News and updates

2026-10-25
  • New: wishbird AI helps you fill your list. Not sure what to ask for? When adding your gift ideas, click AI help chat. wishbird AI asks you a few quick questions and then looks for real products at our partner shops, each with a short explanation of why it suits you. One click puts an idea on your list, and you can still edit it afterwards.
  • At the end of the conversation you can save what you shared to your profile, so wishbird AI can help you even better next time. Nothing is saved unless you tick it yourself. Feel free to add your date of birth under My info too: wishbird AI uses it to find ideas that suit your age, and others can't see it.
  • New for gift buyers: next to a gift idea you will sometimes see suggestions from other online shops. If the same product is cheaper elsewhere, you immediately see how much you save. If the gift idea has no link, we show you where to buy it, and sometimes we suggest a comparable alternative. The gift idea itself always stays exactly as its owner entered it.
2026-10-07
  • New for group administrators: set the gift date in the group settings (Christmas, New Year or any other day). On the lists page, everyone can see how many days are left.
  • Let ChristmasList.app send automatic reminders 2 months, 1 month or 1 week before the date: to anyone who hasn't accepted the invitation yet, anyone whose list is still empty or too short (you choose the minimum number of gift ideas yourself), and after the names are drawn, to anyone who hasn't reserved anything yet. The emails have a fixed text and only go to people who still have something to do. As the administrator, you get a short summary.
  • In the group settings you can now also see your group's status at a glance: who hasn't accepted the invitation yet, whose list is still empty and who's all set.
2026-10-05
  • New on Sinterklaaslijst.be: your child makes a drawing for Saint Nicholas online, with pencils in every colour and a few Saint Nicholas figures. The drawing appears below the letter to the Saint on the list.
  • You can now also print the letter to Saint Nicholas: the letter, the drawing and the gifts below, nicely laid out to put in the shoe. Every gift has a QR code, so whoever gets the list on paper can go straight to the shop. You'll find the Print letter button on your list's page.
2026-10-04
  • New: besides ChristmasList.app, there is now Sinterklaaslijst.be for your Saint Nicholas lists and wishbird for wish lists for every occasion: a birthday, communion, coming-of-age celebration or any other party. You use the same account everywhere.
  • Make a standalone wish list for yourself or your child and share it with whoever you like via a link. Whoever buys something reserves it, so nobody gets the same thing twice. For Christmas too, you can now choose between a standalone Christmas list and a list in a group.
  • All your lists, from every site and for everyone you manage, can be found under My lists. There you can easily move or copy gift ideas between your lists and your Christmas groups, and keep ideas that aren't on any list yet on your private gift list.
2026-09-24
  • New: the French version now has its own address, ListeDeNoel.be, and the English version can be found at ChristmasList.app. Handy to share with family members and friends who speak another language. Your account and lists are the same at every address.
  • ChristmasList.app now also speaks French and English! Choose your language via the globe in the menu at the top. This way, family members and friends who speak another language can fill in their list in their own language.
  • E-mails from ChristmasList.app (invitations, names drawn, ...) are now also sent in the language in which you last used the website.
  • New when adding a gift idea: besides bol.com, you can now search directly in the range of other online shops, such as Coolblue. Pick a product and the name, price, photo and link are filled in automatically.
2026-07-11
  • New: you can now log in and register with your Google or Facebook account. No password needed any more, one click is enough to get started.
  • Do you also manage the accounts of your children or other family members? Via Tools > Manage profiles you can easily link them to your own account. From now on you switch between your own profile and the profiles you manage with one click, without having to log in again each time or needing a separate e-mail address.
2026-07-08
  • New: are you a member of several families or groups of friends? From the menu at the top you can now switch between your different lists with one click, without having to log in again.
  • What's more, everyone can now create new groups themselves. So feel free to start your own family or friends list via '+ New group' in the menu.
  • Are you the administrator of a group? You can now also invite people to join yourself, directly from your settings page.
2025-12-10
  • New: Gift Inspiration! Out of ideas yourself? See what others are putting on their lists here.
  • See something nice among the suggestions? With the new copy button you add it to your own wish list with one click.
2025-12-08
  • Avoid duplicate presents by reserving gift ideas. The recipient can't see that it has been reserved, so the surprise stays complete!
  • Make your list more personal! You can now upload your own photos directly from your computer or smartphone.
  • The website has a fresh new look! The layout has been completely redesigned, so everything now works perfectly on your mobile too.
  • Not finished with an idea yet? Set it to 'Draft' and it is temporarily invisible to the family or group.
2019-12-05

Searching for photos online works again. We have now switched to Google Images instead of Bing.

2017-12-11

The problems with adding photos should be solved by an update to the new Bing Image Search API.

2012-11-20

Group administrators can empty all lists and/or reset the drawn names.

2011-11-17

Adding photos has become easier. You can now search for photos while filling in your gift idea. Click the button next to the Photo link field and search for the photo you want.

2011-11-11
  • The anonymous e-mail feature for more information about a gift idea has been extended. You can now tick specific questions, so it is clearer what you would like more information about.
  • Automatic name drawing (group administrator feature): let the computer draw the names automatically and e-mail everyone.
2010-12-11

You can print the lists of several people. Handy when you go to the shops!

2010-11-29
  • When you are logged in, you can change your own details. You can change your login name, password and e-mail address.
  • All families and/or groups can fill in their Christmas ideas on ChristmasList.app. Click register to register your whole family or group of friends.
2010-11-17

You can mark your favourite gift idea. If there is a gift idea on your wish list that you would really love to have, mark it and a star will appear in front of it in the list.

2010-11-16
  • You can add a link to a photo. The photo appears at the front of the list.
  • In the overview of gift ideas you can now also see the date they were added.
  • In the overview of your family or friends you can now see whether someone has added or changed gift ideas.
2009-12-01
  • From now on you can send an anonymous e-mail if you think someone doesn't have enough gift ideas on their list.
  • If you would like more information about a gift idea, you can send an anonymous e-mail.
  • You can now also add photos and make your text bold or coloured.