Christmas shortcuts
Shortcuts for everything Christmas.
Listen to holiday music, turn your smart home cozy, keep track of and thank people for presents, get around on Christmas day, and relax a little during family get-togethers.
Merry Christmas!
Play Apple Music holiday playlist
Asks you to pick from a menu Apple Music Holiday playlists to open.
Put the lyrics up on the TV
Open the music app on the Apple TV, shows the remote, and ask you if you want to hand off music to play there.
Turn on the fireplace
Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.
Toggle the Christmas lights
Turns your HomeKit Christmas lights on/off depending on the current state.
Log thankfulness journal
Creates a reflection entry in Day One with selected photos from the past year.
Write down gifts received
Creates a series of prompts to save a gift and the giver’s name to an ongoing note.
Wish your friends a merry christmas
Asks you to pick from contacts in your friends group and individually message them for the holidays.
Send thank-yous
Asks you to pick from your contacts, then shows a Messages window for each so you can send a thank-you message.
Check for a white christmas
Looks for snow in the daily forecast for the next 10 days.
Check the weather forecast
Displays the temperature in conditions between 7 AM and 7 PM for the next 24 hours.
Find Christmas tree nearby
Searches Apple Maps for Christmas trees nearby and opens directions to a spot that you pick.
Get directions to family event
Asks you to pick from your Family contacts group, then gets driving directions and a trip estimate.
Count down to Christmas morning
Shows you the total time between now and a specific time on Christmas day.
Play Alto on the TV
Opens Alto’s Adventure on the Apple TV and shows the remote control on your phone.
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Show my Profile in Threads
Switches the Threads app to your own profile. Userful for checking your follower count.
Toggle the Sound Machine
Turns my Eve Switch on or off depending on its current state, which controls the sound machine we have in our bedroom for drowning out little noises and providing a constant background sound to sleep to.
Play my Favorites station
Starts the top episode in your Favorites station in the Podcasts app.
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