Every year at the Shop & Stroll, mittens created by Barkley Shafer and her daughter Ellie Bernstein of Studio North, sell out quickly. Newton residents and seamstresses, this mother-daughter duo sews warm, buttery-soft mittens from reclaimed and up-cycled wool, in creative color and texture combinations. Every pair has a cozy fleece lining, with lots of attention to detail—like antique buttons—that you can only find with fine-quality hand-made items, produced one at a time. Studio North will be at Johnny’s Luncheonette during the Stroll—go early for the best selection! 30 Langley Road.

Head to Blondie Salon & Spa during the Shop & Stroll for beauty products sure to get everyone on your list glowing. Blondie has a huge retail section stocked with products from top brands like Kerastase, Dermalogica and Farmhouse Fresh. For the holidays there are fun gift sets, a stocking stuffer bar full of travel-size beauty products, winter hair needs like silk pillow cases and foam rollers, professional salon tools like curling irons and brushes, Kit.sch hair accessories, fun Ryan Simkhai Fashion eyeglass readers, as well as 14K gold-filled ball bracelets from Karen Lazar. While there, take a quick tour of the salon and spa. With hair and skin services offered on three floors, Blondie is always a hive of activity. Located at 9 Beacon Place, inside the Pelham Street lot.

We dare you to find a better smoothie or acai bowl than what they whip up at 11:11 Healthbar in Newton Centre. This health food spot creates tasty smoothies using only organic ingredients and no refined sugars. During the Stroll, 11:11 has an offer way too good to walk by—a BOGO on all of their smoothies. Whether it’s the Coffee Heaven, Beetox, Tropical Summer Smoothie—or something else, you and your strolling companion get two smoothies for the price of one. Just one thing to remember: tell 11:11 Healthbar you’re participating in the Shop & Stroll to get the discount pricing! 87 Union Street

Newtonville Books is always a center of activity—with one crowd-pleasing event after another. On December 15th the bookstore will be open from 11 AM-7 PM, and from 2-4 PM it’s holding drop-in gaming hours. No, not Xbox, Switch or Playstations, we’re talking card games and board games, including Spellio, a card game created by a Newton South grad. It’s a perfect stop along the Stroll for families. In addition to books, the shop is stocked with fun holiday gifts and stocking stuffers for everyone on your list.10 Langley Road

Good Dog is the only record store in Newton and the city’s only used bookstore. It’s the type of place where you can explore the racks and shelves for hours and keep coming up with one cool find after another. Record lovers and readers can have a field day here, with its huge, eclectic inventory of records and books at modest prices. Stop in during The Stroll, and with a purchase of any 3 books or records get a 4th free (of equal or lesser value to the least expensive one purchased.)

Good Dog features imported, hard-to-find records of pretty much every music genre. And if you don’t yet have a turntable, or hope to get one for the holidays, it carries them too. There are new, state-of-the-art, still-in-the-box audio-technica turntables or refurbished ones—both at incredibly fair prices. Its books cover all genres too, from charming $2 board books for kids to vintage offerings and first editions of favorite titles. 1187 Centre Street.

Johnny’s Luncheonette has debuted a new Small But Sweet Dessert Menu just in time for the Shop & Stroll. Stop in for pint-sized mini milkshakes, lil apple crips, mini sundaes, a small brookie sundae and more. Just the right amount of sweet, at prices too good to be true…

Need to chill out and warm up during the holiday shopping mayhem? During the Shop & Stroll head to The Green Lady’s CBD Hot Chocolate Bar for free hot cocoa, where you decide the strength of your beverage. While there, peruse and shop for gifts and stocking stuffers, and Green Lady will wrap your holiday purchases for free. And if the holiday season has you rattled, their staff can point you in the direction of products like Betty’s Eddies, which, we’ve heard, assist lots of Newtonians in gettting a good night’s sleep 😉. 740 Beacon Street (Next to Jake’s Falafel.)

Tango Mango has moved into bigger and brighter digs in Newton Centre, with more seating and even a performance space for concerts, karaoke, and open mic nights. Swing in for lunch during the Shop & Stroll when they’re offering a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” Taco special from 12-4 PM. In case they’re busy, you may want to order your tacos in advance on their website so you can eat and get right back to strolling. Tango Mango is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week: Mon-Sat from 10:30 AM-10 PM and Sundays from 11 AM-9 PM. 34 Langley Road.

