December Holidays for Chamber Social Media

One of the easiest ways to fluff up your social media calendar is to post on holidays. You can find specific holidays to promote a chamber member (like promoting a home furnishing or repair store on National Bathtub Party Day), post a fun picture of your staff celebrating, or sharing a resource to help others learn about the issue. I also like to track job-related holidays as a reminder to reach out or recognize specific members.

Here’s some December Holidays that could be a good fit for your chamber social media calendar or for recognizing your members:

Days

Dec. 2 – Special Education Day
Dec. 3 – Roof Over Your Head Day
Tuesday after Thanksgiving – National Day of Giving
- If you don’t have a c(6), you can still ask people to “give you a review”, or promote nonprofit members that accept donations
Wednesday after Thanksgiving – National Package Protection Day
Dec. 6 – National Pawnbrokers Day
Dec. 7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec. 8 – Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day
Dec. 10 – Human Rights Day
Dec. 11 – National App Day
- Great excuse to teach members about an app (like Primer) that will help them be more successful.
Dec. 12 – National Ding-a-ling Day
- “Ding-a-Lings on this day call the people they haven’t heard from in a while,” making this a great reason reach out to members you haven’t seen or heard from in a while.
Second Friday in December – National Salesperson Day
Dec. 13: National Guard Birthday, Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
Dec. 15 – Bill of Rights Day
Dec. 18 – Answer the Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
Thursday before Christmas – National Re-Gifting Day
3rd Friday in December – National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Dec. 21 – Humbug Day
Dec. 23 – National Roots Day
Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 – Christmas
Dec. 26 – National Thank-you Note Day
Dec. 29 – Tick Tock Day
- A not so subtle reminder that the year is almost over
Dec. 30 – Falling Needles Family Fest Day
- Tell people where to recycle their live Christmas trees
Last Work Day of the Year – No Interruptions Day

Weeks

First Full Week – National Cookie Cutter Week
- Give out cookies labeled “Having you as a member is a real Treat”
First Full Week – Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
First Full Week – National Hand Washing Awareness Week
2nd Monday – Computer Science Education Week
December 14-January 5 – Christmas Bird Count Week
December 16-24 – Las Posadas
December 17-23 – Saturnalia
December 25 – January 6 – Twelve Days of Christmas
December 26 – January 1 – Kwanzaa