Christmas planner printable: budget, gift list, menu and countdown
A calmer, more joyful season, with gifts, menus and plans all in one place.
Overview
Christmas planner printable pages for a peaceful, happy season, bringing gifts, the budget, cards, menus and a six week countdown together. The undated planner has 20 pages and comes as two PDF files, US Letter and A4, available as an instant download.
Print a fresh copy each year and keep last year's to look back on.
How this Christmas planner printable brings calm to December
Begin in early November, and the countdown spreads shopping, cards, baking and cleaning across six relaxed weeks, leaving December free for the moments that count. The budget page compares planned and actual spending by category, and the gift list follows each person's budget, cost and whether the gift is bought and wrapped.
A dinner plan, a cooking schedule for Christmas Day and a grocery list sorted by aisle make hosting far easier.
Who this holiday planner is for
- Busy moms holding the whole family's Christmas in their head
- Anyone hosting Christmas dinner or holiday parties
- People who want gifts and seasonal spending to stay on budget
- Families who treasure Advent fun, their own traditions and a Christmas binder kept year after year
Design and printing
- Elegant, minimal white pages, gentle blush pink accents and very little ink
- Wide margins so a home printer trims nothing
- Portrait pages in US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) and A4 (210 by 297 mm)
- No dates, so you can print a new copy every Christmas
- Fits a binder or clipboard, or can be spiral bound by a print shop
What's inside (20)
Inside the Christmas planner printable: 20 pages
- 1Cover with contents and space for your name and the year
- 2Start here, an overview of the season from early November through Christmas week and a short guide to the planner
- 3Holiday budget with your total, how you will pay, planned against spent and the gap for 10 categories, plus ways to save
- 4Gift list, one row per person with the present, budget, actual cost and boxes for bought and wrapped
- 5Gift ideas, 8 boxes for ideas and a budget per person
- 6Online order tracker for the shop, order number, order and delivery dates and a received check, plus final shipping deadlines and returns
- 7Card list for names, addresses, sent and received
- 8December overview, an undated calendar starting Monday, with must-do and don't forget boxes
- 9Six week countdown, a ready checklist per week, from setting the budget six weeks ahead to resting in Christmas week
- 10Events and parties, six boxes noting when and where, the dress code and anything you need to bring or get ready
- 11Dinner planner for the guest list, nibbles and drinks, starters, the main course, sides and dessert, dietary needs, dishes to make in advance and table decor
- 12A cooking schedule for the big day running 7 am through 8 pm, an oven plan, Christmas Eve prep and helper jobs
- 13Grocery list in 9 aisles, from meat and fish through to household and party
- 14Baking tracker for each recipe, batch size and shopping needs, plus edible gifts and a box for a cookie swap
- 15Decorating and cleaning checklist room by room (outdoors, living room, kitchen, guest room), a deep clean, shopping and putting everything away once the season ends
- 1624 days of Advent, an activity idea for each December day that you can replace with your own
- 17Traditions and watch list, your family customs, one new idea, plus festive films, songs, books and outings
- 18Thank you notes tracker for who gave it, the gift and note sent
- 19Christmas memories, the highlights, gifts you loved, the meal that was a hit, what made everyone laugh, what worked and plans for next year
- 20Notes
Files & printing
What you download
- Christmas Planner, PDF in US Letter, 20 pages
- Christmas Planner, PDF in A4, 20 pages
- Read Me First, a brief PDF with printing tips
How to download and print
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- Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
- Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.
Good to know
- This PDF is meant for paper and has no hyperlinks like a digital planner. A note taking app can import it so you can write on it.
- You receive a digital file only. Nothing is shipped.
- Printed colors can differ a little from what you see on screen.
- Only for your own personal use. Sharing, reselling or passing on the files is not allowed.
- Digital files cannot be returned. If one fails to open or print, email us and we will help right away.
How this was made
Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.
Questions
Questions about the christmas planner printable
When should I start using it?
Early November is ideal, so the six week countdown can spread the tasks across the season.
Is the December calendar Sunday or Monday start?
The December at a glance page is an undated Monday start calendar.
Can I reuse it next year?
Yes. It is undated, so you can print a fresh copy every Christmas.
Does it help with hosting Christmas dinner?
Yes. A dinner planner, an hour by hour cooking schedule for the day with an oven plan, and a grocery list by aisle all help.
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