SL Video: "Christmas in Second Life"

 

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 From Martha Simonds on Nov 2002, "Santa's On His Way !! So I have to prepare my land for Christmas"

 

Christmas at Calas and Andee's Golf

 

Before Gemma Cleanslate ended her looking around Christmas locations before the big day, she stopped by a favorite location: Calas Galadhon. She looked around, and once again was impressed with what they had up for the holiday. She also met up with a friend, Andee, who invited her to check out her golf course.

 

Read Gemma's article in Places.

(Earlier the link went to the wrong section, it's been corrected)

Christmas At The Newser Office

 

 

 With the holiday hustle and bustle, sometimes one forgets something until a few days have passed. In this case, yours truly forgot to put up the picture of the Christmas decor, a tree and some presents with St. Nick, Gemma Cleanslate put up at the Newser office in HV Community.

Happy New Year, everyone.

Announcement: Christmas Downs Is Open

 

The Duchy of Caledon Downs is pleased to announce the opening of Christmas Downs and the Santa Sleigh Ride. We do apologize for the lateness this year but most all know of the major land movement and parcel ownership that took place which caused a re-routing of the ride. 

 

The Christmas Express which takes you up to Santa's land is located on the high ground at the railroad track, Also the Christmas Express has been replaced with newer models with easier to sit on car. Ice skating on the harbor now can provide free skates. Up on the Goblin Cave hill is a free Sled to ride on. 

 

We do hope you will come and explore Caledon Downs as it is completely open to the public. 

 

Will remain till Jan. 2nd 2025

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/200/114/44 

Cynthia Farshore

Tex's Tree Farm

 

Gemma Cleanslate has been going around Second Life checking out winter and Christmas themed places. One she visited recently was Tex's Tree Farm. Here, you can pick your tree, chop it down, and take it home. But that's not the only thing you can do here.

 

Read Gemma's article in Places. 

Cartoon of the Day: Why Doesn't Santa Use a GPS?

 

 

 For who-knows how long, Santa's magical way of getting around the world on Christmas has seemingly unchanged. But one can think of one other reason he would rely on magic instead of modern technology. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

Last Day For the Christmas Expo

 

 

 For those who can't get enough of the Christmas Expo, or have yet to be there, today is the last scheduled day of events. Among them, the Holidays of Hope Gala at 1 PM SL time, the Expo's formal ball. Expect this to be the last day for many contests and auctions.

And your last day to sit on "Santa Patch's"lap. Here, Patch Linden plays the part of Santa Clause, with a number of Moles and Lindens acting as elves.

For schedules and more information, check out the Christmas Expo blog: https://slchristmasexpo.com/

 

Scenes From The Christmas Expo

 

 

The Christmas Expo opened last Friday, November 29, and there's been plenty of fun to be had there. At the music area, I saw a live performers sing away to audiences that included a few dragons and a unicorn. 

There were activities, such as taking a ride on Santa's sleigh across the sims.

There were various decorated houses om the sims, reflecting the theme "Christmas Through The Decades."

There were auctions in cooperation with the Lab for last names, a homestead sim, time with Patch Linden, and more. 

Besides all this, there's time with Santa Patch, and lots and lots of shopping.

For more information, read the website: https://slchristmasexpo.com/ 

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: Resting Reindeer

 

 

 First cartoon for 2024. With Christmas over, looks like this reindeer is resting. But after lugging around Santa and his huge sack of toys around the world, one would probably be pretty tired too.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: The Holidays Drag-On

 

 

This draggy was dressed up in a Santa outfit. He was left out after Christmas like so many decorations. Guess the holidays can really "drag on" for some of us.

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Cartoon of The Day: Pink Santa

 

 

 Taken at Club Scorn. Why this guy got a pink Santa outfit instead of a red one, who knows. But it leads one to wonder what the reason is.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Christmas Downs Is Open

 

 

The Duchy of Caledon Downs is pleased to announce the opening of Christmas Downs and the Santa Sleigh Ride. We do apologize for the lateness this year but most all know of the major land movement that took place which cause a re-routing of the ride. The Christmas Express which takes you up to Santa's land is located on the high ground at the railroad track, Also the Christmas Express has been replaced with newer models with easier to sit on car. Ice skating rink now can provide free skates. 

 

We do hope you will come and explore Caledon Downs as it is completely open to the public.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/104/89/32

 

 

More Christmas Places: The Grove and Kringle County

 

It's the Christmas season. And there's plenty of holiday and winter-themed places all over Second Life. Gemma Cleanslate decided to check out two. The Grove has a number of free gifts available to visitors, as well as a Christmas parade. Kringle County has a racetrack, a town with shops, and of course there's Santa who you could get a sleigh ride with.

 

Read Gemma's story in Places. 

