Free Printable Christmas Binder Covers & Spines
A beautiful place to gather the recipes, plans, traditions and little things that make Christmas feel like Christmas.
Christmas has a wonderful way of accumulating little pieces of paper.
There are recipes we make every year, gift lists scribbled in notebooks, menus we’re planning, traditions we don’t want to forget, Christmas films everyone wants to watch, ideas torn from magazines, little notes about presents, favourite bakes and memories we want to keep.
Our Christmas Companion Binder Covers & Spines were created to give all of those things a beautiful home.
This completely free printable set includes a coordinating A4 front cover, back cover and three binder spine sizes, designed to turn a simple ring binder into your own Christmas Companion.
The artwork reflects the quieter, nostalgic Christmas style we’ve been creating here at Our Little House in the Country — warm cream, deep evergreen, muted cranberry, winter greenery, berries, candlelight, old books and glimpses of a country Christmas beyond the window.
Fill your binder with our free Christmas printables, add treasured family recipes, photographs and handwritten notes, tuck in things you would like to remember, or simply use it to keep the practical side of Christmas organised.
There are no rules for what belongs inside.
It can be part Christmas planner, part recipe book, part memory keeper and part collection of all those little things that make Christmas in your home uniquely yours.
What’s Included?
Your free Our Christmas Companion Binder Covers & Spines Set includes:
- A4 front binder cover — the illustrated Our Christmas Companion design
- A4 coordinating back cover
- Three printable binder spines on one A4 sheet:
- 1 inch / 25 mm
- 1.5 inch / 38 mm
- 2 inch / 50 mm
- Coordinating Christmas artwork and Our Little House in the Country branding throughout
Simply choose the spine width that best fits the binder you’re using.
How to Use Your Christmas Companion Binder
You can make this as simple or as detailed as you like.
Print the front and back covers on good-quality paper or light cardstock and slip them into the transparent pockets of an A4 ring binder.
Next, print the binder spine sheet. Measure your binder, choose the 25 mm, 38 mm or 50 mm version that fits most closely, cut carefully along the dotted lines and slide it into the spine pocket.
And then comes the lovely part — filling it.
You might include:
- Christmas plans and intentions
- Advent ideas
- gift lists and present planning
- Christmas card lists
- festive menus
- Christmas Eve plans
- Christmas Day plans
- favourite family recipes
- Christmas baking
- shopping lists
- family traditions
- Christmas bucket lists
- festive outings and events
- favourite Christmas books and films
- photographs
- children’s drawings
- handwritten memories
- little keepsakes from the season
- Twixmas plans
- New Year reflections and intentions
You certainly don’t need all of these.
Your Christmas Companion should make the season easier and more meaningful, not become another Christmas project you feel you have to complete.
Choose the pages that are useful to you and leave everything else out.
Fill Your Binder with Our Free Christmas Printables
If you’re creating your Christmas Companion from scratch, you’ll find plenty of pages ready to add to it in our Christmas Printables Collection.
We’ve created a growing library of completely free Christmas printables for planning, traditions, slowing down, celebrating, reflecting and enjoying the season — including our Christmas, Advent, Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning, traditions, gift and Slow Christmas collections, alongside our newer Twixmas and New Year printables.
→ Explore the Complete Free Christmas Printables Collection
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More Than a Christmas Planner
Although this binder can certainly help organise Christmas, I didn’t want it to be only a planner.
Because years from now, we’re unlikely to care very much what was on the shopping list.
But we might love remembering the pudding everyone asked us to make again. The film we watched every December. The Christmas Eve tradition that appeared quite accidentally and somehow stayed. What everyone was reading. What we ate for Christmas dinner. The recipe written in someone’s handwriting. A photograph tucked between two pages.
So leave a little room amongst the lists and plans for the ordinary memories too.
Over the years, your Christmas Companion can become less about organising one particular December and more about creating a record of Christmas in your home.
Bring it out each year. Add new pages. Remove the ones you no longer need. Keep the recipes that became favourites and the traditions that stuck.
Let it grow with you.
