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It’s that time of year again. The holidays are quickly coming up on us, and that means preparing for Christmas. In our technological age, it’s easy to lose sight of Christmas traditions. This year, I’ve decided to focus on ways to incorporate technology with Christmas traditions. Here are a few simple tips on how you can, too:
Christmas Music
Nothing brings cheer to the house quite like Christmas music. Thanks to technology, we have access to more Christmas music than ever before. Tablets, computers, cell phones, and even smart TV’s now have the ability to stream music for hours. So it doesn’t matter if you are in the kitchen baking cookies, or in the living room wrapping gifts, the music goes where you go. Pandora has an app on smart TV’s that allow us to stream music for hours without end. Amazon Prime has free music streaming for select Christmas titles. Technology brings the tradition of Christmas music to us anywhere.
Christmas Cards
This tradition is still going strong, and it doesn’t appear to be going anywhere in the foreseeable future. Some crafty people even make their own cards to send. For me, I intend to save time, money, and paper sending eCards. It’s easy to do. All you need are email addresses for friends and family and you can send Christmas eCards efficiently in minutes to anyone. No buying stamps. No going to the post office and waiting in line. Just import your address book, select a card, and send. Not only does it save trees, but the cards are received instantly, so if you are a procrastinator and realize on Christmas Eve that you forgot the cards, it’s not too late.
Digital Memory Book
Okay, this isn’t as traditional as the other two ideas, but it’s still a great way to incorporate the past, present, and future into the holiday. Start a digital memory book where everyone in the family selects a memory and a photo of the event (if there is one) to put in a digital memory book. They can write a poem or story about their memory; whatever creative idea strikes them. In the future when everyone is old enough to move out on their own and start their own family, you can print a copy of the book for everyone.
Video Chat
Every year we called family who weren’t close enough to visit. The phone would get passed around the room and everyone had a chance to talk. It’s a tradition to call close relatives to wish them well on Christmas. Instead of picking up the phone, use a video chat app like Skype or Face Time. What’s better than talking to someone on the phone? Seeing their face. Video chat lets that happen. It’s also a great way to let everyone get involved in the conversation together. It’s more personal and it feels more like we are sitting around talking, much like we would be if we were actually in the same room. Take time to have a virtual conversation with your loved ones this holiday.
These are just a few ideas to help bring technology into tradition without losing the original ideas. There are other ways to incorporate traditions in your holiday. I hope you all have a tradi-technological Christmas this year.
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