The holidays can be a stressful time that rushes by in a blur. In that blizzard of holiday parties, gift shopping, family dinners and year-end work projects, it can be easy to forget certain décor items for your Christmas party, last-minute stocking stuffers or comfy Christmas Eve clothes for you and the family.
With that in mind, GOBankingRates gathered together a group of last-minute and affordable Christmas items from such retailers as Macy’s, Five Below and Dollar Tree. In need of a stack of holiday greeting cards? Require a few more ornaments for the tree, or candy handouts for the big Christmas party? GOBankingRates has you covered.
Mr. Christmas Santa’s Magical Telephone (Macy’s)
- Price: $71.99
Let your kids or grandkids tell Santa exactly what they want for Christmas with Santa’s magical telephone. The magic of advanced artificial intelligence lets them talk to Santa and get unique responses. It comes with 60 minutes of talk time and has the option to purchase additional time. It’s the perfect holiday feature to bring the Christmas magic to life every year.
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Snow Cool Nutcracker Pillow (Five Below)
- Price: $15
Snow Cool’s nutcracker pillow brings a fresh kind of versatility to indoor holiday decorating.
This pillow measures up to 40 inches x 12 inches x 4.5 inches, allowing for folding and bending into upright and seated positions. Place the pastel nutcracker on couches or armchairs, mantles or bookshelves. You can find photos of charming placement inspo on Five Below’s website. (We especially like the yoga lotus pose suggestion!)
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Christmas Greeting Cards (Five Below)
- Price: $5
Send glad tidings to family, friends and loved ones with this set of Christmas greeting cards.
Each 20-count package includes festive cards and envelopes to mail out. Pick from Christmas tree, nutcracker, wreath bow or wreath ornament styles while they’re still in stock.
Juniors Holiday Icon Slippers (Five Below)
- Price: $7
These new holiday icon slippers are quickly selling out of juniors’ styles and sizes! Shop slipper sizes W7 up to W11 in candy cane and Christmas tree designs while supplies last.
Beanie With Pompoms (Five Below)
- Price: $7
It wouldn’t surprise us if you bought more than one holiday-themed beanie from Five Below.
The affordable pricing makes it easy to splurge, plus there are so many great styles. Choose from Snoopy, the Grinch, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Home Alone patterns as crowd-pleasing stocking stuffers.
Christmas House Socks (Dollar Tree)
- Price: $1.50
For an inexpensive stocking stuffer everyone will love, you can’t beat Christmas House socks. Choose from 12 holiday-themed patterns before they’re sold out.
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Russell Stover Assorted Milk and Dark Chocolate (Dollar Tree)
- Price: $1.25
It has never been cheaper to fill up stockings with Russell Stover chocolates. Each box contains an assortment of milk and dark chocolate to snack on throughout Christmas Day.
Palmer Chocolate Mini Stirring Spoons (Dollar Tree)
- Price: $1.25
Sweeten morning coffee, or turn warm milk into hot chocolate, with Palmer’s mini chocolate stirring spoons. Each box comes with five mini spoons, which means you pay 25 just cents per chocolate spoon.
Glittery Blue Snowflake Ornaments (Dollar Tree)
- Price: $1.50
Deck your Christmas tree with budget-friendly glittery blue snowflake ornaments.
“Bought these last year and they are some of my favorites! They sparkle so nice and are great quality for the price!” wrote chriswithch in a five-star review.
Heather Taylor and Seychelle Thomas contributed to the reporting for this story.
Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Dec. 18, 2025, and are subject to change.
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