5 apps to keep the verve in your holiday spirit
— -- Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, you can't question that the holiday season is upon us. Making travel plans and finishing up your holiday shopping can be stressful, so why not take a load off for a bit? These five apps load the spirit of the season on your Android, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, so download now and relax!
1. Christmas (app)
Price: Free
Download: Christmas for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Give this app a try to find out how many days there are until Christmas, download holiday music ringtones, and more!
Purchase Christmas Premium in-app for 99 cents to enjoy these features: Christmas-themed emoticons you install on your keyboard, Christmas wallpaper, Christmas ringtones, dozens of radio stations streaming Christmas music, and a Christmas countdown that tells you how many days you have until the big day arrives for presents and fun with your family.
2. Doodle Jump Christmas Special
Price: 99 cents
Download: Doodle Jump Christmas Special for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
If you've played Doodle Jump, you know the deal. The character Doodle jumps as your screen scrolls upward, and you tilt your mobile device left or right to maneuver its direction. Tap your screen to shoot projectiles at bad guys who hurt Doodle on the ascent, and watch out for moving, exploding, and breaking platforms as you go.
Doodle Jump Christmas Special gives the game a holiday makeover. Doodle wears a Santa outfit and jumps up on snowy, winter-themed worlds. Prizes look like wrapped Christmas presents, and Doodle shoots snowballs at enemies who wear Santa hats.
3. A Charlie Brown Christmas
Price: $6.99
Download: A Charlie Brown Christmas for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch or Android
The interface of A Charlie Brown Christmas looks like a children's book on your screen. Swipe your finger back and forth to turn pages, or use your finger to pull down a bookmark from the top of the screen. Yanking that brings down a menu of scenes. Tap one to go straight to it if you don't feel like turning pages.
Touch the screen to make characters wobble, shake, and do other funny things on pages. You can also press and drag them around a bit sometimes. There are in-app features that come up here and there, like in one scene where you play a piano by tapping the right keys on the screen.
One extra feature is a free download of a director's cut of the entire Christmas special. Other extras include a Christmas tree you decorate. Some decorations are free, but most are in-app purchases.
4. Christmas!!
Price: Free
Download: Christmas for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
In this app, each day of the month unlocks a new feature, and once you get to December 25, they're all available. But if you just can't wait that long to try everything, purchase the whole bundle in-app for 99 cents.
Read Christmas facts and jokes, listen to Christmas songs, play Christmas games, download Christmas apps, and more!
5. Angry Birds Seasons
Price: 99 cents for iOS, free for Android
Download: Angry Birds Seasons for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch or Android
Play Angry Birds, holiday style! Angry Birds Seasons features groups of holiday-themed levels. In Season's Greetings, launch wingless birds from your slingshot to hit green pigs hidden in structures far away. Snow falls in the background, and some of the pigs even have on Santa hats!
Enjoy the holiday spirit
Christmas is almost here, so don't wait. While you're watching your favorite Christmas shows or opening up holiday gifts, make time to experience the spirit of the season in digital style!
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