Holiday
Christmas & Holidays
Gift list, card list, budget, countdown and holiday meal plan.
- Holiday Countdown1 page
- Holiday Budget1 page
- Gift List3 pages
- Card List2 pages
- Holiday Meal Plan2 pages
- Ideas & Inspiration2 pages
Life events
Christmas Planner 2026 for gifts, cards, food and hosting
A holiday planner from November to January: a gift list with budgets, a card list, a countdown checklist, a holiday meal plan, party pages and weekly meal plans.
A Christmas planner that runs from November to January with a holiday countdown checklist, gift lists with budget, bought and wrapped columns, a card list, a holiday budget, a holiday meal plan with a cooking timeline, party pages for hosting, and weekly meal plans and grocery lists.
- 111 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this Christmas planner
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Terracotta Sun theme for iPad portrait.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
Party
Party & Events
Event overview, countdown, budget, guests and RSVPs, menu, shopping, decor, gifts, photos and day-of timeline.
- Event Overview1 page
- Party Countdown1 page
- Party Budget2 pages
- Guests & RSVPs3 pages
- Menu & Drinks2 pages
- Shopping List2 pages
- Decor & Supplies1 page
- Vendors1 pages
- Day-Of Timeline1 pages
- Photo Shot List1 pages
- Gifts & Thank-Yous2 pages
- Ideas & Inspiration3 pages
Money
Budget
Monthly budget, expense log and bill tracker.
- Monthly Budgetevery month
- Expense Logevery month
- Bill Trackerevery month
Meals
Meals
Weekly meal plans, grocery lists and recipe cards.
- Meal Planevery week
- Grocery Listevery week
- Recipe20 pages
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Overview · 1 page
Every month of the planner on one page. Tap any date to open it.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Weekly pages · every week
One page per week with your weekly goal actions and priorities.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 111 pages over 3 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- Anyone hosting Christmas this year
- Families with a long gift list
- People who want December to feel less rushed
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Keep Christmas spending under $1,200
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Finish gift shopping by December 10
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Host Christmas dinner for 12
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use a Christmas planner
A Christmas planner moves the busiest weeks of the year onto paper early, so December is spent doing things rather than remembering them. Most of the value comes from three lists made in November: who you're buying for, who gets a card, and what you're cooking.
Set the holiday budget first
The holiday budget page has boxes for gifts, food and drinks, decorations, travel, cards and postage, and outings. Write a total for each before you shop, and the monthly budget tracks what's actually spent.
Write the gift list in November
List everyone you're buying for with a gift idea and a budget. The bought and wrapped columns show at a glance what's left.
Follow the countdown
The holiday countdown is already filled in from early November to the day: set the budget, order cards, decorate, check last posting dates, wrap, shop for food. Copy each job onto the week it belongs to.
Keep the card list for next year
Write names and addresses with sent and received columns. Next year, the list is already done.
Plan the big meal backwards
On the holiday meal plan, list each dish with prep time, cook time and who's making it, then write a cooking timeline working back from the time you want to eat.
Use the party pages for hosting
If you're hosting a party or family gathering, the party pages cover guests and RSVPs, menu, shopping, decor and a day-of timeline.
What to include in a Christmas planner
A Christmas planner needs gift, card, food and money pages that work together. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
Dated calendars from November to January by default, with a weekly page for each week's countdown jobs and goal actions. No daily pages, so it stays short enough to print.
Holiday
Christmas & Holidays
A holiday countdown from early November to the day, a holiday budget, three gift list pages, two card list pages, two holiday meal plans with a cooking timeline, and ideas pages.
- Holiday Countdown · 1 page
- Holiday Budget · 1 page
- Gift List · 3 pages
- Card List · 2 pages
- Holiday Meal Plan · 2 pages
- Ideas & Inspiration · 2 pages
Party
Party & Events
An event overview, countdown, party budget, guests and RSVPs, menu, shopping, decor, a day-of timeline, a photo shot list and a gifts and thank-you tracker, for hosting.
- Event Overview · 1 page
- Party Countdown · 1 page
- Party Budget · 2 pages
- Guests & RSVPs · 3 pages
- Menu & Drinks · 2 pages
- Shopping List · 2 pages
- Decor & Supplies · 1 page
- Vendors · 1 pages
- Day-Of Timeline · 1 pages
- Photo Shot List · 1 pages
- Gifts & Thank-Yous · 2 pages
- Ideas & Inspiration · 3 pages
Money
Budget
A monthly budget with holiday categories, an expense log and a bill tracker, so you can see December's spending as it happens.
- Monthly Budget · every month
- Expense Log · every month
- Bill Tracker · every month
Meals
Meals
Weekly meal plans, grocery lists and recipe cards for everyday cooking around the big meals.
- Meal Plan · every week
- Grocery List · every week
- Recipe · 20 pages
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable Christmas planner
A digital Christmas planner is with you when you're out shopping: open the gift list, tick what you've bought and check the budget before you pay. You can paste screenshots of gift ideas onto the ideas pages.
A printable Christmas planner works well in the kitchen. Print the holiday meal plan and cooking timeline on A4 or US Letter for the fridge, and keep the card list with your stamps and address book.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter
An example week in a Christmas planner
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Finish gift shopping by December 10
Milestone for November
Gift list complete and half the gifts bought
This week's actions
- Write a gift idea and budget for everyone
- Buy the gifts that need shipping first
- Order Christmas cards
- MondayGift list: 18 people, $650 budget. Ideas written for 14 of them.
- TuesdayOrdered three gifts online. Ticked them in the bought column.
- ThursdayCards ordered. Updated two addresses on the card list.
- FridayBlack Friday: bought two gifts from the list, skipped everything that wasn't on it.
- SundayNine of 18 gifts bought, $340 spent. Remaining four ideas filled in.
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs
Theme
Starts in this look.
Terracotta Sun
Earthy rust, ochre and sand.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesIs it only for Christmas?
The holiday countdown is written for Christmas, but the gift list, card list, budget, meal plan and party pages work for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Diwali or any winter holiday. Change the start month in the builder and write your own dates on the countdown.
Is there a gift tracker?
Yes. Three gift list pages have columns for who it's for, the gift idea, budget, bought and wrapped, and the holiday budget page has boxes for gifts, food and drinks, decorations, travel, cards and postage, and outings.
Does it remind me about Black Friday and last posting dates?
Yes. The countdown has a Black Friday shopping reminder in late November and a last posting dates reminder in mid December. Posting dates vary by country and carrier, so check yours and write them on the month calendar.
Is there a free Christmas planner?
You can build this Christmas planner and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Can I print the Christmas planner?
Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the Christmas planner on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.
When does the Christmas planner start, and how long is it?
It starts in November and runs for 3 months by default, so it covers the run-up, the day itself and the weeks after. If you build it after November has begun, it starts in the current month instead. In the builder you can choose any start month and a length of 3, 6, 12 or 18 months, or switch to undated.
Does the AI fill in the Christmas planner for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
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