny G
A festive celebration with friends that featured one of the top selling holiday albums of all-time via Kenny G as well as many ways to spotlight chai tea.
Getting Into The Christmas (Carol) Spirits
A joyous celebration of "A Christmas Carol" complete with themed meals, activities, and a "spirit"-based cocktail for each of Scrooge’s ghosts
“Mistletoe & Wine”
A relaxing date spent commemorating Cliff Richard's iconic Christmas song with mistletoe-inspired foods and wines plus many airings of his heartwarming song.
Christmas in China
A romantic evening that more closely resembles Valentine's Day than Christmas per the Chinese traditions complete with a couple's outing of ice skating, mall shopping, and learning about peculiar Chinese holiday tradition known as Saxophone Santa & his Sisters!
Christmas in Morocco
A fascinating take on how Christmas is (or more appropriately is not) celebrated in Morocco including Christmas Taboo, "Mo-Rocking Around the Christmas Tree", and the iconic "Moroccan Christmas" episode of "The Office".
“A Merry Mancini” & Holiday Martinis
A romantic date full of hygge with orchestral serenades by the wonderful "A Merry Mancini Christmas" on vinyl and sipping some cheery holiday martinis.
NO EL….ectricity
An electricity-free date of French-themed Christmas dinner and games including fondue, champagne on snow, chocolate chaud, shadow puppet Christmas charades, French Christmas carols, and more!
Vixen’s Festive Foxtrot
A celebration of Santa's reindeer "Vixen" including tangential forays into Christmas with the Nixons, Dixons, Fixings, etc… as well as numerous fox-related events including a "Vixen's Festive Foxtrot" dance party.
A Bubbly Bublé Christmas
A heartwarming and relaxing date for the family celebrating Michael Buble's beloved Christmas album and the many forms of Christmas bubbles from bubble baths to bubbly champagne to Bubble & Squeak!
I’m Dreaming of a White (Bear Lake) Christmas
A festive outing to enjoy a nice dinner out and attending "The Holiday Songbook"… plus a heavy dose of Bing Crosby's classic song along the way!
Holmes for the Holidays
A quaint but heartwarming evening spent cozying up with Christmas cocktails and listening to Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" then playing a wonderful Sherlock Holmes Christmas-themed digital escape room.
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
A cheeky family date delving into the history of the iconic song and the controversy surrounding it but also keeping it lighthearted via bringing one's own babies outside into the cold, parody videos, and a wintry menu full of "baby" related items.