Christmas Messages, Crafts, Music and More

Here's some great resources as we head into the holiday season to help get into the spirit.

Send A Greeting

-JibJab is back with a FREE holiday card. To find the free card click on “Get Started” then click on Holiday at the top of the page. No sign-up is necessary.

–Magic Santa is a fun FREE customizable video message from Santa. The kids and even the spouse should get a kick out of this one.

–Disney Family has a FREE personalized video message from Santa. Just enter your child's name and upload a photo.

–ICaughtSanta is a company that allows you to order a customizable photo of Santa in your house for less than $10. There's also an available Groupon for this company that includes 4 images & a video for $10.

-Officemax is back with their “Elf Yourself” Add in your face(s) and send this cute eCard to family and friends. This year there are 9 different music selections.

-Toys R Us If your kids want to send off a letter to Santa, Toys R Us allows them to send a Free letter to Santa via email.

–Macy's stores are promoting a “believers of all ages” campaign where children can drop off their letters to Santa at any Macy's store. Just look for the red drop box. For each letter received, Macy's will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Crafts:

-HP Studio has a bunch of Holiday crafts, activities, decoration, cards and more.

–Family Fun is a great resource for crafts, recipes, and free holiday printables.

 7 Easy Christmas Crafts is a fun eBook you can download with patterns & holiday craft ideas.

–Christmas Your Way has a nice spin on the count down chain. Choose from a list of activities to add to each chain or come up with your own. Go here for a Free printable advent chain.

Music:

–Amazon has a long list of FREE Christmas music downloads.

–Amazon is also offering 25 Days of FREE Holiday Music. You can check back each day to download one Holiday song free. If you miss a day, you can go back and get any days you miss.

-iTunes has a FREE “Christmas Tree Maker” app. Decorate the tree until your hearts content.

-iTunes is also offering a Free music download each week. The last couple of weeks they have offered a Holiday song. Currently, you can get “O Come Emmanual” by The Civil Wars.

–Freegal is a service that offers Free music from the Salt Lake County Library. All you need is your library card and pin number and you can download up to 3 songs per week Free. Search “Christmas” and you will find a huge selection. Artists include Harry Connick Jr., Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Jessica Simpson and more.

Free Christmas Card Templates:

–Summertime Design

–The Crafting Chicks

–Becky Higgins

Other:

-Get a Free audio download of Charles Dicken's “The Christmas Carol”.

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–Free Printable Gift Tags from Blush

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