A Christmas Binder to Bring Out Year After Year
That’s perhaps my favourite thing about creating a Christmas binder.
It doesn’t need to disappear when the decorations come down.
Pack it away with your Christmas things and bring it out again next November or December.
You’ll already have favourite recipes waiting for you. You can see what worked last year, what you might do differently and which traditions everybody wants to repeat.
Add another year’s memories and photographs.
Slowly, what began as somewhere to organise Christmas printables becomes part of Christmas itself.
🖨️ Create Your Christmas Companion Binder
If you’re planning to print several of our Christmas companions, a few simple supplies can make it easy to create your own beautiful Christmas binder to enjoy year after year.
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- 📗 A4 Display Book
- 📁 A4 Ring Binder
- 📄 Plastic Document Wallets
- 📎 Adjustable Hole Punch
- 🖊️ Fine-liner Pens
- 📑 Divider Tabs
Printing Tips
The Christmas Companion covers and spine sheet have been designed for A4 printing.
For the best results:
- Print at 100% / Actual Size where possible.
- Use good-quality white or warm-white paper for a beautiful finish.
- Light cardstock works particularly well for the covers if your binder doesn’t have transparent pockets.
- Check the width of your binder before cutting the spine.
- Choose between the 25 mm, 38 mm and 50 mm spine options.
- Carefully cut along the dotted guides.
- Remember that individual printers can vary slightly, so minor trimming may occasionally be necessary.
Looking for More Free Christmas Printables?
There’s a whole collection waiting for you.
From practical Christmas planning pages to traditions, memory keeping, Christmas Eve, Advent, Slow Christmas, Twixmas and New Year, our free printables are designed to help you enjoy the season rather than make it another thing to manage.
→ Browse the Complete Christmas Printables Collection
You can also explore our full seasonal and everyday library here:
Personal Use
These printables are provided free for personal use only.
You’re very welcome to print copies for your own home and family. Please don’t sell, reproduce, upload or redistribute the printable files themselves.
If you know somebody who would love to create their own Christmas Companion, please share the link to this page with them rather than sending them the PDF. That way, they can download their own free copy and discover the rest of the Christmas collection too.
→ Read the Full Printables Terms of Use
Before You Go…
Looking for a little extra inspiration?
Browse our growing collection of free printables, including seasonal calendars, bucket lists, planners, journals and reflection pages designed to help you create a slower, more intentional life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Christmas companion free to download?
Yes! This printable companion is completely free to download and print for personal use.
What are the terms of use for these printables?
Our printables are created for personal use and enjoyment. Please don’t sell, share or redistribute the printable files themselves — you’re always very welcome to share a link to the original page instead. You can read our full Printable Terms of Use here.
What size are the printables?
All pages are designed in A4 format and print beautifully at home. Most printers can also scale them to US Letter if needed.
Can I print just one page instead of the whole companion?
Absolutely. You can print the entire companion or simply choose the pages you’ll use most.
How can I use this Christmas companion?
Many readers keep the pages in a Christmas binder or seasonal planner, while others print individual pages for the fridge, family noticeboard or kitchen.
Are there more Christmas printables available?
Yes! Visit our Christmas Printables Hub to explore the growing Christmas Companion Library, including planners, kitchen companions, bucket lists, Advent printables, Slow Christmas resources and more.
Can I share these printables?
You’re very welcome to share a link to this page with friends and family, but please don’t redistribute the PDF itself. That helps support Our Little House in the Country and keeps these printables free.
Explore the Christmas Collection Further
If you’ve enjoyed this printable, I’d love to invite you to explore the rest of our growing Christmas Companion Library. Each beautifully illustrated collection has been thoughtfully designed to help you create a calmer, more organised and more meaningful festive season. Whether you’re planning Christmas, preparing festive meals, embracing Advent, slowing down to savour the season or making magical family memories, there’s a companion waiting for you.
Explore the collection: Christmas Printables Hub, Free Christmas Planner Companion, Christmas Kitchen Companion, Christmas Eve Companion, Christmas Bucket List Companion, Slow Christmas Companion and Advent Companion
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