{"id":869,"date":"2025-12-22T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/the-12-best-last-minute-christmas-gifts-for-2025-that-will-arrive-by-december-24\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T05:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:00:35","slug":"the-12-best-last-minute-christmas-gifts-for-2025-that-will-arrive-by-december-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/the-12-best-last-minute-christmas-gifts-for-2025-that-will-arrive-by-december-24\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 best last-minute Christmas gifts for 2025 that will arrive by December 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re almost out of time \u2014 the holidays are just about here, and if you\u2019re still doing your holiday shopping, you\u2019re not alone. Between wrapping things up at work before some well-deserved time off and making sure you have everything you need to host family and friends, it can be hard to find the time to go shop for some gifts. And if you\u2019re going to physical stores right now, you\u2019re probably being met with half-empty shelves. But the internet remains an option, even this late in the game: you still have time to buy holiday gifts online.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/holiday\/holiday-shipping-dates.htm\">USPS<\/a>,<a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.ups.com\/adobe\/assets\/urn:aaid:aem:e8548535-8096-4fa9-9cef-2b81aef7c26c\/original\/as\/year-end-holiday-schedule-us-en.pdf\"> UPS<\/a> and<a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:FedEx;elmt:;cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=a5111425-2888-4e46-b687-d0d941ce8817&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=f10f3474-8a9f-4844-b943-494ef9bdc916&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=FedEx&amp;linkText=FedEx&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZWRleC5jb20vZW4tdXMvaG9saWRheS9sYXN0LWRheXMtdG8tc2hpcC5odG1sIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJmMTBmMzQ3NC04YTlmLTQ4NDQtYjk0My00OTRlZjliZGM5MTYiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZlZGV4LmNvbS9lbi11cy9ob2xpZGF5L2xhc3QtZGF5cy10by1zaGlwLmh0bWwifQ&amp;signature=AQAAAQtTN5YmvX4UacmN4bwSh8OW_t77XEiJVW4dr_vhqhMU&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedex.com%2Fen-us%2Fholiday%2Flast-days-to-ship.html\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.fedex.com\/en-us\/holiday\/last-days-to-ship.html\"> FedEx<\/a> have laid out their holiday shipping deadlines for 2025. At this point, we recommend picking up small, affordable gifts that will ship quickly from retailers like<a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=f10f3474-8a9f-4844-b943-494ef9bdc916&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;linkText=Amazon&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tLz90YWc9Z2RndDBjLTIwIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiJmMTBmMzQ3NC04YTlmLTQ4NDQtYjk0My00OTRlZjliZGM5MTYiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFtYXpvbi5jb20vIiwiZHluYW1pY0NlbnRyYWxUcmFja2luZ0lkIjp0cnVlLCJzaXRlSWQiOiJ1cy1lbmdhZGdldCIsInBhZ2VJZCI6IjFwLWF1dG9saW5rIiwiZmVhdHVyZUlkIjoidGV4dC1saW5rIn0&amp;signature=AQAAATEu5FmrC8rdTNoJCDWd9xA9iH757gYS2xuqA0gzg_7g&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\"> Amazon<\/a>,<a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Walmart;elmt:;cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=3719d8d4-5edd-4817-998a-91f3229e7323&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=f10f3474-8a9f-4844-b943-494ef9bdc916&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Walmart&amp;linkText=Walmart&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YWxtYXJ0LmNvbS8iLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImYxMGYzNDc0LThhOWYtNDg0NC1iOTQzLTQ5NGVmOWJkYzkxNiIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FsbWFydC5jb20vIn0&amp;signature=AQAAAYGLsWODNCZSPzl6zhEk7dXSE2U9uiqC1CTIr6kzXWv1&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2F\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/\"> Walmart<\/a> and<a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Target;elmt:;cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=827d7835-78d6-4491-ae04-c042cab1d6e7&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=f10f3474-8a9f-4844-b943-494ef9bdc916&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Target&amp;linkText=Target&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50YXJnZXQuY29tLyIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiZjEwZjM0NzQtOGE5Zi00ODQ0LWI5NDMtNDk0ZWY5YmRjOTE2Iiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50YXJnZXQuY29tLyJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAWfl2VnTg9b_oq3XZrbxqL8LIhjXnnIj61vKOmtsKt6g&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2F\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/\"> Target<\/a> so you have plenty of time to wrap them up nicely and make it look like you had everything well-planned from the start. Here are the best last-minute Christmas gifts you can get right now and still have in time before the holidays.<\/p>\n<h2>Best last-minute Christmas gifts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Holiday shipping deadlines for 2025<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>USPS:<\/strong> Ground Advantage \u2014 December 17, Priority Mail Express: December 20<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>UPS:<\/strong> Three-Day Select \u2014 December 19, Next Day Air \u2014 December 23<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>FedEx:<\/strong> Ground Economy \u2014 December 15, First Overnight \u2014 December 23<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Amazon Prime:<\/strong> December 23<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Check out the rest of our <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gifts\/\"><em>gift ideas<\/em><\/a><em> here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <span><\/span>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-12-best-last-minute-christmas-gifts-for-2025-that-will-arrive-by-december-24-140037753.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/22\/the-12-best-last-minute-christmas-gifts-for-2025-that-will-arrive-by-december-24\/\">The 12 best last-minute Christmas gifts for 2025 that will arrive by December 24<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re almost out of time \u2014 the holidays are just about here, and if you\u2019re still doing your holiday shopping, you\u2019re not alone. Between wrapping things up at work before some well-deserved time off and making sure you have everything you need to host family and friends, it can be hard to find the time to go shop for some gifts. And if you\u2019re going to physical stores right now, you\u2019re probably being met with half-empty shelves. But the internet remains an option, even this late in the game: you still have time to buy holiday gifts online. USPS, UPS and FedEx have laid out their holiday shipping deadlines for 2025. At this point, we recommend picking up small, affordable gifts that will ship quickly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-share"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}