well it's almost that time of year again, and i've not posted for a very very very long time. Either way i dug this out (i wrote it many xmas' ago), but here it is: 
$n="\e[0;40;32m";for(1..10){print"\ec$n\n".$"x(15)."\e[1;35mY$n".$"x15
+;
for(1..8){print$/.$"x($a=16-$_);$c=int rand($d=2*$_);for(2..$d){$f=31+
int rand(3);print($_-$c?"X":"\e[$f;1m*$n")}print$"x$a}print $/.$"x(31)
+.
"\e[0m\n".$"."MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL".$/x2;select$q,$q,$q,0.5}

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have a lovely holidays, whatever you're up to. alex

In reply to the ghost of xmas past. by teamster_jr

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