The Online Christmas Guide

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Over the last month I bumped into some really nice services that can help you with your Christmas shopping, songs, e-cards, videos, and there are some other goodies in this list. I've gathered them here so you can browse the content below to see if anything matches your taste. If you spend so much time on the net like I do, I'm sure you'll find here some great tools that will make your holiday a bit more festive.



Twitter Junkies:

• TwitterGallery has a nicely done Christmas wallpaper that you can install in just few minutes (automatic installation).
• Even more Twitter themes on TwitBacks.
  
• Tweetmas asks you: What would you like for Christmas?
• MerryTwitmas is gathering all the Christmas wishes from twitter into one stream.
• Want a Christmas-like avatar? Get it here and see who else has it!
  

Facebook Apps:

• Fun-Cards: Send greeting cards to your friends for Christmas. You can attach cards to messages and wall posts, or upload your own photos to use as cards.
• Twisted Christmas - Head up to the North-Pole and send fun Christmas gifts to your friends...
• Christmas Tree lets you create and customize your own Christmas Tree and display it on your profile.
• Pencake is an e-card platform which allows people to easily create and share greetings with their beloved ones. Check out Pencake for Christmas.
  

Shopping & Wishlist:

• Find the latest holiday gifts with Google product top searches tracker.
• Elfster makes it fun and easy to organize a gift exchange in just minutes.
• Send a note to your friends and family to share your time instead of your money, this Christmas.
• Wishlistr is an easy to use web-based application that will help you collect, organize and keep track of the things you want this holiday.
• Find hot deals of last minute shopping.
• Organize your internet shopping list and make it more fun with boxedup.
• Can't find any gift idea? Try this Gift Ideas Generator.
• Cool t.shirt designed by someecards - Santa doesn't exist...
  

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Get into the Holiday spirit:

• Become Santa - Compose a personalized Santa letter, and make this Christmas the most exciting and magical one for your children.
  
• A list of all the Christmas songs (powered by Youtube)
• Create memorable scrapbook with wonderful layouts from Scrapblog.
• Lovely idea coming from Xpapr - They are allowing you to use images from Flickr to make your own customized wrapping paper. (unfortunately, you can't order it online, you'll need to print it with your own print machine which is not so attractive)
  
• With ElfYourself you can upload your photo and be a star in an elf video. The video can be sent as digital cards to family & friends. Pure fun! (see example at Techcrunch)
  

Christmas Recipes:

• By browsing Tastespotting you either get the crave to eat, or the passion to cook. Great Display of good looking recipes. (user generated posts)
  
• Tons of recipes, tips and EVERYTHING you'll need this holiday, divided to beautiful sets - Great inspiration in a never ending collection page from: Taste!
  

Cool Goodies:

• Cute analog Christmas clock based on Adobe AIR.
• Your iPhone actually can help you to never miss that mistletoe kiss again...
• Manage all of your holiday shopping gifts from your iPhone.
• Christmas icon sets, and wordpress themes from SmashingMagazine - Here, and here.
• Desktop wallpapers for Christmas - Awesomely made.
  

So, is it Christmas yet?