The Christmas season is the perfect time of year to keep a journal. Write down your past memories, traditions, and daily fun. Do you need some journal prompts for the Christmas season? Check out the following list to get you started.
- What does the Christmas season mean to you? Go into detail.
- What is your favorite part of Christmas? Why?
- How does your religious belief fit into your Christmas traditions?
- What religious traditions do you practice or attend? A live nativity? A midnight outdoor service?
- How will this Christmas season be different?
- Is there an annual Christmas community event that you cannot attend this year due to the pandemic? Describe your past experiences at this particular event.
- What Christmas stands out the most to you?
- What are your favorite types of Christmas decorations in your home? Yard? or Community? What?
- What Christmas traditions did you love as a child? Do you still practice them? Why or why not?
- What smells remind you the most of the Christmas season? Why?
- Did you have Christmas stockings as a child? What was usually inside of your stocking? Do you still do stockings with your family? Why or why not?
- What is your favorite Christmas song? Why does this song remind you of the Christmas season?
- Finish the sentence. Today I was put in the Christmas season by_____________.
- What foods, candy, or other treats remind you the most of Christmas time?
- Are you to drive around and look at Christmas lights? What was your favorite? Why did this display stand out the most?
- Is there any new Christmas tradition you plan to do?
- What is your favorite Christmas movie? Why?
- What is your favorite Christmas cartoon? Why?
- What one new thing did you do, watch, or bake this Christmas season?
- Did you get your family everything on their Christmas list? (Yes, your dog does count). Are there any last minute gifts you need to purchase?
- What do you plan to bake or purchase as part of your Christmas celebrations? Why did you make these choices?
- Are you ready for your Christmas celebrations? What last minute things do you need to do to prepare?
- Christmas Eve—write about your celebrations.
- Merry Christmas! Write about your day.
- Did your Christmas celebrations go as planned?
- What are your hopes for next Christmas?
- What was your biggest challenge celebrating Christmas during a pandemic?
- Write about your 2020 Christmas season.
- Write about 2020, the good and the bad.
- How do you plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve?
- Write about your hopes and resolutions for 2021.
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