35 Magical and Romantic Christmas Date Ideas For Couples

Are you looking to add some magic to your date nights? Do you struggle to find date ideas during this busy time of year? We know just what you are looking for. These romantic Christmas date ideas for couples you help you put the magic in your dating life during the holidays.

We don’t let the holidays be an excuse for putting our date nights on hold. Just the opposite we take it up a notch. The holidays are the perfect time to add magic to your dates.

During the holidays, it’s easy to get wrapped up in all the details of everything that needs to be done and put the romance on autopilot. This year, take all those Christmas activities, do them together, and turn them into very romantic dates.

Your relationship will thank you, and I can almost guarantee that someone will score some sugar cookie points.

We found that with all the activity centered around the holidays and family, it becomes even more important to stop and take time for us as a couple. So we got creative, and these are some of the amazing Christmas date ideas we tried and love.

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Romantic Christmas Date Ideas for Couples

We love Christmas dates, and you are going to too. The holidays, snowy weather, and Christmas lights add love and romance to any date. Altogether, it brings warmth and coziness, perfect for spending time together with the one you love.

Go window shopping

Make a date to go window shopping together. Walking down the sidewalk, holding hands, and window shopping can be magical. Watch each other’s faces light up at seeing something in the window they want. Or even more fun is reminiscing about something they had from their childhood.

The holidays are a great time to notice what makes them smile. This might give you some hints about what to put under the tree.

Coffee shop date

Make a date to meet at the local coffee shop and try some new holiday drinks. Many baristas can make some very creative drinks this time of year.

Get small drinks and share. The holidays are an excellent time to try several new beverages.

Take a sleigh ride in the snow

What says magical and romantic more than a sleigh ride? Every Hallmark movie or small town comes to mind when I think about this idea.

I can’t help but picture the gentleman offering his hand to help his girl in the sleigh and then the couple covering up with the blanket and riding off into the snow.

As a bonus, bring along an insulated mug of hot cocoa in the sleigh.

Ice Skating

Ice skating is a nostalgic activity that reminds me of my teen years. It is also very romantic, as you hold hands and sometimes have to help each other stay upright.

Some Ice Skating Rinks have an indoor facility connected to buy hot chocolate and warm up. Or head home for a Hot Taddy and a friendly, warm fire.

Find the best neighborhood and look at the lights

We love driving around at night. Things are more romantic during Christmas, with lights and music everywhere. Make a date by driving around and finding the neighborhood with the best overall lights.

Fill an insulated mug with hot chocolate and pack a few Christmas cookies to add more magic.

We have been doing this for years, and it’s fun to see how each house or neighborhood changes.

Deck the halls

Make a date out of decorating the house inside or out. Decorating shouldn’t be just his or her responsibility. Doing these things together is so much more fun.

You may need to rearrange things once the decorating is finished, but spending time together is fun. Plus, you never know your guy may have an eye for decorating and never shared that with you.

I remember our first Christmas together. Gary asked if he could help decorate the tree. I said, of course! Now, he brings in the Christmas decorations for us to decorate together before I’m ready. He enjoys decorating and the holiday season. I love it!

Go thrift shopping for an ugly sweater

There must be an ugly sweater Christmas party on your list to attend. Make a game out of seeing who can find the ugliest Christmas sweater. Better yet, get out all those extra crafts, tinsel, and whatever else fun you have lying around, and each of you make your own ugly sweater. The gaudier, the better.

Attend the Nutcracker Ballet or Christmas Theater Production

My youngest daughter loved ballet and took lessons from a young age into adulthood. Attending the Nutcracker Ballet and watching her dance every Christmas season became a tradition that we looked forward to.

Now that she is grown, we still find a local company that puts on the Nutcracker Ballet and have a date night of attending a performance. We dress up for the ballet, grab dinner before the show, and then hold hands as we watch Clara dream of the Mouse King.

S’mores by the fireplace

Why save s’mores just for the summer? Gather your favorite s’mores ingredients, or get creative and add new possibilities. Try your hand at making homemade marshmallows for your s’mores.

Light your fireplace, or use this indoor electric tabletop s’mores maker or a Sterno s’mores maker and enjoy your s’mores indoors.

Start a new Christmas tradition

Christmas is a romantic and magical time of the year. It’s easy to get wrapped up in all the season’s details, but don’t lose focus on your relationship. Make this year the year you start a couples’ Christmas tradition.

Spend time deciding on the couple’s Christmas tradition that you will be adding to your holiday season. Then spend time together enjoying this new Christmas tradition for the first of many years.

Build a snowman

Grab a carrot, your old scarf, and a top hat (doesn’t everyone have an old top hat?). Bundle up and head outside to build that first snowman of the season.

Even better than one snowman, make two, one girl and one boy. See if you can get creative, make them hold hands, or one of them can have a gift for the other. What can you come up with?

If you don’t have an old top hat lying around, any of these snowman kits (top hat included) will get you going.

Go for a snowy walk

This one has to be my favorite. Go for a walk on a snowy night. I love walking with Gary after dark. Add the Christmas lights, street lights, and the snow falling. How magical is this?

Bake Christmas cookies

Grab all the ingredients for your favorite cookie recipe and lots of sprinkles, then spend the night making and decorating Christmas cookies together. How much flour will each of you have on you? Who will be more creative when it comes to decorating?

Build a gingerbread house together

When building a gingerbread house, I always need a few extra hands. Pre-bake your gingerbread early in the day and then pour a glass of wine for each of you. Then, have fun together, making the best gingerbread house ever.

To make your gingerbread house baking easier, don’t forget to pick up one of these gingerbread sets of cookie cutters.

