25 Dates of christmas
CATEGORIES
- AUDIENCE: All Families 25
- AUDIENCE: Broad Communities 3
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Kids 28
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Teens 40
- AUDIENCE: Friends and Groups 12
- AUDIENCE: Romantic Couple 27
- BEST OF: Activities 6
- BEST OF: All 15
- BEST OF: Foods 5
- BEST OF: Memories 5
- DIFFICULTY: Elaborate 33
- DIFFICULTY: Medium 57
- DIFFICULTY: Simple 43
- STYLE: Activities at Home 77
- STYLE: Family Outings 9
- STYLE: Nights In and Chill 31
- STYLE: Some Adventures Out 13
- THEME: "A Christmas Carol" 2
- THEME: 12 Days of Christmas 13
- THEME: Characters and Gift Bringers 18
- THEME: Community Celebrations 9
- THEME: Countries 10
- THEME: Dance Party 5
- THEME: Decades 2
- THEME: Egg Nog 2
- THEME: Family Celebrations 2
- THEME: Flavors and Foods 7
- THEME: Generic Themed Fun 4
- THEME: Holiday Whodunnits and Christmas Crimes 3
- THEME: Hot Chocolate 2
- THEME: Movies and TV Shows 57
- THEME: Out of Season 3
- THEME: Parties and Fun 6
- THEME: Reindeer 3
- THEME: Rhyming Hygge 12
- THEME: States 9
- THEME: Symbols of the Season 24
- THEME: Traditions Around the World 17
- THEME: Trimming The Tree 7
- THEME: Yule Goat 5
- YEAR: 2020 38
- YEAR: 2021 28
- YEAR: 2022 28
- YEAR: 2023 28
- YEAR: 2024 28
Christmas in the 1900s
An exploration of Christmas from 1900-1910 with a historically accurate feast inspired by Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook as well as vintage Victorian era parlor games.
Christmas Advertisements
A cheery and heartwarming look back at some of the most loved Christmas ads of all time from the iconic M&Ms and Hershey's Kisses and Coca Cola bears to the lesser known of Aldi's "Miracle Ham" and John Lewis ads.
Teddies & Toddies
A cozy evening for the family exploring the history of the cherished teddy bear while also getting cozy with some holiday variations of hot toddies.
“Mr. Dickens & His Carol”
A relaxing evening enjoying the bestselling book "Mr. Dickens & His Carol" while savoring some of the classic English Christmas dessert of Spotted Dick.
“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.
Christmas in Argentina
A celebration of the Christmas traditions in Argentina complete with cotton balls as snowflakes, building a paper mache goat to burn it down, listening to Christmas tango, and a spread of vitel tone, beef tongue, and Andes mints!
“Fancy Like Christmas”
A festive recreation of Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like Christmas” complete with egg nog, matching pajamas, “Home Alone”, an Applebee’s gift card, and more!
Christmas in October 2023
A spin on Christmas in July but shifting to October to celebrate a fusion of Christmas and autumn complete with maple glazed ham, sweet potato pies, apple brie crostinis, and (of course) "The Nightmare Before Christmas"!
Best of 2022 : Memories & Moments
A recap of our Sommerfeld family's most cherished memories and moments 25 Dates of Christmas 2022
Best of 2022 : Activities
A recap of our Sommerfeld family's favorite events and activities from 25 Dates of Christmas 2022
Best of 2022 : Foods
A recap of our Sommerfeld family's most loved foods from 25 Dates of Christmas 2022
Christmas in Wisconsin
A celebration of the unique Christmas traditions of Wisconsin including aluminum Christmas trees, Spotted Cow beer cheese soup, Christmas polka, and more!
Christmas in Denmark
A family date celebrating the unique traditions of Christmas in Denmark with ebelskevers, risengrod, tomte costumes, as well as a prominent feature of their Christmas Goat!
Feast of the Seven Fishes
An ambitious date observing the iconic Italian tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes complete with seven different types of seafood courses as well as a viewing of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" movie.
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!
Hardrock, Coco, & Joe
A fun evening featuring the beloved black-and-white, stop-motion Christmas film that aired on WGN-TV in 1956 and became a Chicago-area tradition complete with Christmassy Chicago-style hot dogs, mochas (Coco + Joe), hard rock Christmas albums, and more!
“Mary, Did You Know?”
A clever evening of fun that ties in elements from "Mary Did You Know" including the wonderful Pentatonix version, Rose-"Mary" crescent rolls, "Did You Know?" Christmas trivia, and more!
Christmas in Connecticut
A heartwarming evening celebrating Christmas in Connecticut including Christmas Connect(icut) 4, Nutmeg State Spiced Cookies, and a viewing of the beloved "Christmas in Connecticut" including a menu inspired by the movie.
Real Life Church Christmas Celebration
A cherished evening celebrating the Reason for the Season at church with candlelit carols, children's plays, and more!