The Festive Mac: 2010 Advent calendars for your iPhone [updated]
by on December 6, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Sections: iDevice Apps, iPad, iPhone, iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, iPod touch, Originals
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Advent marks the beginning of the new year for the Christian Church. November 29 was the first Sunday in Advent this year—the beginning of the new year for the Christian Church and the church season that leads up to Christmas Day. Advent derives from the Latin word (“adventus,” from advenire, from ad – to + venire to come) for an “arrival” or a “coming.”
Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to 30th November (St. Andrew’s Day) and lasts until midnight on Christmas Eve.
During Advent, it has been a tradition (that seems to be more popular than ever recently) to make or buy Advent calendars to mark the days leading up to Christmas. Usually these calendars have twenty-four “windows.” Traditional calendar windows open up to show a picture of something pertaining to the time of year. The last window opened usually depicts the Christ Child lying in a manger.
It is also possible to enjoy an Advent calendar on your iDevice. Here are several ways:
Children’s Christmas
BCNmultimedia, the creator of Children’s Bible app, the world’s most downloaded children’s e-book, has announced the release of Children’s Christmas 1.0, an Advent Calendar free app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. If you like Advent calendars, this is the app for you: an Advent calendar for children of all ages.
Starting on the 1st December, kids will be able to open the corresponding window every day until Christmas day. In every window you will find an illustration about a moment in the gospels on the Annunciation and the Birth of Jesus, together with a text and a quotation from the Bible.
Main Features Of Children’s Christmas:
Children’s Christmas offers the following scenes:
Supported Languages:
Device Requirements:
Children’s Christmas 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category.
Product [Children's Christmas]
Advent Calendar 2010: Christmas Quotations for iPhone 1.0
Get in the mood for Christmas with Georg C. Brückmann’s exclusively designed Advent Calendar 2010: Christmas Quotations for iPhone.
This advent calendar features a wide range of quotations from funny to insightful.
Price: $0.99
Product [Advent Calendar 2010: Christmas Quotations for iPhone]
A-Story-A-Day Advent Calendar Christmas 2010 v1.0.4
Get into the Christmas spirit with this Advent calendar that has it all—a festive music soundtrack, snowflake animation, and a new Christmas image and story ready to read each day.
By the time Christmas comes, you’ll have a collection of 25 tales to treasure forever. (A cheat option is available, if you want to read stories before December.)
Includes:
Plus 20 more classic stories for you to discover as you count down the days to Christmas.
You can play music and watch the snowflakes fall on the festive themes while you wait for December 1st, or click on the unlock button to read stories in advance.
Background Theme:
Music Tracks:
Features:
New in Version 1.0.5
Product [A-Story-A-Day Advent Calendar Christmas 2010]
Christmas!!
Gourmet Pixel Ltd. have made this one the biggest and best Christmas app. for iOS devices. Packed full of features, the app features a helpful countdown, letting you know exactly how many more days you have to get all those presents for loved ones.
The app is available all year long, yet before the 1st December each year all of the extra features, jokes, songs, toys etc are locked. Once the 1st December arrives, the fun really starts.
You will then be able to start opening the windows within the Advent calendar, each window unlocking a new feature within the app. This will happen every day right through December until Christmas arrives. The developers have added some great hidden treats this year: wallpapers, jokes, festive songs, games, facts and many many more. Xmas Fun 2.1 includes:
Also new this year is a gift list, so you can keep track of all your present ideas. You can store the name of the person, and the gift idea, then take it off the list when you’ve bought it.
This app works every Christmas, year after year, so it’s a great value compared to the calendar in the shop. Previous version users update to this feature packed version for free.
System requirements:
Product [Christmas!!]
AdventAlarm
Wait for Christmas with the alarm clock and the calendar of Advent. AdventAlarm features wonderful Christmas music performed and interpreted by Trio Monte for the alarm clock every day of the week. In addition, it offers a postcard of the day to greet whoever you want.
AdventAlarm is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.1 or later.
Price: $1.99
Product [AdventAlarm]
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