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25 Festive Date Ideas To Help You Count Down The Days To Christmas

'Tis the season for the best kind of dates.

Lexi Schroeder

Nov 18, 2019

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25 Festive Date Ideas To Help You Count Down The Days To Christmas

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The holiday season is here once again. Many would agree this time of year is the best time for cute dates.

Check out these 25 festive date ideas to help you count down to Christmas. Who knows, maybe some of these dates may become a tradition for you and your boyfriend or girlfriend in holiday seasons to come!

Take in the Christmas light displays in your town or city

Christmas lights are everywhere during this time of year. Go peeping!

Shop for Christmas presents together

This is one of my favorites and it's always nice to have someone else's opinion.

Visit a winter market

You can find so many unique and cute products at winter markets.

Watch Christmas movies and cuddle

The OG type of Christmas date idea that never gets old, honestly.

Go ice skating

Who doesn't love ice skating?

Decorate gingerbread houses

Get two houses and have a decorating competition together.

Go sledding

Bring out your inner child.

Take holiday photos together

Christmas photos are festive and cute. There are always good ideas everywhere you look for you to get inspiration from.

Bake Christmas cookies

And decorate them too!

Make Christmas drinks

Whether they're alcoholic or not, there are many festive drinks you can concoct.

Volunteer and give back

Volunteering together for sure can be a date and it sure brings some holiday cheer into your life.

Make Christmas mugs

Decorate them! They could even make great gifts if they end up looking cute.

See a Christmas play

There's always some type of holiday play going on in the area, just do a quick Google search and voila!

Pick out a Christmas tree together

Find a local Christmas tree farm, bundle up, and have fun!

Decorate the tree

I love decorating my Christmas tree every year, and having two sets of hands is both helpful and romantic.

Buy Christmas decorations

Go to the store and then decorate your place together.

Wrap presents

Wrapping presents can be tough sometimes, so doing it together can help up your wrapping job.

Cook a holiday dinner together

Cook up a yummy holiday dinner together and enjoy it by the light of your Christmas tree.

Have a snowball fight

Once again... bring out your inner child!

Visit Santa

Bring it up a notch and get a picture with him. Funny and cute!

Attend a holiday party... or throw one

Get dressed up together and attend a holiday party or throw one yourself.

Make Christmas cards

Whether you're artistic or not, making Christmas cards is always fun.

Visit your nearby botanical gardens for a light show

There's a botanical light garden where I'm from and it's one of the most popular holiday spots.

Have breakfast in bed

Enjoy a morning in and make breakfast in bed while watching some Christmas movies.

Go thrifting for ugly sweaters

You can never have too many ugly Christmas sweaters, right?!

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25 Festive Date Ideas To Help You Count Down The Days To Christmas

'Tis the season for the best kind of dates.

Take in the Christmas light displays in your town or city

Shop for Christmas presents together

Visit a winter market

Watch Christmas movies and cuddle

Go ice skating

Decorate gingerbread houses

Go sledding

Take holiday photos together

Bake Christmas cookies

Make Christmas drinks

Volunteer and give back

Make Christmas mugs

See a Christmas play

Pick out a Christmas tree together

Decorate the tree

Buy Christmas decorations

Wrap presents

Cook a holiday dinner together

Have a snowball fight

Visit Santa

Attend a holiday party... or throw one

Make Christmas cards

Visit your nearby botanical gardens for a light show

Have breakfast in bed

Go thrifting for ugly sweaters

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

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