Christmas Ideas for Long-Distance Couples

Spending Christmas apart can make the distance feel a little bigger. If you and your partner are in a long-distance relationship, having a few plans that belong to just the two of you can help make the day feel special. We hope this guide helps you create wonderful memories together, even from a distance.

Here are four Christmas ideas for long-distance couples:

1. Have a Christmas movie night

Going to the movies is a classic date idea, and it translates well to long-distance relationships. Try to recreate that “going to the movies” feeling as much as possible. Here are a few tips:

1. Choose your movie beforehand. Otherwise, half your evening can disappear into “what do you want to watch?”
2. Have the same movie snacks, such as popcorn, nachos, and a drink. For a personal touch, add a snack that’s special to each of you.
3. Use Teleparty to sync playback, or do the familiar countdown and press play together.

2. Spend an evening playing together

Gaming together can help you feel like you’re sharing the same space, even when you’re far apart. There are plenty of fun games you can play together. Here are a few Mango Postal team favourites:

• Sledding Game for something seasonal.
• Minecraft to build a Christmas cabin together. Give it a fireplace, decorate it, and argue affectionately about the roof.
• Stardew Valley to start a shared farm you can keep coming back to after the holidays.
• Board Game Arena if you’d rather settle in with a board game.

3. Open Christmas gifts together over a call

When you’re in a long-distance relationship, so much of your relationship lives on your phone. That can make exchanging physical gifts feel even more special.

One of the main ways people use the Mango Postal editor is to design a collage of their favourite memories and send it as a postcard. Since our postcards are mailed in envelopes, you can each save yours to open at the same time over a call and relive those memories together!

If you’re putting together a collage, start from one of our postcard layouts with slots for several photos. Our guide to turning photos into postcards has tips for choosing pictures that print well. Add a favourite memory or something you’re looking forward to doing together next year. For help finding the words, browse our postcard message ideas.

4. Take each other out to see the Christmas lights

Put on a coat, charge your phone, and bring your partner along for a walk on a video call.

Show them the decorations on your street, the shop windows in town, or the house that has apparently bought every inflatable snowman available. It’s also a chance to show each other the places you mention all the time: your coffee shop, the park near your apartment, or the corner where you wait for the bus.

If your time zones don’t line up, record a few short clips and send them with a voice note. They’ll have a little walk with you waiting when they wake up.

Make room for your own Christmas

You don’t have to fit all four ideas into one day. Pick one or two you’re both looking forward to, and agree on a time that works.

Your Christmas together might happen on December 23 or the weekend after everyone has gone home. You can still have your movie, your games, and a few uninterrupted hours together.

For ways to keep that connection going after the holidays, read our guide to staying close in a long-distance relationship.

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