With Advent upon us the Christmas season has finally begun. The
misers among you will be looking to retreat to your caves to fend off the end
of the year, but the rest can celebrate the season with these festive Android
apps, all available for free.
1. Christmas Gift List
Those juggling presents for their friends and family will
undoubtedly be struggling to keep track of what they need to buy, how much it
will cost, and who each present is for. This app has been developed with just
such a person in mind, and is also password protected so you can keep the
presents secret until the big day.
2. Christmas Snow Live Wallpaper
Missing out on a white Christmas is a traditional part of the
British holiday season, but for the snow enthusiasts among you, you can bring
some of the white stuff to your phone with this live wallpaper. Dynamic snow
effect floats down over several pretty winter backgrounds, with the effect only
slightly spoiled by the adverts.
3. Doodle Jump Christmas Special
For the uninitiated, Doodle Jump is a platform game where you
have to jump to the top of an endless tower, avoiding obstacles and collecting
power-ups. This Christmas special equips you with specially themed maps and a
host of extra features, making it a great deal for veterans and newcomers.
4. Christmas Fun
Christmas Fun is a package of activities for the festive season
specifically aimed at children and families. The app features 16 Christmas
songs with lyrics and animations, a series of games and some seasonal photo
frames to spruce up your selfies.
5. Christmas Countdown Free
If you cannot wait until Christmas this is your chance to make
the experience even less bearable, by changing your desktop to a clock counting
down the seconds until St. Nick arrives. Users can choose from a range of trees
and visual effects, and the app is even adapted to the day and night cycle.
6. Christmas Radio
It is often hard to find someone who is not sick of Christmas
tunes blaring out of every speaker system in the country by the end of the
month, but for those who cannot get enough of religious hymns and the
obligatory rendition of "Merry Xmas Everybody" this app will let you
tune into stations that play nothing but winter tunes.
7. Christmas Keyboard
This add-on tweaks the interface of your messaging apps and web
browser to give you keyboard a frosty sheen. The design is clean for the most
part, with minor festive art adding a little cheer to your normal, boring
keyboard.
8. Christmas Snowman
Those weaned on Raymond Briggs' classic book The Snowman and its
film adaptation will be delighted by these wallpapers featuring various icy
figurines. Snowfall can be configured by the user to their taste, with the
experience only somewhat marred by advertising.
9. Christmas Mahjong Free
Mahjong has been a favourite solo game on desktops for some
time, with players expected to clear a pile of tiles by matching up the
identical ones. This version adds plenty of Christmas artwork as well as 20
different patterns to work your way through across a range of difficulties.
10. Christmas Emoticons
Spreading the festive cheer is sometimes easier with pictures
than with words, and this app gives you access to a plethora of Christmas
emoticons. The extension works with text message, Facebook, Twitter and
WhatsApp, with presents, stockings and candy canes just a few of the options to
choose from.
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