Key:xmas:feature

The Christmas season (in some parts of the world more than others) comes with many interesting features to map.

How to map

Christmas Tree

It denotes big trees in public places, not every tree that stands in a front yard.

• xmas:feature=tree - Big Christmas trees in public places (optional xmas:location=* to clarify the location if needed (e.g. xmas:location=Green Square).

• xmas:feature=shop + xmas:feature:shop=christmas_tree A place selling Christmas trees.

Christmas Market

The traditional Christmas markets are to be recorded herewith - not every single punch stall.

• xmas:feature=market
  • xmas:name=* (name of the Christmas market)
  • xmas:day_date=* (period for the event)
  • xmas:opening_hours=*
  • xmas:url=* (website for the market)
  • xmas:note=* (note - for example, holidays)
  • xmas:location=* (brief description of the place)
  • xmas:operator=*

Christmas Crib / Nativity Scene

• xmas:feature=crib
  • xmas:name=* - Name of crib, if it has one
  • xmas:location=* - short description of location
  • xmas:description=* Short description: size, number of figures, alive animals?

Christmas Pyramid

Christmas pyramids are Christmas decorations that have their roots in the folklore and customs of the Ore Mountain region of Germany, but which have become popular internationally. They comprise a decorated pyramidal outer frame with candle holders and a central carousel with a rotor at the top which is driven by warm air from the lit candles. The carousel is decorated with nativity scenes and other Christmas figures such as angels and wise men, as well as worldly motifs such as mining folk and forest scenes.

• xmas:feature=pyramid

Santa's Grotto

Santa's Grotto or Santa's Workshop is a place where children can visit Santa Claus. This could be an area of a shop designed like to look like the place where Santa Claus lives. Popular in the USA, Australia, Ireland and Britain. Other names to describe this feature could include Santaland or Santa's Cottage.

• xmas:feature=santas-grotto
  • xmas:name=*
  • xmas:location=* - short description of location
  • xmas:opening_hours=*
  • xmas:description=*
  • xmas:url=* (website)

Santa's Letterbox

Place to drop letters to santa.

• xmas:feature=santas-letterbox
  • xmas:location=* - short description of location
  • xmas:description=*

New Keys found on taginfo

• xmas:feature=event - Christmas events, festivals, shows and so on

• xmas:feature=lighting - Christmas street lighting, houses or gardens with lots of lighting

• xmas:feature=shop
  • xmas:feature:shop=christmas_tree - Christmas tree sale
  • xmas:feature:shop=christmas_articles - Christmas items sale (tree decorations, lighting, gifts and so on)

• xmas:feature=ice_rink - ice rink, only on Christmas

Is the data still relevant?

In order to have the data should also compare these once-date with current events and possibly the tag check_date=YYYY-MM-DD should be provided.

In the foreseeable future there will be an evaluation of it. --Lübeck 14:55, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Editor preset

A preset for these tags can be added within JOSM.

Example

	xmas:feature=market xmas:name=Lübecker Weihnachtsmarkt xmas:day_date=2022 Dec 3 - 2022 Dec 4 xmas:note=24.12 11:00-14:00, 25./26.12. closed xmas:opening_hours=Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00;Su 11:00-21:00 xmas:url=https://www.luebecker-weihnachtsmarkt.de
	xmas:feature=tree xmas:location=vor dem Holstentor
	xmas:feature=event ..
	xmas:feature=pyramid ..

Maps

• Mobile App OsmAnd has a Christmas category in search
• Christmas Map in OpenStreetBrowser
• XMAS-Map
• F4 map shows Christmas trees

Previous websites

As of December 2024, these websites are down:

• XmasMap (DE) (now offline)
• OpenSantaMap (website not available)

See also

• seasonal=*