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Christmas home screen setup
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. This setup uses three widgets, one wallpaper and one palette so the whole screen reads as a single design.
The three Christmas widgets
- Christmas countdown widget (4 × 2): counts the days left until a date you choose.
- Christmas clock widget (4 × 2): shows the time in large numerals with the day and date beneath.
- Christmas to-do list widget (4 × 2): keeps today's tasks on your home screen with boxes you can tick.
Place them top to bottom in that order and leave the row above the dock empty so the wallpaper has room.
Countdown widget settings
A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.
- Canvas: 360 × 180, background #14402B, corner radius 20
- Layout: stacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
- Text: label "Days until", size 12, color #A9C4B0
- Numbers: Center the number in cream and add a gold label.
Free to build. Full recipe and steps.
Clock widget settings
A digital clock is the widget most people place first. It needs to be readable from arm's length, so the time takes most of the space and the date sits quietly below it.
- Canvas: 360 × 180, background #14402B, corner radius 20
- Layout: stacked: weekday, time, then date, all center aligned
- Text or Date: weekday, Mountains of Christmas, size 12, color #A9C4B0
- Numbers: Center the number in cream and add a gold label.
Free to build. Full recipe and steps.
To-do list widget settings
A to-do widget works when it is short. Three tasks, a clear title and a box to tap are enough; a long list belongs in an app.
- Canvas: 360 × 200, background #14402B, corner radius 20
- Text: title "Today", Mountains of Christmas, size 22, color #FBF3E0
- Text: count such as "1 of 3", size 12, color #A9C4B0, right aligned
- Lists: Use it as a gift list with red tick boxes.
Free to build. Full recipe and steps.
How to set up a Christmas home screen
- Set the wallpaper first, so you can judge every color against it.
- Build the countdown widget and add it to the home screen at 4 × 2.
- Duplicate its canvas settings for the clock and to-do list widgets so the background, radius and outline match exactly.
- Place all three, then adjust margins until the left edges line up.
- Change the icons last, and remove any app you do not use daily from the page.
Christmas wallpaper ideas
Fairy lights, snow, pine branches or plain deep green.
Christmas icons and dock
Red, green or white icon packs.
Christmas home screen colors
- Pine
#14402BBackground - Fir
#1C5A3CSurface and tracks - Snow cream
#FBF3E0Text - Frost
#A9C4B0Labels - Berry red
#D62828Accent
Fonts for a Christmas home screen
Use Mountains of Christmas (import the font file), or the built-in Serif at weight 700. Corner radius is 20 on every widget so the shapes match.
Do and avoid
- Set a countdown layer to 25 December.
- Use gold sparingly for small details.
- Do not use bright lime green.
- Do not use the decorative font for small text.