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Christmas date widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Christmas date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. 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 date 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 date widget shows

A date widget is the calm alternative to a clock: one large number for the day, with the weekday above and the month below. It suits small 2 × 2 spaces and pairs well with a clock elsewhere on the screen.

It uses the phone's date, so it is free, works offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft's Date layer takes a pattern, so each line can show a different part of the date.

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.
Text: Use cream text on pine green with a festive display font for the title only.

Christmas date widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #14402B, corner radius 20
Date	weekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #D62828, centered
Date	day number (pattern d), Mountains of Christmas, weight 700, size 92, color #FBF3E0
Date	month (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #A9C4B0
Font	Mountains of Christmas (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Christmas color palette

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

How to make a Christmas date widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #14402B and the corner radius to 20.
Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #D62828.
Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 92 in #FBF3E0, using Mountains of Christmas.
Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #A9C4B0.
Center all three layers on the canvas.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Christmas date widgets

Set a countdown layer to 25 December.
Use gold sparingly for small details.
Make the day number at least twice the size of the other lines.
Write the month in full if there is room; short forms such as "Nov" look cramped in serif fonts.
Pair it with a clock widget in the same font rather than squeezing the time into the same 2 × 2 space.
Do not use bright lime green.
Do not use the decorative font for small text.

Questions about the Christmas date widget

What size is a Christmas date widget?

It is designed for 2 × 2 home screen cells on a 200 × 200 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?

Yes. Date widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Christmas styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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