# Celebrating the holidays is the winter activity Americans most look forward to

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/celebrating-the-holidays-is-the-winter-activity-americans-most-look-forward-to/

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## Reading

No winter pastime rivals the holidays themselves: 61% of Americans count celebrating them among the activities they are most excited to do this year, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.

Drinking hot chocolate (46%) and baking treats (41%) also draw big followings, while making crafts (20%), building a snowman (12%), skiing or snowboarding (9%) and ice-skating (8%) trail well behind. Another 14% are not excited about any of these activities.

## Topline

Which of the following Winter activities are you most excited to do this year?

Celebrating the holidays is the winter activity Americans most look forward to.

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

- Celebrating holidays: 61.3%
- Drinking hot chocolate: 45.9%
- Baking treats: 40.6%
- Making crafts: 19.8%
- None of the above: 14.2%
- Building a snowman: 12.4%
- Skiing or snowboarding: 9.3%
- Ice-skating: 7.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: tech_behavior
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#excitement-for-winter-activities](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#excitement-for-winter-activities)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#excitement-for-winter-activities](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#excitement-for-winter-activities)