17 Celebrity Holiday Instagrams to Start the Season Off Right
We are now in the third act of the holiday season, where the volume is turned up to a high ten. Nearly every photo on your Instagram feed seems to contain some combination of red, white, silver, or gold, and it’s hard to walk down the street without seeing twinkling lights. The malls are packed with last-minute shoppers, and hot cocoa has become a daily fixture. If you’re obsessed with peak holiday season, you are certainly not alone – many of your favorite celebrities are too. In fact, celebs love sharing festive photos on Instagram just as much as we do. Here are 16 ways some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are getting into the holiday spirit this season.
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They use the reindeer Snapchat filter.
Ariana Grande loves a good Snapchat filter (and so does boyfriend Mac Miller). Bonus if there’s a voice changer built in; no wonder they love the Rudolph filter so much.
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And sequins are a mainstay.
Drake knows that a sparkly baseball cap is better than a regular baseball cap this time of year. Especially when there’s an Instagram photo involved.
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There are trees to decorate.
This is Kendall Jenner’s tree, according to her Instagram. Can we come over?! Or, like, at least have a lesson in decorating skills?
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Kylie took a photo with a tree too.
It's a little, uh, flashier, than Kendall's, but with three houses, she definitely has the space.
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We need to talk about Beyoncé's tree, though.
We'd be as proud of it as she is, too.
- 7/19
Some celebs choose to give back during the holidays.
Lady Gaga took to Instagram to promote the Albert Kennedy Trust – a charity that helps fight LGBTQ youth homelessness – as well as her own organization, the Born This Way Foundation.
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And they spend extra time with family.
Zendaya posted this ‘gram of her big family, writing, “the people I do it for, my motivation, my support, my everything.”
- 9/19
Celebs love finding the best decorations for their ‘grams.
Keegan Allen used his photographer’s eye to determine that this lit-up tree was definitely the best backdrop for a holiday photo.
- 10/19
And they also love to wear festive outfits.
With a festive red blouse and perfectly distressed jeans, Yara Shahidi's look is A+.
- 11/19
Sometimes they just wear the décor as jewelry.
Christmas lights or a necklace? Get yourself a decoration that can do both, like Miley did.
- 12/19
If you’re Lucy Hale, you make an ornament for your dog.
Have you seen Lucy’s adorable pup Elvis?! If you haven’t, you’re missing out. We’d make an ornament too if we owned a dog as cute as him!
- 13/19
And Lauren Jauregui went for the candy canes.
Candy canes are one of the best parts of the holidays, for sure. When else can you purchase boxes of them at a time for under $5?! (That answer, friends, is the internet.)
- 14/19
Bella Thorne channeled Mean Girls with her outfit.
Who else has “Jingle Bell Rock” stuck in their head now? Bella captioned this photo, “Tis the season.”
- 15/19
Chris Pratt brought the holiday cheer.
He visited the Ronald McDonald House, an organization that provides temporary residence to families who travel to New York to help their children battle cancer.
- 16/19
And Laurie Hernandez is all about the hugs.
Who doesn’t want to spend the holiday season with friends? It’s the perfect time of year to celebrate love, friendship, and fun.
- 17/19
Simone Biles found the perfect partner for holiday shopping.
She captioned this ‘gram by writing, “Not just my best friend, my sister.”
- 18/19
And, well, Nina Dobrev might have found the perfect outfit.
Polar Bear onesie. We repeat: POLAR BEAR ONESIE. Need, stat.



















