Author: Chris LaFontaine

Chris LaFontaine has been a Christmas enthusiast since opening his first Christmas present and after helping to decorate his first Christmas tree. He created Christmaseveryminute.com for those who want to celebrate Christmas a little longer, a little earlier, or every day. You can contact him at celebratechristmaseveryminute@gmail.com to talk all things Christmas, submit your Christmas-themed photos for publishing consideration or to simply share a Christmas story with website readers.

Christmas is coming early: Hallmark unwraps its 2026 Countdown to Christmas

September 17, 2026Chris LaFontaine

Hallmark is once again getting an early start on Christmas, and for millions of holiday movie fans, the wait is almost over. Hallmark Channel’s 2026 Countdown to Christmas officially begins […]

The Christmas TV commercials that became holiday classics

September 14, 2026Chris LaFontaine

Christmas and television have been close partners almost from the beginning. When television emerged as a mass medium in the 1950s, advertisers quickly realized that Christmas offered something other advertising […]

From Idaho to the Capitol: Meet America’s 2026 Christmas tree

August 21, 2026Chris LaFontaine

Each year, one of America’s national forests gets the chance to send a little piece of home to Washington, D.C., where it becomes the nation’s Christmas tree. For 2026, that […]

More Than a Toy: How the Hess Holiday Truck Became a Christmas Tradition

August 2, 2026Chris LaFontaine

Every Christmas season has its rituals. Some families bake cookies. Others decorate trees while holiday music fills the room. But for generations of Americans, especially across the Northeast, one significant […]

Hallmark wants to find America’s merriest Christmas town in 2026

July 2, 2026Chris LaFontaine

Is your hometown the kind of place where neighbors gather to light a towering Christmas tree, storefronts glow with thousands of lights, and the holiday spirit seems to last well […]

Christmas in July: Why the holiday spirit is heating up this summer

July 1, 2026July 13, 2026Chris LaFontaine2 Comments

The calendar may read July, but for millions of Christmas enthusiasts, it feels a lot more like December. Across North America and around the globe, Christmas trees (artificial) are going […]

Silver threads: The story of Christmas tree tinsel through the ages

June 19, 2026Chris LaFontaine

Tinsel, or that shiny stuff we used to hang on trees better known as icicles, has a long history that stretches back far beyond the modern-day Christmas tree. Its earliest […]

Las Vegas Christmas Maze returns in 2026 with new attractions, more lights, and holiday magic

June 12, 2026Chris LaFontaine

The dazzling Las Vegas Christmas Maze, part of the annual Enchant Christmas event at Las Vegas Ballpark, is set to return for the 2026 holiday season with its biggest refresh […]

NFL announces its Christmas Day football games!

May 22, 2026May 26, 2026Chris LaFontaine

The National Football League is once again turning Christmas Day into a football mega-event, unveiling a 2026 holiday lineup packed with division rivalries, and playoff rematches. The league announced that […]

The 2026 Hallmark Keepsake Dream Book is here!

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Chris LaFontaine

For Christmas collectors, ornament season now begins long before the first strand of lights is untangled from the attic. With the release of the 2026 Hallmark Keepsake Dream Book, holiday […]