Looking for new ways to connect digitally with the fast approaching holidays? There’s definitely and app for that! Try one or two or six to brighten your days of holiday cheer. Here are a few app recommendations from Heritage Wake Forest for tracking Santa’s gift route to spinning the dreidel, and everything in between. Share your favorite holiday apps with us on Facebook.

1. Santa Claus Tracker – This app by NORAD tracks Jolly Saint Nick and his tiny reindeer with a countdown to Christmas. Read and write letters to Santa and look for sightings with your kids too at your new home in Wake Forest. This app costs $0.99 and is available for both Apple and Droid smartphones.

2. Talking Santa – Do you remember Talking Tom, the cat that repeated everything you said? Well, now there is a Talking Santa too. Record fun holiday messages and send them to your friends and family. You can also feed Santa cookies and milk as well as run over him with a giant snowball. This $0.99 app for iPhones and Droids is great for a bit of holiday cheer.

3. Christmas Radio – Can’t get enough holiday music on the radio? No problem. Download the Christmas Radio app for your Apple or Droid smartphone. Listen to all of your favorite holiday tunes while you shop, wrap and bake holiday goodies. You can even hook up your phone to play the Christmas Radio for holiday guests at your new home in Wake Forest. Enjoy all the sounds of the season for only $0.99.

4. Dreidel HD – Not all holiday apps are Santa related. Enjoy spinning the dreidel with up to four of your friends. This iPhone social app is $1.99. The Droid friendly version is called Droidel. This free app for Droid phones and tablets also counts down the days to Chanuka with a Menorah.

5. Christmas Advent Calendar – Count down the days to Christmas at your new home in Wake Forest with an interactive Advent Calendar available for both Apple and Droid smartphones and tablets. Nothing adds to holiday cheer like a little music, video and more from your interactive calendar.

6. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – If you love all of the Rudolph holiday classics with the Isle of Misfits, then download the interactive app for Apple and Droid products. Listen to audio clips from the 1964 films, read the books, browse the original artwork and more for $2.99. If you love other holiday classics, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is also available for $3.99. Create new interactive holiday traditions for you and your kids with old holiday classics.