December 25th Daily Planner (Inspiration for Christmas Day)
A very merry Christmas and happy holidays to you! No doubt you’ve got your day planned, but our December 25th planner is still packed with great ideas for inspiration, positivity, and fun for Christmas Day.
Find the planner below as a printable. Use the ideas alongside your Christmas Day schedule, or get some ideas if you’re looking for activities or things to do with family and loved ones.
Get the December 25th Daily Planner Printable here.
Feel-Good Ideas for the Day
Wake-Up Song: “A Star Is Born” from Hercules.
Fill-in-the-Blank Positive Thought: The people I’m with today are…
Holiday-Themed Song: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Brenda Lee.
See more in our December playlists and positive thoughts journaling.
What to Make for Food
Breakfast: Yogurt parfait.
Lunch: Frittata.
Dinner: Glazed ham with your favorite Christmas or holiday sides.
Christmas and Holiday Ideas
Holiday Prep Idea: Celebrate Christmas Day. Take a family/friend photo and send messages to loved ones who couldn’t be there.
Christmas Movie Idea: Arthur Christmas (2011).
December Bucket List: Take photos with family and friends for the holidays.
Journaling for Christmas Day
Morning Journaling Prompt: What you love about the people you’re with today.
Evening Journaling Prompt: Ordinary, simple things you remember from today.
Gratitude for 2025 Journaling: What you love about the people you’re with today.
Self-Care Journaling: Specific ways you made today special for your family/someone.
Activities for Christmas Day
Self-Care Idea: Put on your favorite Christmas playlist.
Decluttering Idea: Do a quick 15-minute tidy before guests arrive.
Trying Something New: Listen to a new Christmas or holiday song.
Doodling Idea: Christmas tree.
Watercoloring Idea: An opened gift.
Photo Idea: Holiday dinner table setup.
What to Talk About
Something that brought you joy this year.
Act of Kindness
Take a family/friend photo and frame it later as gifts to people in the photo.
Get the December 25th Daily Planner Printable here.
Journaling Planner Day 25
Take a little break from the last-minute planning with our journaling, drawing, and painting worksheet.
Morning: What you love about the people you’re with today.
Fill-in-the-Blanks Positive Thoughts Journaling: The people I’m with today are…
One-Word Journaling: Festive.
2025 Gratitude: What you love about the people you’re with today.
‘What I Did’ This Year: Ways the year was the same as last year in a positive way.
Set Intentions: 5-minute habits that can support each/one goal.
Self-Care: Specific ways you made today special for your family/someone.
Evening Journaling: Ordinary, simple things you remember from today.
Doodle Idea: Christmas tree.
Watercolor idea: An opened gift.
Get the Journaling Planner Day 25 Printable here.
For more journaling ideas, see our December journaling collection.
Next up: December 26th planner.
You can also get some ideas from our December 24th planner here. We hope you have a very merry Christmas and a happy holidays! Have fun, enjoy it, and give yourself a little break from it all if you need to.
