The countdown to Christmas has begun!

So, how are you planning to celebrate Christmas this year?

We are sure, decorating a Christmas tree, baking cookies and sending greeting cards to family and friends is on the list of your to-do activities.

You could also use some amazing iOS apps to make this festive season even more special.

Let’s take a look at these apps:

  1. Christmas Fun Facts

Christmas Fun Facts

Do you know the most popular Christmas song “Jingle Bells” was actually written for Thanksgiving?

Surprised? Well, this app will make you aware of super quirky Christmas facts that you had no clue about. But that’s not it. You can even share your favorite Christmas facts that you think your friends are unaware of, through Facebook, Twitter and Email.

It’s a free to download app that comes packed with fabulous graphics and offers a fantastic user experience.

  1. Merry Christmas 14

Merry Christmas 14

This excellent app lets you create and send personalized heartwarming eCards to your friends and family from your iPhone. It is incredibly easy to use, free to download and perfect for those who don’t want to receive any ads while creating greeting cards on their mobile devices.

It is a powerful app that offers users a generous selection of templates, beautiful frames, typography and numerous color choices.

What’s more, you can easily share the eCard you’ve so lovingly created with friends and family.

This app not only allows you to send eCards through email and messages, but also lets users share results with their networks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp. You can even save your card in the photo library of your iPhone.

If you want to quickly create and send personalized and fun greeting cards this season, this app is your best bet!

  1. Sing Along Christmas Carols

Sing Along Christmas Carols

‘O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging; Not only green when summer’s here’

Do you remember what comes next? No? Perhaps, you need to download the ‘Sing Along Christmas Carols’ – karaoke style app to refresh your memory.

This app is great for families who enjoy singing Christmas carols together. You can use it to practice your carols or sing along with loved ones. It provides complete carol music without any background singers. The best thing about this app is that it gives you full carols, unlike other carol apps that only provide part of a carol and require a paid membership for the full version.

  1. Create letters to Santa Claus

Create letters to Santa Claus

Kids love writing letters to Santa, telling him how good they have been through the year and what they want from him this Xmas. This is the app for today’s digital kids who prefer using smartphones rather than pen and paper to write letters to Santa.

It’s a free, well-crafted kid-friendly app that allows kids to select from different pens and stickers to decorate their letter. Once the letter is crafted, they can even share it with their loved ones.

And the icing on the cake is – you get a reply from Santa in an hour!

  1. The Christmas List

The Christmas List

This app has been available for 3-4 years and continues to be one of the most useful mobile apps for everyone this holiday season. It not only makes sure you don’t overlook anyone’s Christmas gift but also helps you stay within your Christmas budget. The app is easy to use and user-friendly, featuring a clean and straightforward design.

You can track all useful gifts, you are thinking of purchasing for your loved ones, with this app. You can add the pictures of the people you are buying these gifts for and keep track of the items you have seen and which they might like; you can even keep note of the price and the store you found it in.  It also gives you the summary of total gift costs.

If you want to get on top of your Christmas expenses, this is the app you must use!

  1. Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Who doesn’t enjoy decorating a Christmas tree?

But there are times when it’s not possible to decorate a real tree. This app ensures you don’t miss out on decorating your Christmas tree this season.

Choose from various ornaments, trinkets, toppers, gifts and ribbons to decorate your Christmas tree. It lets you change background and even add a holiday song. You can even resize the tree to place it better on the screen. Once you are done, you can save the decorated tree to the photo album or send it to family and friends via email.

Check out this app and have fun with your kids decorating a virtual tree!

  1. Christmas Cookie Recipes

Christmas Cookie Recipes

After decorating a tree, how about baking some cookies?

This app provides 400+ Christmas cookie recipes with easy-to-follow directions, dozens of helpful hints and bakers’ secrets for best results. It has a simple design and offers user-friendly navigation. It lets users share a truckload of recipes with their friends and family.

Your guests will definitely love the delicious home-made cookies prepared by you!

  1. A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

This app will take you back to your childhood!

It’s an interactive storybook app adapted from the 1965 TV Special. This app will let you be a part of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang’s adventure to discover the true meaning of Christmas.

It incorporates the voices of the original cast; Peter Robbins, who played the part of Charlie Brown in the original TV show, provides the narration.

This app will cost you $5.99, but it’s worth your money.

A ‘must-have’ app for all peanut fans!

Wrap Up

That’s it!

Download these 8 amazing apps on your iOS devices for some great fun, this Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!