As a student, it can often be difficult to get into the Christmas spirit while studying for and taking finals. When finals are finally finished at CCHS and students can officially exhale and embrace visions of sugarplums, there are merely six days left until Christmas. So, for each of those six days, El Cid encourages you to check out one of these these apps, which will hopefully speed up your process of becoming emotionally Christmas-ready.

 Elf Yourself by Office Depot Jib-Jab, the app that lets you put your face on a dancing elf, has been around for a few years. Elf Yourself is essentially an enhanced version of Jib-Jab, with greater song and background choices. If making a music video of you and your friends looking like little animated elves and dancing to Feliz Navidad sounds interesting to you, then check out Elf Yourself.

 Frozen Free Fall Game After finals are over, it is certainly acceptable to download a mindless game. Frozen Free Fall is not only addicting, but it’s based off of the popular winter Disney movie, Frozen. If Elsa, Anna, and Olaf don’t succeed in turning on your Christmas spirit, I’d be very surprised.

 Talking Santa for Ipad HD Okay, so, I know what you’re thinking. A giant Santa face on my Ipad that talks to me!? I don’t think could be better than this! Well, my friends, think again–I didn’t even mention the fact that it’s in high definition!

 Snapfish Haven’t gotten mom a present yet? Not to fear, snapfish allows you to customize keychains, mugs, and more with pictures from your photo stream. Snapfish also allows you to make personalized Christmas cards and purchase sets of 50. The best part? Free two-day shipping.

 Pinterest Although Pinterest is a classic year-round app, it can be especially helpful around Christmas time. We suggest that you check out the food category, as there are thousands of different holiday recipes available, shared by pinners around the world. If you’re having trouble finding recipes, search “chocolate gingerbread crumb cake”, “cranberry bliss bars”, or “Polar Express hot chocolate”.

 Advent Devotions El Cid, of course, encourages you all to embrace the real reason for the season. For every day leading up to December 25th, this app provides Scripture based on the virtues of peace, love, joy, or hope so you can prepare your heart for the coming of Christ.