---
title: "Christmas Blog: Ideas, Traditions and How-Tos for Friends"
description: "Ideas for the season with friends: Secret Santa rules, advent calendars, tree decorating, cheap gifts, party games and Christmas traditions around the world."
url: https://decomytree.link/blog
language: en
last_updated: 2026-11-06
---

Christmas 2026

# Blog

Ideas for the season with friends: games, gifts, traditions and how to put what you feel into a few words.

- [Christmas in the Philippines: Simbang Gabi, parol and the longest season Carols from September, nine dawn Masses and a midnight feast November 6, 2026 · 6 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/christmas-in-the-philippines)
- [Secret Santa rules: how to run a gift exchange with friends Draw names, set a budget and keep it a secret until the end November 6, 2026 · 6 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/secret-santa-rules)
- [How to write a Christmas message that sounds like you A simple four-part way to write one that sounds like you November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/how-to-write-a-christmas-message)
- [Advent calendar ideas for a friend: 24 small surprises 24 small surprises, from sweets to notes they can keep November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/advent-calendar-ideas-for-a-friend)
- [Cheap Christmas gifts for friends: 20 ideas under 10 20 ideas under 10 that still feel personal November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/cheap-christmas-gifts-for-friends)
- [Christmas tree decorating ideas: 10 themes that always work 10 themes and colour schemes, and the order to decorate in November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/christmas-tree-decorating-ideas)
- [Christmas party games for teens: 15 ideas that need almost nothing 15 games that need little more than paper and a phone November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/christmas-party-games-for-teens)
- [How to spend Christmas alone, and enjoy it 15 ideas for a day that is yours, near people or far November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/how-to-spend-christmas-alone)
- [The history of the Christmas tree, from Germany to your phone From apples on a fir to a tree on your phone November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/history-of-the-christmas-tree)
- [Christmas in Brazil: amigo secreto, ceia de Natal and summer Amigo secreto, a midnight ceia and Christmas in summer November 6, 2026 · 5 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/christmas-in-brazil)
- [Yılbaşı: New Year’s Eve in Türkiye, and its tree Why the tree goes up for New Year, with tombala and pomegranates November 6, 2026 · 4 min read](https://decomytree.link/blog/new-years-eve-in-turkey)