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ChristmasPalooza

Christmas All Year. Party All Day.

365 days of countdowns, cookies, carols & chaos. The Christmas countdown that never stops — because around here, it's always the most wonderful time of the year.

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Penny's Christmas Spark
Fun fact: The first decorated Christmas trees were hung upside down from ceilings in medieval Europe!
The Cookie Jar

Recipes for Christmas

Bake it like it's December — even in July. 49 festive recipes across every category.

Cookies · 48

Gingerbread Cutouts

Spiced, snappy, and built for decorating — the classic roll-cut-and-ice Christmas cookie.

Pie · serves 8

Traditional Pumpkin Pie

Silky spiced custard in a foil-shielded crust. Christmas dinner's sweetest finish.

Cookies · 30

Jam Thumbprints

Buttery, nut-rolled cookies with a glossy pool of jam in the middle.

Cookies · 54

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Sugar-rolled peanut butter cookies crowned with a chocolate kiss, pressed in warm.

Written in our own words. See all 49 recipes →

The Christmas Cinema

Movie Marathon

The films that ARE Christmas. Tap any title to see where it's streaming.

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life1946
It's a Wonderful LifeClassic
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street1947
Miracle on 34th StreetClassic
White Christmas
White Christmas1954
White ChristmasClassic
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story1983
A Christmas StoryClassic
Christmas Vacation
Christmas Vacation1989
Christmas VacationComedy
Scrooged
Scrooged1988
ScroogedComedy
Elf
Elf2003
ElfComedy
Home Alone
Home Alone1990
Home AloneComedy
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause1994
The Santa ClauseFamily
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000
Grinch (Live-Action)Family
Rudolph
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer1964
RudolphCartoon
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas1965
Charlie BrownCartoon
The Polar Express
The Polar Express2004
The Polar ExpressCartoon
Klaus
Klaus2019
KlausCartoon
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas1993
Nightmare Before ChristmasCartoon
The Grinch 2018
The Grinch2018
The Grinch (2018)Cartoon

Poster art via TMDB. See all 240+ titles →

The Christmas Bookstore

Curl Up With Christmas

Cozy reads handpicked by the elves. Real covers, live from the shelf.

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens
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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Dr. Seuss
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The Night Before Christmas

Clement C. Moore
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Letters from Father Christmas

J.R.R. Tolkien
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Agatha Christie
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Covers via Open Library. Browse all 274+ books →

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Christmas Spirit Index

How festive is the world right now? Our elves measure six highly questionable signals.

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Penelope the ChristmasPalooza mascot

Meet Penelope

She came from an Amish puppy mill with no name. Now she's the official mascot of ChristmasPalooza — and she genuinely believes every single day is Christmas. She's a little nervous about everything except being left out. She always smiles anyway.

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The Palooza Grows

More Merry Madness

More Christmas, more chaos, more joy — all year long.

Santa Status

Real-time North Pole updates, 365 days a year. Find out what Santa's up to right now.

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Christmas News

Hallmark drops, tree lightings, parades & Santa news — refreshed every morning.

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Recipe Collection

49 Christmas recipes — cookies, pies, drinks, mains, sides and breads. All year long.

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Meet Penny

Rescued from an Amish puppy mill. Now the heart and soul of ChristmasPalooza. Her story will make you smile.

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