# Hue Christmas for Philips Hue — Merry Xmas to Hue!

> Philips Hue light and sound effects board for Christmas ambiance. (iPhone/iPad app by iMakeStuff.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hue-christmas-for-philips-hue/id756904908 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [iMakeStuff](https://appshunter.io/developer/317796293)
- Category: Entertainment, Lifestyle
- Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.20/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 114 MB
- Released: 2013-11-24
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hue-christmas-for-philips-hue/id756904908/reviews.md

## What is Hue Christmas for Philips Hue?

All I want for Christmas is Hue!

Hue Christmas is the perfect way to get in the holiday mood with your Philips Hue lights. It is a Sound and Light Effects Board, that works with your Philips Hue connected light bulbs.

Hear Santa and Rudolph arrive on their sleigh with magic twinkles flickering through the room. Let the salvation bell ring and and listen to Gregorian Chants while matching lights set the mood. And a lot more christmas sounds in sync with Philips Hue Light effects! Just great. 
- Motion sensor support! Have your tree light up when you approach it. Good holiday fun.
- Favorites per effect type to make your own selection of your most loved effects for the auto player.
- Customizable auto play delay range.
- Airplay and Bluetooth delay compensation

With optional in app purchase to double the amount of fun including:
- 32 effects.
- 8 lovely christmas carols perfectly synced with light effects.
- 8 silent holiday light effects to light up your Philips hue decorated tree or house.

And that’s not all. A lite version of Hue Fireworks is included for free! Have firecrackers explode in your room and let colourful rockets lit the ceiling. Hue New Year can count down for you and have the party crowd go wild at 00:00 on New Years eve.

Hue Christmas has a beautiful interface with dynamic snow and exploding fireworks.

Darken your room, connect the audio to your speakers! And get in the holiday mood.

Hue Christmas is brought to you by MediaVibe & iMakeStuff.

## Key features

- Synchronized Christmas sound and light effects
- Motion sensor support
- Customizable auto-play
- Airplay and Bluetooth delay compensation
- Optional in-app purchases for more effects and carols
- Included Hue Fireworks lite version

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $2.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 24 Extra Effects Pack | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 49)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hue-christmas-for-philips-hue/id756904908/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with Bridge Pro

*2025-12-27*

No longer compatible with Hue

### 5/5 — Not working with bridge pro

*2025-12-08*

I aim to get the app functioning with the latest Hue Bridge Pro before Christmas.

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2023-12-01*

App doesn’t work

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2022-12-07*

Compared to the Halloween one this is a pile of pants!

### 5/5 — Premium Customer Service

*2020-12-09*

I’ve been using the apps from this developer for two years now and I simply can’t emphasize enough how great they are.
This one in particular is a blessing - whenever me and my family get together to celebrate the holidays, we always love playing with the app features and we have such special moments.
I definitely recommend it! Well worth the purchase, and their customer service is out of this world! Some developers abandon their apps, but this team is reliable and willing to help! 5 stars!

### 1/5 — This app should be free!

*2020-11-30*

Needs update to sync with Apple Music, who downloads to iTunes in 2020?

### 1/5 — Not making any sound.

*2020-09-20*

Not working

### 2/5 — Music does not work

*2019-12-10*

The sounds and the background tones are fun for 5 min. But eventually you’ll want to be able to play a song from apple music with the lights. It states that the app is capable of doing this however this is 99% false. You can occasionally find one song amongst the millions that will play through the app with the lights. However this is purely random and has nothing to do with whether the music is downloaded to your phone or not. Not worth any money. It should be a free app.

### 5/5 — Awsome Christmas app

*2019-11-12*

This is brilliant, loads of different songs carols fireworks, Syncs really well, only have a few lights but will be amazing with allot of lights in the same room or inside or outside Collection of lights 

Works with color and white bulbs - I have Philips hue lights. 
Very impressed well worth the £2.99

### 3/5 — Great app but could be so much more

*2018-12-20*

I’ve had this app for about 19 months brought in a pack with the fire works, Halloween, football etc I have also brought the thunder app as well.
They all work really well and no functional issues

So why 3 stars? The apps really need to have more additional buttons added. Unfortunately the app developer is determined to add new apps rather than upgrade what they have, for my money I would rather have 1 app with in app purchases to add different sections, Christmas scenes, Christmas music, fireworks, Halloween, football, disco, from here you could create a favourite folder of all the best effects you want to use.

Another lacking area is the ability to set a timer to program effects or bring a chain of them together.

If they were to do this then I think this could go from a novelty app to an essential for every hue owner.

## Frequently asked questions about Hue Christmas for Philips Hue

### What does Hue Christmas do?

Hue Christmas is an app that syncs sound effects and music with your Philips Hue lights to create a festive holiday atmosphere. It offers various Christmas-themed audio and visual experiences, such as Santa's sleigh sounds with twinkling lights or Gregorian chants with matching lighting.

### What are the key features of Hue Christmas?

Key features include synchronized sound and light effects, motion sensor support to trigger lights, customizable auto-play for effects, and delay compensation for Airplay and Bluetooth. An optional in-app purchase unlocks additional effects and carols.

### Is Hue Christmas free to use?

The app offers a free version with basic functionality and a selection of effects. To access a wider range of Christmas carols, silent holiday light effects, and a greater total number of effects, an optional in-app purchase is available.

### What devices is Hue Christmas compatible with?

The app is designed to work with Philips Hue connected light bulbs. It also supports Airplay and Bluetooth, with delay compensation included for these audio streaming methods.

### How can I use Hue Christmas for my holiday decorations?

You can use Hue Christmas to add a dynamic and immersive element to your holiday decor. Play Christmas sounds and watch your Philips Hue lights react in sync, creating a magical ambiance for parties, family gatherings, or simply enjoying the holiday spirit.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.4 — 2019-06-18

* Bridge compatibility update

### 3.3 — 2018-12-19

Bug fix for TreeFx backgrounding.

### 3.2 — 2018-11-06

Added Audio Route button for Airplay in the top right bar.
Added option to toggle mix audio with other apps.

### 3.1 — 2018-03-09

- iPhone X support.
- Fix for empty light list when Hue Entertainment Area is present on the bridge.

### 3.0 — 2016-12-06

- Motion sensor support! Have your tree light up when you approach it. Good holiday fun.
- Favorites per effect type to make your own selection of your most loved effects for the auto player.
- Customizable auto play delay range.
- Airplay and Bluetooth delay compensation.
- 8 free extra effects for existing users.
New optional in app purchase to double the amount of fun with:
- 8 more effects.
- 8 lovely christmas carols perfectly synced with light effects.
- 8 silent holiday light effects to light up your Philips hue decorated tree or house.

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