Cartoon of The Day: Nice List Surprise

 

 Taken at Club Cutlass. Surprisingly, Valkyrie Ice, the resident sucubus, ended up on the "Nice" list. That might not sit well with all 'cubi, though.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Press Release: 2023 Christmas Expo

 

Christmas Around The World
The 13th Annual Second Life Christmas Expo Opens December 1st

Second Life’s Premier Christmas shopping and entertainment event, the Second Life Christmas Expo, returns for the thirteenth year, bringing more than 125 merchants, Breedables, Auctions and Raffles, Special Events and more than 150 hours of entertainment at 2 venues. The event, which benefits the mission of the American Cancer Society to End Pediatric Cancers, covers 11 regions each, of which represents the holiday tradition of a different country.  Its “Christmas Around TheWorld” from December 1st through the 10th and also features the Lights Of Hope home decoration competition, will conclude as always with the Annual Holidays of Hope Gala Ball and the incredible Christmas Expo Live Auction!

Linden Lab returns to the Expo once again with special events, valuable auction and raffle prizes (including memberships and regions), Photo Ops and one of kind collectibles, including a Santa Patch Linden bear.

BUT WAIT!  STOP THE PRESSES!  This Year the Expo is proud to introduce the newest and hottest Linden collectible ever!   The Boopie! A  Boopie is not just your av-er-age bear Boo-Boo! Boopies come in special packaging, which itself is expected to become a treasured collectible. They feature sounds, effects and for the Expo the Lindens have created a very special One of a Kind Boopie Penguin which will only be available in Expo Vendors during the event.

In addition to the Boopies you can also join Santa Patch and the Mole-Elves for a special photo opportunity, bid on special Linden Packages and vote for your favorite Holiday Decorated Linden Homes at the Linden Lights of Hope! Be sure to mark your calendar for the 1st Linden & Mole Neighborhood Christmas Party on Wednesday December 6 from 1 to 3 pm on the Linden Lights Of Hope region featuring T1Radio’s award winning host Trader Whiplash.

Holiday entertainment has always been a hallmark of the Expo and 2023 will not disappoint!  The Holly Jolly Café make sits annual return with 10 days of live entertainment featuring nearly 100 of Second Life’s most talented and popular singers and musicians.  If you prefer the club scene, we have that too!  The Electric Reindeer DJ Dance Club makes its Expo debut, offering nightly dancing to some of the best spinners on the grid!  

Still want more?  There’s Sleigh Rides, a Christmas Tree Lot, a Snowman Competition and of course, photos with Santa and Christmas Stories with Mrs. Claus.

The Christmas Expo supports the American Cancer Society and all proceeds are dedicated to Giving The Gift of Hope to children with cancer.  Find out more at SLChristmas Expo.com

The American Cancer Society is the world’s leader in the fight against cancer, with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. If you or someone you know has questions about cancer, a cancer diagnosis, prevention and screening guideline visit the Society website at cancer.org or call 800-227-2345. Need support in world visit the American Cancer Society region, where you will find caregiver and survivor support and a direct chat link to an ACS Cancer Information specialist. 

Cartoon of The Day

 

 

 Taken at the Linden Snowball Fight. Looks like Zada Bury isn't expecting much from Santa this year, but isn't too concerned about it.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Cynthia Farshore's Santa Sleigh Ride

 

As the days to Christmas wind down, it's time for the Newser to take a look at what's been going on in the community where the main office makes it's home: The Sunweavers. Cynthia Farshore set up a Santa's sleigh ride that takes one around the many sims of the estates. There was a lot of ground to cover.

Read the story in Design.

Cartoon of The Day: Naughty Shirt

 

 

 Taken at Wedcot. At least the kid's being honest.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

"Santa Patch" at The RFL Expo

 

 

Yesterday at the Relay for Life's Christmas Expo, there was an event that featured a lot of Lindens and Moles. At a 'have your picture taken with Santa" event, Patch Linden was taking the role of Santa, and other Lindens and Moles were taking the roles of elves, and one reindeer. 

Santa Patch is back for photos again this year!

12:30 - 3pm slt today

 

Supporting the American Cancer Society's Fight Against Childhood Cancer. A donation to the Kiosk is appreciated when you snap your photo.

For over two and a half hours, the VP of Product had a number of avatars, adult and child sitting on his lap. I can't recall any specific Christmas wishes made, though no doubt there were probably a few requests for Linden Bears. One could get a special edition Christmas Patch Linden bear for a donation to the Relay. One little girl did request if someone could take a picture and send it to her as her computer kept crashing when she took pictures. 

To check out other goings-on at the Christmas Expo: Click Here to check out the blog.

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: Doe-Eyed

 

 

 Taken at the Happy Vixen. Looks like this lady deer is subtly telling the guys she's of a naughty nature. But if that really is a message for Saint Nick, there's a reason that expression came to be.

By Bixyl Shuftan