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Christmas brings much festivity to people around the world and no matter where you live you can always find ways to make the holiday even more fun. Hey, who doesn’t want more fun! These Christmas websites and apps can make your holiday even merrier by adding joy to the season. You may even like them so much that you use them into the New Year!
Websites
Visit fun Christmas websites for holiday games, merry activities, yummy recipes and more!
Northpole.com
NorthPole.com started in 1996 and offers fun and educational activities for children, parents and teachers. Explore Santa’s village at the North Pole filled with elves, reindeer and fun. Scroll over each building in Santa’s village to reveal treasures such as:
- Disco Dancing Santa
- Christmas Countdown Calendar with activities
- Recipes
- Flash cards
- Chat with Santa’s Elves
- Christmas stories
- Crafts
You can personalize your child’s Christmas experience here with custom letters to Santa (that receive a reply) and stories with your child as the star!
Don’t miss the printable Good Deeds Calendar that helps your children keep track of their good deeds throughout the year. They’ll have great incentive to be more nice than naughty next year!
Try recipes including Santa’s Favorite Holiday Oatmeal, Candy Cane Fudge, and Santa’s Whiskers Cookies. Check out Craft Cottage for ideas on making home-made ornaments, Christmas cards and wreaths. You can even get gift ideas for that hard-to-buy-for loved one on your list!
XmasFun.com
Xmasfun.com is a must-see website filled with Christmas fun. Adults and children will enjoy the variety of Christmas offerings here. Think of this website as your go-to place for fun ideas, games and inspiration.
The site offers:
- Games
- Recipes
- TV shows and movies
- Christmas fonts and graphics
- Screen savers
- Crafts
- Jokes
- Music
- Christmas stories and more!
Choose from 17 different Christmas games from Snowman Skiing to Santa’s Deep Freeze. Try recipes such as Festive Fudge, Merry Berry Cheese Bars and Holiday French Toast! Test your knowledge with Christmas trivia.
One of the best sections of the site is their Random Acts of Kindness page. Warm your heart with the thousands of stories of Random Acts of Kindness. You can also share your own after you get inspired by the tales of others.
See, Random Acts of Christmas Kindness – Make Someone’s Day! for more ideas on Christmas Kindness.
This adorable video gives you a sneak preview of the website:
Santa Trackers
As the excitement of Christmas builds, help your children follow Santa’s journey using these handy Santa trackers. Help your children learn geography as they have fun exploring the world with Jolly Old St. Nick!
Google Santa Tracker
Google’s Santa Tracker is an animated page filled with fun activities to enjoy. Each day a new treat is unlocked. Use the right and left arrow buttons to wind your way through Santa’s Village.
Discover treasures such as:
- Videos
- Games
- Online coloring books
- Christmas phrases translated into different languages
- Personalized messages from Santa
On Christmas Eve, you can track Santa’s sleigh as he travels around the world spreading cheer.
Click on the Calendar icon in the red circle at the upper left corner of the screen to reveal a grid of activities. Also check out the Google Santa Tracker app for Android devices and Chrome extension. You can use the Android app on your Chromecast to get the tracker on your TV.
NORAD Santa Tracker
NORAD Santa Tracker is available in eight different languages to help your child chart Santa’s trip on Christmas Eve. While you’re waiting, you can enjoy these fun activities in Santa’s Village:
- Games
- Movies
- Music
- Stories, including Holiday Traditions around the world
Be sure to check out Santa’s Secret Files at NORAD HQ!
Here’s a sample of the NORAD Santa Tracker:
Christmas Apps
Take your Christmas fun on the go with these mobile apps. Whether you’re traveling near or far, use these apps to make merry!
Christmas Smash!
The developer of my favorite game app Ball Smash! has a Christmas gift for us: Christmas Smash! This free app is much like its older sibling, easy to learn but difficult to master.
Tap Christmas objects such as candy canes, Santas, etc. to launch them into the grid. When they hit the same object they explode and you get points! Clear the board to advance to the next level of difficulty. Add your name to the leader board with your top score!
Christmas Smash! is free (with an ad banner at the bottom of the screen) for:
See Ball Smash! My Favorite Game Ever! to learn why I’m such a big fan of this fun puzzle game.
Christmas!! Countdown to Santa
This free app is filled with fun activities to make the holiday merrier. Discover treasures such as:
- Games
- Advent calendar
- Winter wallpaper
- Jokes
- Christmas list
- Snow Globe
Christmas!! Countdown to Santa is available free for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Paid upgrades are available to remove ads and unlock additional features.
Christmas Photo Frames
Turn any picture into a Christmas picture! Use this free app to put a Christmas frame on your photo. Add text to make your photo send your Christmas cheer! You can also add fun props such as hats, ornaments, garlands and backgrounds. Share your photos with others on social media or via email and text message.
