{Free Printable!} A Christmas Planning Checklist For This Year

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Christmas overwhelm? Feeling the stress of the season instead of the joy? This Christmas planning checklist might be what you need to get prepared for the holidays this year.

Christmas comes every year, but sometimes it feels like it sneaks up on me.

I get busy with other things in life, and then before you know it, there’s only a few weeks left in the year. Ready or not, Christmas is coming!

A Christmas checklist on a wooden table surrounded by cookies, wrapped gifts, pine branches, and ornaments. The checklist outlines tasks to prepare for Christmas, organized by timing from months before to Christmas Eve.

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to get more prepared for Christmas. I wanted to feel like I was on top of things, instead of being overwhelmed by my Christmas to do list.

I started by creating a simple Christmas planning checklist for myself. And you know what? It really helped!

A Christmas checklist sits on a wooden table surrounded by holiday decorations, including a snowman figure, pine branches, a wrapped gift, and a small red ornament. A keyboard and pen are nearby.

It’s not anything fancy or complicated. But this simple Christmas preparation list kept me focused on the task at hand – getting ready for Christmas.

Today, I want to share this Christmas planning checklist with you.

Free Download – Printable Christmas Planning Checklist

Get yourself organized and start enjoying the Christmas season!

Christmas planning is much simpler when you’re able to check off the things you need to do.

To get your free copy of the Christmas planning checklist, leave your name & email in the form below, then click the button:

It’s a Christmas checklist in PDF format that you can download straight from you email inbox. Print it out at home or use a professional printing service.

Christmas Planning List

What preparations do you make for Christmas? What do you need to do in the months & weeks leading up to Christmas?

A Christmas checklist on a table with festive decor, including red ornaments, pine branches, and a wrapped gift. The checklist is divided into sections for tasks to complete before and after Christmas.

This free Christmas planning list walks through common Christmas preparation calendar tasks:

tasks to do 4-6 months before Christmas
tasks to do 2-3 months before Christmas
tasks to do 3-4 weeks before Christmas
tasks to do 1 week before Christmas
tasks to do on Christmas Eve
tasks to do right after Christmas to prep for next year

Festive scene with a "Christmas Checklist" on a wooden table, surrounded by pine branches, red and gold ornaments, and a wrapped gift with a red ribbon. The checklist includes tasks for preparing for Christmas from months ahead to Christmas Eve.

My Christmas to do list covers a wide range of Christmas planning topics:

Christmas budgets & spending
Gift planning
Holiday decorating
Christmas dinner & meal planning
Christmas cookie baking
Cleaning the house
Booking travel
Sending Christmas cards
& more!

Sound like something you need? Go ahead and enter your name and email in the box below. Click button and check your email inbox. You can download the Christmas preparation checklist from there!

Now I’ll be honest. My Christmas planning checklist was just the starting point for me. It takes me a few more lists and templates to get fully organized for Christmas each year.

A flat lay image featuring a Christmas checklist on a white sheet, surrounded by red jingle bells, pinecones, and red and white ribbon. The checklist includes tasks and decorative elements like gold ornaments and stars.

I ended up creating lots of other printables to help with Christmas planning:

Weekly Christmas tasks printable
Printable calendars for October through January
Christmas Eve to do list
Christmas Day to do list
Reminder list for next year’s Christmas
Christmas budgeting, gift giving, baking, meal planning, travel, cleaning, activities & traditions printables

If you’re looking for MORE printables to help with your Christmas planning – OR if you need a complete Christmas planner to work with your household binder – then check out my FULL Christmas Planner HERE!