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Christmas calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Christmas calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Deep green, red and gold for December. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Christmas calendar widget design preview: Deep green, red and gold for December. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Christmas calendar widget shows

A calendar widget answers two questions: what day is it, and what is next. The date sits in a bold block on the left and the next event takes the right side.

The date works with no permission. Showing events needs Android's calendar permission and a calendar connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. Without it you can still build the date block on its own for free.

How the Christmas style shapes it

Christmas widgets use pine green, berry red, cream and a little gold. A countdown to 25 December is the classic, joined by a festive clock and a gift list.

Numbers: Center the number in cream and add a gold label.
Lists: Use it as a gift list with red tick boxes.

Christmas calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #14402B, corner radius 20
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 20, fill #D62828
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #FFFFFF
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #A9C4B0
List or Text	next event title, Mountains of Christmas, size 19, color #FBF3E0; time at size 14 in #A9C4B0
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #A9C4B0 at 40% opacity
Ornament	a string of five small baubles (circles alternating red and gold) hanging from a thin curved line across the top right
Font	Mountains of Christmas (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Christmas color palette

Pine #14402BBackground
Fir #1C5A3CSurface and tracks
Snow cream #FBF3E0Text
Frost #A9C4B0Labels
Berry red #D62828Accent

How to make a Christmas calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #14402B and the corner radius to 20.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 20, filled with #D62828.
Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #FFFFFF.
Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #A9C4B0.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #FBF3E0 and the time to size 14 in #A9C4B0.
Add the Christmas ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a string of five small baubles (circles alternating red and gold) hanging from a thin curved line across the top right.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for Christmas calendar widgets

Set a countdown layer to 25 December.
Use gold sparingly for small details.
Event titles vary in length, so give the title a single line and let it truncate.
Show one or two events at most in a 4 × 2 widget.
If no events appear, check that the calendar you chose is the one your events are saved in.
Do not use bright lime green.
Do not use the decorative font for small text.

Questions about the Christmas calendar widget

What size is a Christmas calendar widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Pine (#14402B) for the background, Snow cream (#FBF3E0) for the main text, Frost (#A9C4B0) for labels and Berry red (#D62828) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The Christmas design is free to build. Showing live events needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for xmas calendar widget, holiday calendar widget, festive calendar widget, christmas countdown calendar widget. They describe the same look as this Christmas calendar widget.

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