The countdown to December has officially begun, and it’s the perfect time to spread some holiday cheer on social media! With so many holidays throughout the month, there are plenty of chances to keep your posts fresh, fun, and engaging.

But here’s the thing—you don’t have to post about every holiday. Pick the ones that resonate with you or your audience, and make them your own! Whether it’s a quirky trivia, a fun poll, or a festive giveaway, these posts tend to get more engagement because everyone loves a little seasonal spirit.

To make it even easier, we’ve got a FREE December Social Media Calendar ready for you, complete with key dates and content ideas, plus 10 festive graphics to use right away. It’s a total time-saver and will make your posts look polished without all the stress.

Want to know which dates to mark on your calendar this December? Check out our list of holidays that will help keep your posts merry, bright, and full of engagement all month long.

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December 2024 Monthly Holidays

Bingo’s Birthday Month
Buckwheat Month
HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
MADD Tie One On For Safety
National Car Donation Month
National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
National Pear Month
National Tie Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Write a Friend Month
Youngsters on The Air (YOTA) Month

December 2024 Weekly Holidays

Dec. 1 – 7 Clerc-Gallaudet Week
Dec. 1 – 7 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week
Dec. 1 – 7 National Cookie Cutter Week
Dec. 1 – 7 National Handwashing Awareness Week
Dec. 1 – 7 Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
Dec. 1 – 7 Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week
Dec. 2 – 8 Computer Science Education Week
Dec. 8 – 14 Human Rights Week
Dec. 14 – Jan. 5 Christmas Bird Count
Dec. 15 – 21 Gluten-free Baking Week
Dec. 17 – 23 Saturnalia
Dec. 26 – Jan. 1 Kwanzaa

December 2024 Daily Holidays

Dec. 1 Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
Dec. 1 Civil Air Patrol Day
Dec. 1 Day Without Art Day
Dec. 1 Eat a Red Apple Day
Dec. 1 First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 1 National Christmas Lights Day

Dec. 1 National Pie Day
Dec. 1 Rosa Parks Day
Dec. 1 World AIDS Day
Dec. 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec. 2 National Fritters Day
Dec. 2 National Mutt Day
Dec. 2 Safety Razor Day
Dec. 2 Special Education Day
Dec. 2 Special Kids Day
Dec. 2 Cyber Monday

Dec. 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Dec. 3 Let’s Hug Day
Dec. 3 Make a Gift Day
Dec. 3 National Roof Over Your Head Day
Dec. 3 World Trick Shot Day
Dec. 3 Giving Tuesday

Dec. 4 National Cookie Day
Dec. 4 National Dice Day
Dec. 4 National Sock Day
Dec. 4 Wear Brown Shoes Day
Dec. 4 World Wildlife Conservation Day
Dec. 4 National Package Protection Day
Dec. 5 AFL-CIO Day
Dec. 5 Bathtub Party Day
Dec. 5 International Ninja Day
Dec. 5 International Volunteer Day
Dec. 5 National Sacher Torte Day
Dec. 5 Repeal Day
Dec. 5 World Soil Day
Dec. 6 Bartender Appreciation Day
Dec. 6 Faux Fur Friday
Dec. 6 Miners’ Day
Dec. 6 Mitten Tree Day
Dec. 6 National Gazpacho Day
Dec. 6 National Microwave Oven Day
Dec. 6 National Pawnbrokers Day
Dec. 6 Put on Your Own Shoes Day
Dec. 6 St. Nicholas Day
Dec. 7 International Civil Aviation Day
Dec. 7 Letter Writing Day
Dec. 7 National Cotton Candy Day
Dec. 7 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec. 7 National Rhubarb Vodka Day
Dec. 7 Skywarn Recognition Day
Dec. 8 National Brownie Day

Dec. 8 Pansexual and Panromantic Pride Day
Dec. 8 Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
Dec. 8 World Choral Day
Dec. 8 World Pear Day
Dec. 8 Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
Dec. 9 Christmas Card Day
Dec. 9 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec. 9 Green Monday
Dec. 9 International Anti-Corruption Day
Dec. 9 National Llama Day
Dec. 9 National Pastry Day
Dec. 9 Weary Willie Day
Dec. 9 World Techno Day
Dec. 10 Dewey Decimal System Day
Dec. 10 Human Rights Day
Dec. 10 National Lager Day
Dec. 10 Nobel Prize Day
Dec. 11 International Mountain Day
Dec. 11 National App Day
Dec. 11 National Noodle Ring Day
Dec. 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 12 Gingerbread House Day
Dec. 12 National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day
Dec. 12 National Ambrosia Day
Dec. 12 National Ding-a-Ling Day
Dec. 12 National Poinsettia Day
Dec. 13 National Cocoa Day

Dec. 13 National Day Of The Horse
Dec. 13 National Salesperson’s Day
Dec. 13 National Violin Day
Dec. 13 Official Lost & Found Day
Dec. 13 Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
Dec. 13 U.S. National Guard Birthday
Dec. 14 Gingerbread Decorating Day
Dec. 14 International Shareware Day
Dec. 14 Monkey Day
Dec. 14 National Bouillabaisse Day
Dec. 14 Roast Chestnuts Day
Dec. 15 Bill of Rights Day
Dec. 15 Cat Herders’ Day
Dec. 15 International Tea Day
Dec. 15 National Cupcake Day
Dec. 15 National Wear Your Pearls Day
Dec. 16 Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
Dec. 16 National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Dec. 17 National Maple Syrup Day
Dec. 17 Pan American Aviation Day
Dec. 17 Wright Brothers Day
Dec. 18 Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
Dec. 18 Arabic Language Day
Dec. 18 International Migrants Day
Dec. 18 National Roast Suckling Pig Day
Dec. 19 Look for an Evergreen Day
Dec. 19 National Emo Day
Dec. 19 National Hard Candy Day
Dec. 19 National Oatmeal Muffin Day
Dec. 19 National Regifting Day
Dec. 20 Games Day
Dec. 20 Go Caroling Day
Dec. 20 International Human Solidarity Day
Dec. 20 Mudd Day
Dec. 20 National Sangria Day
Dec. 20 National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Dec. 20 National Ugly Sweater Day
Dec. 20 Underdog Day
Dec. 21 Anne and Samantha Day
Dec. 21 Crossword Puzzle Day
Dec. 21 Don’t Make Your Bed Day
Dec. 21 First Day of Winter / Winter Solstice

