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title: "Survey: 90% of U.S. Consumers Celebrate Christmas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/34aa1b3e-f589-4e2d-9c2b-f2e1ced00be0
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20241223_survey_90_of_us_consumers_celebrate_christmas.html
author: "M. Scott Morris"
category: "General"
published: 2024-12-23T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:29:58.729Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/9187_plate.jpg
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# Survey: 90% of U.S. Consumers Celebrate Christmas

**TL;DR:** Numerator tracked purchase data of U.S. shoppers and discovered that 90% planned to celebrate Christmas. The survey found various trends in Christmas celebration plans and purchases among different generations.

*By M. Scott Morris, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-12-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/20241223_survey_90_of_us_consumers_celebrate_christmas.html).*

## Story

Merry Christmas. Numerator tracked purchase data of U.S.

shoppers and discovered that 90% planned to celebrate Christmas. Here are some other holiday stats: 82% of celebrators said they typically started planning for Christmas more than a month in advance, including 33% who planned more than three months in advance of the holiday. Gathering with family and friends was the top celebration plan for Christmas celebrators (74%), followed by giving gifts (70%), decorating the house (62%), cooking or baking at home (61%), and hosting others at home (33%).

Gen Z & Millennials were more likely to travel for Christmas than other generations (25% vs. 18% for all celebrators). The top planned Christmas purchases are gifts (80%), food (79%), decorations (43%), candy (42%), and alcoholic beverages (36%).

Gen X was more likely to purchase alcoholic beverages (43% vs. 36%) while Gen Z & Millennials were nearly twice as likely to purchase holiday apparel compared to all celebrators (35% vs. 19%).

Among alcohol purchasers, wine was the top choice (65% planned to purchase) followed by spirits (58%), beer (55%), and champagne or sparkling wine (37%). Among gift shoppers, the top category was gift cards (71% planned to purchase). Boomers were the most likely generation to opt for gift cards (77%) while Gen Z & Millennials were the least likely (59%).

The other top gifting categories among all shoppers were apparel (55%), toys or games (49%), home goods (33%), food or beverages (29%), pet products (27%), accessories (27%), books (24%), and spa or beauty products (24%). 44% of Christmas shoppers said they would shop half online and half in-store for their holiday items, and 33% said they expected to do mostly or all online while 23% said they planned to do mostly or all in-store. 79% of Christmas celebrators expected to spend $200+ on Christmas, including 35% that planned to spend more than $500.

57% of shoppers said they would spend the same as 2023 while 26% say they planned to spend less, and 17% planned to spend more.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- M. Scott Morris (person)
- Gen Z (person)
- Numerator (company)
- holiday shopping (topic)
- generational trends (topic)
- christmas celebration (topic)
- purchase data (topic)

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Originally reported by M. Scott Morris, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/20241223_survey_90_of_us_consumers_celebrate_christmas.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/34aa1b3e-f589-4e2d-9c2b-f2e1ced00be0).