A fun exploration of the Christmas traditions of Finland including the "Official Hometown of Santa Claus", a visit to a sauna, a gigantic Finnish feast, and a Christmas horror movie about the Finnish "Christmas Goat" they view as their Santa Claus!

A festive Christmas-themed murder mystery party for a group of friends including a big batch of the iconic variation of eggnog…..the Tom & Jerry.

A heartwarming family date with a variation of Elf on the Shelf.... The Little Lamb from Bethlehem... and how everyone should remind themselves that Christmas is a time of giving, serving, and showing love to others.

A cheeky Norwegian spin on "Oh Holy Night" with a a trip down memory lane at the 100-year-old Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gift Shop and attending "An Ole & Lena Family Christmas".

A cheeky evening full of hygge with art projects and fudge creations for kids and some games, activities, and cocktails cleverly inspired by other variations of "smudge" and "fudge" for the adults.

A fascinating take on how Christmas is (or more appropriately is not) celebrated in Morocco including Christmas Taboo, "Mo-Rocking Around the Christmas Tree", and the iconic "Moroccan Christmas" episode of "The Office".

A festive family date celebrating the classic line from "Deck the Halls" with an LA Times Christmas Crossword, reading of "Moo Baa Fa La La La La", sipping of gingerbread lattes, making of Christmassy falafel, and so much more!

A date paying homage to Oregon's fascinating history and rich culinary heritage including James Beard(ed) Mussels, Christmas (Oregon) Trail Mix, Christmas "Would You Rather", and more!

An exploration of Christmas from 1900-1910 with a historically accurate feast inspired by Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook as well as vintage Victorian era parlor games.

A cheery and heartwarming look back at some of the most loved Christmas ads of all time from the iconic M&Ms and Hershey's Kisses and Coca Cola bears to the lesser known of Aldi's "Miracle Ham" and John Lewis ads.

A cozy evening for the family exploring the history of the cherished teddy bear while also getting cozy with some holiday variations of hot toddies.

A relaxing evening enjoying the bestselling book "Mr. Dickens & His Carol" while savoring some of the classic English Christmas dessert of Spotted Dick.

A romantic date full of hygge with orchestral serenades by the wonderful "A Merry Mancini Christmas" on vinyl and sipping some cheery holiday martinis.

A fun exploration of the history of "X-Mas" as well as a bevy of X-related Christmas items such as Chex Mix, “The Polar Express”, and music by Pentatonix. Plus, a little bit of cheeky "X-Rated" fun with Dirty Elf riddles and the North Pole Dancing Studio.

A celebration of the Christmas traditions in Argentina complete with cotton balls as snowflakes, building a paper mache goat to burn it down, listening to Christmas tango, and a spread of vitel tone, beef tongue, and Andes mints!

A festive recreation of Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like Christmas” complete with egg nog, matching pajamas, “Home Alone”, an Applebee’s gift card, and more!

A spin on Christmas in July but shifting to October to celebrate a fusion of Christmas and autumn complete with maple glazed ham, sweet potato pies, apple brie crostinis, and (of course) "The Nightmare Before Christmas"!

A recap of our Sommerfeld family's most cherished memories and moments 25 Dates of Christmas 2022

A recap of our Sommerfeld family's favorite events and activities from 25 Dates of Christmas 2022

A recap of our Sommerfeld family's most loved foods from 25 Dates of Christmas 2022