the eighth day of christmas, January 1

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

activity

• Make use of some of the resources on the tabs below (carols, reflections, scripture, literature, etc.)
• Arrange an impromptu brunch with family and/or friends.
• Go for a walk or a hike (weather permitting).
• Choose an organization or charity to give to consistently throughout the next twelve months.
• Look up New Year's Day parades that are being held in your own town or in local towns.
• Decide to take up a hobby for the next twelve months and create a timetable to allow you to fit that hobby in amongst your other obligations.  

​gift giving

• Give one of the gifts you did not give on the first day of Christmas.
• Give someone a book you think they would enjoy.
• NO CASH OPTION: Create a "mixtape" for someone else (a list on youtube, perhaps) featuring twelve songs, one for each month of the coming year.