Sip and snack while you shop? At The Cork & Board you can! During the Stroll, owner Ryan Gott is hosting an Italian wine tasting with bites from Waltham’s La Campania. For hosts of holiday parties, the Cork and Board is a must-visit destination—stocked with fine wines, New England craft beer, and all of the components needed for crowd-pleasing cheese and charcuterie boards. It’s also a top spot for holiday shopping with curated gifts, (many are local) at a variety of price points—like candles, soaps, puzzles, boards, serving ware, diffusers, glassware, chocolates, teas, and custom gift baskets filled with local specialty foods. You may want to stop in on Saturday, December 14th, too, when the shop is hosting its annual Holly Folly Sip 'n Snack Grand Holiday Tasting from 12-3 PM. 1207 Centre Street

Bakey, Newton Centre’s newest bakery, has a sweet Shop & Stroll special. Purchase a 24” Sweet Box (a variety box of 4 “you pick” babkas, a chocolate babka loaf, and cookie) and receive a free hot cocoa or white hot cocoa made to order with real melted chocolate. And you may want to select two of their new seasonal babkas for your sweet box—a Panettone Babka, filled with candied orange and lemon and topped with almonds and hazelnuts, and the Pistachio Babka, filled with almond cream mixed with pistachio paste, topped with roasted pistachios, homemade caramel sauce, and powdered matcha. Mmmmmmm…749 Beacon Street

Since Dear Duchess opened we finally feel like there’s a clothing store that gets us—on-trend without being over-the-top, comfy, and moderately priced. Here we can pick up our new favorite things to wear—whether its a sparkly top, trendy jeans, a warm puffy vest, or tailored jacket. On December 15th it’s time to pick out a new outfit or two and some gifts: owner Rachel Sciaba is offering Strollers 20% off all clothing. Racks are loaded with warm sweaters, and classic yet current tops and pants that can be dressed up or down. Dear Duchess has winter fashion accessories, too--hats, gloves, and scarves in cheerful prints and colors, and jewelry and bags for pulling winter looks together. 49 Union Street

If you haven’t considered consignment store shopping, Finer Consigner may change your mind--specializing in the highest end designers, and bursting with bags, clothing and shoes. There's a huge selection of designer bags--including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, and Bottega in all shapes and sizes. There are also lots of brand new items—some with original tags. Whether you’re into Chanel, Max Mara, Gucci, or Rag and Bone and Vince, the shop has something for everyone, with prices 50-70% off retail. During the Stroll save even more with the best prices of the season (20-50% off--the more you buy the more you save*). Enjoy refreshments, cookies and a personal shopping experience. Hours on December 15th: 12-4 *Some exclusions apply. 53 Langley Road

Faux fur, warm and cozy Pandemonium scarves are 25% off at Folklorica all weekend long! Folklorica is a favorite jewelry destination in the greater Newton area—from classic looks to avant-garde statement pieces. The shop features local designers from Newton, Wellesley, other parts of New England, and throughout the US as well as international artisans from across the globe. And while this little Newton Centre shop made its name in jewelry, its collection also includes fashion accessories like warm and stylish gloves, mittens, scarves, and hats, as well as home accents. It’s a perfect spot for holiday shopping! 61 Union Street

With its gorgeous bespoke floral arrangements, gifts, table décor, inspired-by-nature home accessories, and house plants, Derby Farm is a one-stop home resource for the holidays--with all of the just-right touches for creating warm, welcoming living spaces, and purchasing thoughtful gifts. During the Stroll they have door prizes for every 1st, 5th, and 10th person who strolls in. Shoppers also receive a free mini poinsettia with purchase. 1280 Centre Street (at the intersection with Union.)

If there was any doubt that Union Street is Newton’s “Fashion Row,” just step into Revolve Boutique. They specialize in high-end consignment, offering designer clothing and accessories with well-known and high fashion names at affordable prices! Here shoppers can find affordable Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Akris Punto, JW Anderson, and Louis Vuitton (just to name a few).

With four shops in greater Boston—including one on Newbury Street— Revolve may be the biggest player in the high-end consignment shop niche. This family-owned business’ three-part mission is to: provide everyone affordable access to quality clothing; support sustainability through reuse; and give back to the community. During The Stroll, Revolve is offering a store-wide 20% discount on clothing and shoes and 10% off handbags and accessories. 67 Union Street.

Without a doubt, foodies and wine lovers should stop at Italian grocer Market-Tiamo for a one-of-a-kind Holiday Food & Wine tasting from 12-3. Sample charcuterie boards filled with imported-directly-from-Italy products and authentic Panettone like none other in the area, with an airy texture and a taste that puts common Panettone—the only ones we ever knew existed— to shame. Strollers 21+ can sample wines perfect for warmer weather and celebrations. 36 Langley Road

With cases filled with every kind of chocolate imaginable, new chocolate shop, Sweet Dream, is a dream for chocolate lovers. Most of Sweet Dream’s chocolates are made locally in their factory in North Billerica, but they also import some from Italy, and boast a bakery case filled with pastries from the North End’s Modern Pastry. During the Shop & Stroll Sweet Dream is featuring chocolates perfect for stocking stuffers—like little boxes of truffles, cute chocolate bears, or tins of chocolates imported from Italy. And for those hosting for the holidays or heading elsewhere and don’t want to arrive empty-handed, there are large boxes of assorted chocolates too, customized to order. 91 Union Street

NaisLee Catering, gearing up to open a new cafe in L'Aroma's former W. Newton location, is popping up at Market-Tiamo during the Shop & Stroll with their almost too -gorgeous-to-eat French macarons and kid's cookie decorating kits, that are all decked out for the holidays. They're perfect stocking stuffers, festive treats, hostess presents ,and little gifts for someone special. (And go great with wine 😉)