This free app is available for:
Your Thoughts
Have you discovered any fun websites for Christmas? How do you track Santa on Christmas Eve? Do you have any favorite Christmas apps? Let us know in the Comments section below!
Hi Carolyn,
What a fun post 🙂
It seemed like Christmas has already arrived at the wonder of tech, with Santa giving us all these awesome gifts through this wonderful post 🙂
Yes indeed, I remember one or two from this list, especially the NorthPole one (can never forget the card sent through this one last to last year to me!) and how I did the same with my kids, which did amaze them! Norad too, I think you’d shared in an earlier post, while the rest of the apps I’d have to check out.
I know the kids and their parents would go crazy with these awesome games – never played one, though I must try it some time, just for the fun of it. I guess with the little break I’d be taking during New Year’s, I’d get down to it.
Thanks for sharing this with us, and wishing you and yours a very Happy Christmas too 🙂
Hi Harleena, You’re right, the Santa trackers are classics that bear repeating each year. This list wouldn’t be complete without listing them!
But the rest of the list is new. There are so many Christmas apps and websites, but I wanted to share the ones I thought would bring the most delight to Wonder of Tech readers. I’m so glad that you and your family will be enjoying these!
Crafts, recipes, games, videos, activities, there really is something for everyone to have Christmas fun.
Thanks so much for stopping by and happy Blogiversary to you on Christmas, Harleena!
Hi Carolyn,
There are some great apps for kids. I’ve been using this site this week to get Christmas music from Youtube! http://www.youtube-mp3.org/
You’ll like my post this week, I’m going crazy for Christmas. My Christmas Day post has 60 photos from the summer and the Boxing Day post is all the kids I’ve photographed! There is even a Youtube video that Simon made on Christmas Eve and some photos of famous people that I took. I’ve boosted my SEO as well so more people read the posts.
I’m still getting used to my new Android tablet. It seems great on Twitter, but other sites like Facebook time out. It could be my wifi, I’m thinking of having a new router with a USB port so I have a more powerful signal and a terabyte network drive. I’m going to put all my photos on this week, so I can show them to people.
My post today is a guest post, sorry featured post! They don’t like them being called guest posts! It’s about interior design, with some good photos!
Hi Mike, I will definitely be checkout out your photos this week. I always enjoy your works, and it sounds as if there will be plenty to enjoy!
Android tablets can be tricky, different manufacturers can have different quality standards. Check out https://wonderoftech.com/speedtest/ to see if the problem is really your router.
I love the Christmas season. It is a time of family, helping. and sharing. I do my Christmas marketing plan early so all I do is have to post it and share it. THis is so I can spend time with my family.
Chris
Hi Chris, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! It sounds as if you have Christmas under control. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas!
Hey Carolyn,
What fun ideas and especially some really cool sites for the kids. I’m sure that counting the days down and tracking Santa is a lot of fun. Gosh, I sure wish they had things like that when I was young. How much fun.
Now the Christmas Smash I immediately thought of my sister-in-law. She loves that candy came you play on your phone, not sure of the name but she’s addicted to that. It’s so funny to watch her but she stays entertained that’s for sure.
Fun times here at the holidays my friend. Thanks again for always keeping us up to date with the latest and best.
Here is wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
~Adrienne
The NORAD tracker is fantastic. Thanks for all the goodies to introduce my girls to this season.
Hi Dennis, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I’m so glad you like the Norad Santa tracker. This year they let me embed the tracker in this article which is very cool.
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Dennis!
Hi Carolyn,
Every Christmas brings joy and happiness in everyones lives.And with technology playing an important role..there are now many ways one can send greetings or enjoy with the festival games and apps. From starting of the December month …playstore is full of christmas apps. And I am surprised to see that only this festival has gained so much important in the technological field.
Hi Aditya, Great point, tech does bring an added dimension to just about everything, Christmas included! I hope these Christmas apps and websites bring much joy to you and yours, Aditya!
Hi Carolyn
Great post and very funny websites. I really love the NORAD Santa Tracker 🙂 I hope you have a great Christmas with your family.
Hi Thomas, I’m very pleased you like these websites. They really do offer a lot of fun and helpful information for people celebrating Christmas. I love how I can embed the NORAD Santa tracker this year. Very cool to track Santa directly from The Wonder of Tech!
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Thomas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I just love this time of the year. Everything is so festive, and everyone exciting for what the new year will bring next. Thank you.
Hi Noeli, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I hope these apps and websites bring more joy to your Christmas and New Year. 🙂
Indeed! Christmas brings all the happiness. In this digital world, everyone searches for good things to try out and Internet provides everything to them. People are searching for Christmas Wallpapers, Ringtones, Songs and much more to make this Christmas even more beautiful. Interestingly, you’ve described everything on your blog post very well.
Merry Christmas!
Hi Jayden, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I’m so glad you enjoyed this article and I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!