Christmas – the most magical time of the year! And the most eagerly anticipated holiday, as excited kids up and down the land countdown to the main event – Christmas Day! So why not turn that eager waiting into fun entertainment, and download one of these 7 Fun Free Apps for Christmas Countdown.

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I’m a bit of a sucker for seasonal apps and the countdown to Christmas is a perfect opportunity to use an app, and enjoy some festive content each day as well.

#1. Christmas Countdown

Count down the days until Christmas with a fun snowy countdown, and unwrap a little gift every day of Advent!

• Choose from different themes, featuring Santa and his reindeer, many Christmas trees, and even a snowman.
• Enjoy classic Christmas music including Deck the Halls and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
• Watch falling snow on the countdown screen.
• Open a new gift every day of December in your advent calendar. You’ll get a beautiful Christmas themed HD image which you can set as your wallpaper, as well some ideas to help you get in the Christmas mood.

And bonus, no ads on the app.

Download free for Android and iOS.

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#2. Sleeps to Christmas 2

Sleeps to Christmas 2 is a countdown to Christmas with animated Christmas characters and a soundtrack of popular Christmas songs, which are all included for free.

See Santa and Snowman laugh, the Christmas Elf make a toy for you, and the cute gingerbread man, who proves irresistible. Shake your device to ring the sleigh bells. The app is free with the option of in-app purchases.

Download free for iOS.

#3. Christmas Countdown!

The Christmas Countdown! app keeps you updated to how many days, hours, minutes, seconds and even heartbeats there are until Christmas 2019.

There are multiple ‘time-modes’ including counting down the number of total weeks, nights, hours, minutes, total seconds or heartbeats until Christmas.

Choose between 6 characters to keep you company while watching the countdown, from Santa Claus to a Skater. And listen to Christmas songs whilst watching the time creep closer to Christmas.

Download free for iOS.

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#4. Christmas Countdown 3D Scene

This app features a 3D golden Christmas tree made from stars. A double-tap on the tree play carols, and you can scan through them with another single tap, double-tapping again to turn them off.

Tap twice on the screen to listen to Christmas songs and if you tap the number of days, it will burst into fireworks, giving a fun explosive Christmas countdown.

Download free for iOS

#5. Christmas Carols Countdown

The Christmas Carols app lets you listen to Christmas songs and sing along, getting you in the mood for this wonderful and magical time of the year. An entire Christmas orchestra in your pocket! So stick on the Christmas jumper, get into the Christmas spirit and get excited by watching the Christmas countdown and listening to the most beautiful and popular Christmas Carols.

Download free for Android.

#6. Christmas Tale

The Christmas Tale brings the joy of Christmas and the festivities of the holiday season together in this interactive story. Packed with gorgeous graphics and sound effects, young kids will experience Santa, the elves and the excitement of Christmas through a beautifully written story combined with engaging activities both children and their parents will love.

Features a countdown to Christmas, and fun and educational activities on every page.

Download free for iOS

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#7. Christmas Countdown

This Christmas Countdown App counts down the time left to Christmas 2019, showing the remaining months, days, minutes, and seconds until Christmas Day. There’s also a Christmas Quote of the Day and a Christmas Wish List option.

Download free for Android

Lots more festive ideas in our Christmas Fun section – including games, crafts, recipes and lots more too!

Over to you now. Have you used any of these Christmas countdown apps? Or is there another Christmas countdown app you would recommend? Tell us in the comments below.