With Christmas just around the corner, people are getting busier by the minute but would still want to connect with family and friends during the holidays. Advances in technology have made it possible for people to overcome time and distance limitations as they connect with people who matter to them. It certainly adds convenience and fun to digital  communication when we are able to make use of innovative social apps that are befitting of the season such as those offered by WeChat.

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What is WeChat?

WeChat is a mobile social communications application designed for smartphone users. It can be downloaded for free from any apps store running on Android, Blackberry, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone operating systems. It is presently the most downloaded mobile social app with at least 100 million registered accounts in international markets. It was developed by Tencent, Inc.

WeChat users are given access to various features including Live Chat, Group Chat QR Code, Chat History Backup, Video Call, Moments, Voice Chat, Web WeChat, Emoticons, Group Chat, Shake, Look Around, Drift Bottle, and Facebook Connect, among others. Christmas just got more exciting with WeChat’s offered exclusive gifts for the holidays. Here are some reasons why WeChat should become part of our Christmas holidays this December.

Send Out Holiday Greeting Cards in Personalized Style

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WeChat just made Christmas holiday greetings more personalized and interesting. Bring cheers to your family and friends by sending digital greetings through a holiday photo that comes with a festive voice message. After downloading the WeChat app from its site, you should find the WeChat Team in your contacts list. Simply send the holiday photo through the use of the Hold to Talk feature for you to receive custom E-cards to share with family and friends either through WeChat Moments or via the “Share to Facebook” button.

The greeting cards will shift to the New Year templates by December 26 which will of course give you another opportunity to catch up with the holiday greetings if you missed your Christmas greetings. Of course, there is nothing to stop you from sending both to spread more cheer during the season. These templates have been made available from December 19, 2013 to January 8, 2014.

Customize Your Conversations with Christmas Characters

WeChat-Stickers-Holiday-620x412Christmas and New Year animated stickers provided by the WeChat Sticker Shop are sure to make your conversations livelier and filled with humorous surprises. See how your family and friends react when they see Dony the Red-Nosed Reindeer and his friends  the Gingerbread Man, Elise, Emoticats, Lazy Dog, Cynical Rabbit, and Nervous Boy. These characters can be sent flying across the screens or popping out of animated Christmas trees for a one-of-a-kind greeting. Watch as your chat becomes a Christmas wonderland when your “Merry Christmas” message transforms into flying Christmas trees and sparkles.

Organize Your Christmas Parties Efficiently

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You can make the task or organizing Christmas and New Year parties a lot easier through the WeChat app. The Group Messaging feature conveniently maintains communication among groups of up to 40  via text, voice, and video. With the app’s location-based feature, maps can be sent within seconds to help your friends find and remember party venues.

Complete Your Shopping Lists Minus the Guessing Game

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Everyone who has had the experience of shopping during the holidays would know just frustrating it is to be waiting in line to purchase gifts just to be told that it is not what the recipient has in mind. Remove the guessing game from gift-buying by inviting family and friends to post their Christmas wishlists via the WeChat Moments feature. You can continue receiving photos, videos, links, and comments compressed in one timeline even while on the go.

Call Relatives Abroad and Bring Them Together

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Reaching out to family and friends who are physically distant has always been part of the Christmas tradition. You can bring your loved ones from different parts of the globe together with one quick Video Call integrated into the WeChat application. There is simply no excuse not to be together at this very joyous occasion.

Record Your Christmas Moments and All Other Moments

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Special moments especially during Christmas are many. Record them, as well as other moments, and get to share them through WeChat via the Storycam feature. Unique personal stories can be shared through themed photos as in Featured, Place, Weather, Food, and Lifestyle. Users can enhance a captured photo with 15 free filters and by applying real-time location, weather, and date updates. You can have your photos watermarked as you create your own story through WeChat.

My Say

Given the choice, everybody would want to say their Christmas greetings personally but certain circumstances can prevent that from happening. This is where social apps like WeChat can make a difference. With the many conveniences it offers, we might have run out of excuses to send those long overdue holiday greetings. Make it happen this Christmas. Let WeChat be part of our and our loved ones’ Christmas holidays.

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Information contained in the above post has been brought to you in partnership with WeChat. However, all opinions are mine.