Buy a Christmas Tree and decorate it together

Grab your coat, boots, and mittens, then head out to your neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm, walk around together, and choose the perfect tree. Show off those muscles, cut the tree down, carry it out of the woods together, take it home, and decorate it together.

Hot chocolate

Have you spent time outside together? Come inside to a waiting cocoa bar, warm milk, cocoa bombs, marshmallows, peppermint sticks, caramels & even sea salt. Don’t forget the whipped cream and sprinkles.

Add some of those Christmas cookies and enjoy warming up by the fireplace.

Christmas movie marathon

Gather your favorite Christmas movies from childhood, add a few new ones, cuddle together, make some popcorn, and spend the day watching Christmas movies together.

What’s your favorite Christmas classic; Frosty the Snowman, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, or A Christmas Carol?

People watching at the mall

Even if you have finished Christmas shopping, head to the mall, grab some Starbucks, and people-watch. Make a game by guessing who each shopper is shopping for and what they purchased.

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Christmas Crafts

I’m crafty, and Gary is not crafty at all, but there is something fun about trying to create something together.

You can even start with something simple: pop some popcorn and get out those cranberries to string for the tree or garland. What a mess we made with this project!

More Christmas Date Ideas

Were are not finished yet. There are so many more date night ideas that are romantic and magical. You won’t want to miss any.

Photo with Santa

Yes, having your picture taken with Santa is considered a treat for kids, but who says adults can’t do it? I, for one, enjoy reliving the magic of seeing Santa.

Just pick a time when not many kids are waiting in line. It is hard enough for them to wait, let alone watch adults go before them.

Shovel out your neighbors

After a snowstorm, grab your shovels and do a good deed by helping a few elderly neighbors. This is such a feel-good date, not just for you but for the neighbors you helped.

When the holidays are over, and it is time to relax before everything goes back to normal, use our Romantic Staycation Ideas for Couples to enjoy some time just the two of you.

Zoo lights

Our local zoo does a winter rotary with over a million Christmas lights; it is magical!! For a donation of a canned good or a monetary donation, you can drive or walk through and enjoy the magic of the lights.

Fondue Date night

A fondue date night is at the top of our romantic date night list, no matter the time of year. However, we take it up a notch during the holidays to make it more memorable: We enjoy our favorite seafood and steak, followed by an over-the-top chocolate fondue for dessert.

Christmas Date night box

Date night boxes are so much fun, “Date Night in Box” has a holiday Tis the Season Box. When a date night seems like a distant memory, “Date Night in Box” delivers a custom-curated date night to your door; enjoy it in your PJs; we won’t tell anyone!

A date night box is to be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. Each “Date Night In Box” includes interactive activities with ambiance and a tasty treat to bring you together meaningfully. Their highest priority is to help you connect with your partner.

Make ornaments

Making ornaments is fun. Even if you are not crafty, you can do this. Clear glass ornaments with little mementos in them are so much fun to make together. Fill one with popcorn seeds and movie stubs from the last movie you saw together. Or sand and tiny seashells from your last trip to the beach.

We’d love to know what ideas you can come up with for this one.

Day in your Christmas PJs

With the busy Christmas season upon us, what could be more perfect than a day spent in one’s pajamas?

One partner can get up and make coffee and serve it in bed while you both get a slow start on the day. From there, relax and enjoy each other and the day with nothing on your schedule except each other.

These Christmas pajamas will have you feeling cozy during your day in your pajamas!

Indoor or outdoor picnic

Pack a picnic lunch and lay out a blanket. Then, ask your sweetie to join you in front of the fire for a picnic. If you are adventurous, head outdoors for your picnic. No one says picnics need to be strictly a summer thing.

Be sure to invest in a picnic basket for all of your romantic picnics together.

Snow angels

After shoveling out your neighbors, why not try making snow angels like when you were little? Make sure to offer a hand and help each other up. You don’t want to mess up those angels.

Christmas puzzle

Spend the night together, putting together a Christmas puzzle. There are some cute ones you can buy. Add a few Christmas cookies and a bottle of good wine, and you have an entertaining night ahead of you.

All of these Christmas puzzles are so much fun!

Go Christmas caroling

Find a local group that is going Christmas caroling, and even if you cannot sing, join them in spreading Christmas cheer throughout the neighborhood.

Visit Botanical Garden lights

A neighboring city has a botanical garden that does a magical tour through its gardens. This is a very romantic Christmas date idea for couples. Walking through the woods and gardens and seeing the lights and displays make you want to snuggle close and hold hands.

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Snowball fight

Bundle up and be a kid at heart. Nothing says love more than a good old-fashioned snowball fight. Time to see who has the better arm. No hitting above the belt.

Candlelight meals

Make the night be just about the two of you. Together, cook your favorite meal, turn the lights down low, add some Christmas lights and music, light those candles, and enjoy a candlelight meal together, just the two of you.

Romantic Christmas dessert

If you need that perfect dessert for Christmas and haven’t decided what will be served, make a date by trying several recipes. Bake them together and then taste-test them. Together, decide which will be served on Christmas day.

Shop for a needy child

Choose one or two children from the Toys for Tots tree. Go shopping together for the children, then wrap the gifts and leave them under the tree.

You will have the warm feeling of knowing together, you helped make Christmas memorable for someone in need.

A quiet night at home

As crazy and hectic as the Christmas season can be, a quiet date night at home might be the perfect escape. Order your favorite take-out, turn on the Christmas lights, light a fire, and have a quiet night at home together.

Conclusion ~ Romantic Christmas Date Ideas

The holidays are not an excuse for avoiding date night. All of the holiday activities give you so many extra ways to enjoy a romantic date together. All of the above Christmas date ideas will put some magic in your holiday dates.

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Don’t put your relationship or dating on hold during the holiday season. Instead, use all the magic to create an over-the-top romantic Christmas date night.