Dec. 21 Forefathers’ Day
Dec. 21 Humbug Day
Dec. 21 International Dalek Remembrance Day
Dec. 21 National Coquito Day
Dec. 21 National Flashlight Day
Dec. 21 National French Fried Shrimp Day
Dec. 21 National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
Dec. 21 National Wreaths Across America Day
Dec. 21 Phileas Fogg Win A Wager Day
Dec. 21 Short Girl Appreciation Day
Dec. 21 Yule Begins
Dec. 22 National Cookie Exchange Day
Dec. 22 National Date Nut Bread Day
Dec. 23 Festivus
Dec. 23 National Pfeffernusse Day
Dec. 23 National Roots Day
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve

Dec. 24 National Eggnog Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day

Dec. 25 National Pumpkin Pie Day
Dec. 25 No “L” Day
Dec. 26 Boxing Day
Dec. 26 Hanukkah Begins
Dec. 26 National Candy Cane Day
Dec. 26 National Thank You Note Day
Dec. 26 National Whiner’s Day
Dec. 26 Proclamation Day
Dec. 27 Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
Dec. 27 National Fruitcake Day
Dec. 27 Visit The Zoo Day
Dec. 28 Holy Innocents’ Day
Dec. 28 National Call a Friend Day
Dec. 28 National Card Playing Day
Dec. 28 National Chocolate Candy Day
Dec. 28 National Download Day
Dec. 28 National Short Film Day
Dec. 28 Pledge of Allegiance Day
Dec. 29 National Pepper Pot Day
Dec. 29 Still Need To Do Day
Dec. 29 Tick Tock Day
Dec. 30 Bacon Day
Dec. 30 Falling Needles Family Fest Day
Dec. 30 National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Dec. 31 Hogmanay
Dec. 31 Make Up Your Mind Day
Dec. 31 National Champagne Day
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve

Dec. 31 No Interruptions Day
Dec. 31 Universal Hour of Peace Day
Dec. 31 World Peace Meditation Day

December 2024 Hashtags

Hashtags have proven to be a powerful tool in boosting the visibility and engagement of your social media posts. Here are some hashtag suggestions for December:

Holidays

#Advent
#BoxingDay
#Chanukah
#Christmas
#Christmas2024
#ChristmasEve
#ChristmasSeason
#DecemberHolidays
#Hanukkah
#Hanukkah2024
#HappyHolidays
#HappyHolidays2024
#MerryChristmas
#MerryChristmas2024
#NewYearsEve
#NewYearsCelebration
#NewYearNewMe
#NewYearNewYou
#StNicholasDay
#Yule
#YuletideSeason

December

#December
#December2024
#DecemberChallenge
#DecemberDays
#DecemberGoals
#DecemberIsHere
#DecemberLove
#DecemberMood
#DecemberReflections
#DecemberToRemember
#DecemberVibes
#HelloDecember
#HappyDecember
#WelcomeDecember

Winter

#Blizzard
#Cold
#Frosty
#LetItSnow
#Snow
#Snowfall
#Snowflakes
#Snowing
#Snowy
#Winter
#Winter2024
#WinterFun
#WinterGlow
#WinterIsHere
#WinterLover
#WinterMagic
#WinterSeason
#WinterSolstice
#WinterSolstice2024
#Wintertime
#WinterVibes
#WinterWhite
#WinterWonderland

Festive & Cheer

#Believe
#BelieveInSanta
#ChristmasCheer
#ChristmasMagic
#ChristmasMood
#ChristmasSpirit
#ChristmasTimeIsHere
#CyberMonday
#DeckTheHalls
#FestiveCheer
#FestiveSeason
#HolidayMagic
#HolidaySeason
#HolidaySpirit
#HomeForTheHolidays
#HoHoHo
#IBelieve
#MerryAndBright
#Presents
#SeasonsGreetings
#TisTheSeason
#UglyChristmasSweaterDay

Special Days

#BaconDay
#DisabilityDay
#FatherChristmas
#FestivalOfLights
#GamesDay
#GingerbreadHouseDay
#GivingTuesday
#HumanRightsDay
#MigrantsDay
#MonkeyDay
#MountainDay
#NationalBrownieDay
#NationalCocoaDay
#NationalCookieDay
#NationalCupcakeDay
#NationalPastryDay
#PearlHarborRemembranceDay
#ShortGirlAppreciationDay
#TeaDay
#VolunteerDay
#WorldAidsDay

New Year Celebrations

#Goodbye2024
#HappyNewYear
#HappyNewYear2024
#NYE
#NYE2024
#RingInTheNewYear

Miscellaneous

#Blizzard
#Hotchocolateseason
#JewishHolidays
#JewishPride
#Santa
#SantaClaus
#SantaClausIsComing
#SantaClausIsComingToTown
#Saturnalia

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