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50 Things You NEED On ​Your Before-Christmas Bucket List

Tis the season, y’all.

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50 Things You NEED On ​Your Before-Christmas Bucket List
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Halloween is the kickoff for the holiday season. After Halloween comes Thanksgiving and then, finally, that leads us to the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas! There are so many fun and festive ways to celebrate the season. Don’t miss any of them!

1. Drink hot chocolate after coming in from the cold

2. Have a snowball fight

3. Wear an ugly Christmas sweater

Don’t have one? Visit this website to find one that you like!

4. Listen to the Pentatonix Christmas albums

They have three full Christmas albums out right now: my favorite PTXmas, That’s Christmas To Me, and A Pentatonix Christmas.

5. Go to the zoo lights

6. Go ice skating

7. Watch "The Polar Express"

8. Read "'Twas The Night Before Christmas"

9. Set up a Secret Santa party with your friends

10. Watch "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

11. Build a snowman

12. Make a gingerbread house

13. Bake Christmas cookies

14. Get a really thoughtful gift for someone

15. Watch "Elf"

16. Wear a really cute winter hat

17. Watch "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"

It’s even on Netflix!

18. Decorate a Christmas tree

19. Go Christmas caroling

20. Hang stockings

21. Wear fuzzy Christmas socks

22. Play in the snow

23. Wear a Santa hat

24. Go sledding down a gigantic hill

25. Hang Christmas lights

26. Get an Elf on The Shelf and find creative places to put them

27. Go see Santa at the mall

28. Build a snow fort

29. Get in Christmas PJs with your S.O. or friends and snuggle up and watch Christmas movies

30. Watch "Love Actually"

31. Piece together a Christmas puzzle

32. Eat a candy cane

33. Kiss under the mistletoe

34. Hang a meaningful ornament on a Christmas tree

35. Go on a sleigh ride

36. Stay up late on Christmas Eve

37. Drive around your town and look at Christmas lights

38. Get a Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks

39. Listen to Justin Bieber’s Christmas album


Find it on Spotify here.

40. Learn more about Hanukkah and other holiday traditions

Find out a bit more about some others here.

41. Sing "Jingle Bells"

42. Go to a tree lighting

43. Attend a Christmas parade

44. Make Christmas cards

45. Drink eggnog

46. Watch the "Home Alone" movies

47. Make a snow angel

48. Do a random act of kindness

49. Spend time with your loved ones

50. Have a happy holiday!

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