This is our selection of Christmas apps, covering everything from holiday music to
greeting cards. While these apps are not delivered by Santa and his
reindeer, they are a festive addition to your iPhone or iPod touch this
holiday season. Here are our picks for the best Christmas apps.
Tired
of sending completely cheesy holiday cards? This free app from Apple
can help you send stylish, custom cards instead. Use pre-built templates
and photos from your iPhone to create your own cards and then address
them using the contacts in your address. For $2.99 each, the cards will
then be printed and mailed using high-quality paper stock and
letterpress printing. These are holiday cards people will look forward
to getting.
The
Grinch Edition of the Dr. Seuss Camera (US$1.99) is an adorable
Christmas app for kids or anyone who could use some extra holiday
spirit. It includes 20 “Grinchmas” cards that you can personalize with
your own photos -- and who doesn't want a picture of themselves dressed
as the Grinch? The cards can be emailed to friends or saved to the app’s photo library. If you’re only going to download one Christmas app this season, make it this one.
Proceeds
from The Salvation Army Christmas Music app ($2.99) go to -- you
guessed it -- the Salvation Army. The app includes a variety of holiday
music stations, including classic Christmas songs, Christmas hymns,
oldies, and children’s songs. You can’t select specific songs to play,
but you can skip songs within each station.
If
you are overwhelmed with holiday shopping each year, the Christmas List
app ($0.99) is for you. It’s a full-featured list app with email support,
address book integration, and plenty of sortable categories. I
especially like that it tracks your spending so you don’t exceed your
gift budget. And the app is password-protected to hide your list from
prying eyes.
Santa’s
Christmas Village (Free) includes more than 13 games with fun holiday
themes. It’s got solitaire, checkers, hangman, minesweeper, and more.
Twenty holiday songs are also included. Even if you’re not a big game
fan, Santa’s Christmas Village is a perfect kids app for keeping them
entertained during the holidays.
The
Christmas Radio app ($2.99) won me over with its festive interface and
collection of more than 31,000 radio stations. The app is based on SHOUTcast radio, so you can search the stations by keyword and save your favorites for quick access later. Music can be streamed over EDGE, 3G or Wi-Fi, but you’ll want to stick to 3G or Wi-Fi for the best experience.
If
holiday anticipation is killing you, the Christmas!! app (Free) will
keep you sane until the big day arrives. The app includes a Christmas
countdown, advent calendar, and a small collection of holiday songs. An
in-app gift list will also help you keep track of your holiday
purchases. The content in this Christmas app won't be unlocked until
December 1, but you can use it year after year.
Even Sudoku
apps are getting into the holiday spirit. Christmas Sudoku ($1.99) has
three modes of gameplay -- easy, medium, and hard -- and 30 levels
within each mode, so you won’t be bored with this one for a while. You
can play the traditional game with numbers or spice things up with
Christmas icons, in addition to playing with friends over Bluetooth.
The
BBC’s Good Food Festive Recipes app ($2.99) includes more than 100
holiday recipes with step-by-step instructions and photos for each dish.
Vegetarian recipes
are clearly identified, and the built-in turkey timer will certainly
come in handy over the holidays. The app also includes a helpful tips
section where you can master basic kitchen techniques.
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