Happy Canada Day

 

 Happy Canada Day from the Second Life Newser

 

Taken at the Canadian Club Lodge at Spectrum (52/197/41) 

Cartoon of The Day: The Reindeer After Christmas

 

 Taken at Club Zero Gravity. It makes sense that after their trip with Santa, and a little time to rest, the reindeer would celebrate another job well done with a party. But then what? Thinking about it, probably a little happy they have it easy compared to us working stiffs in North America.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Christmas Lane

 

Gemma Cleanslate's search for Christmas places continues. For today's article, she looked at Christmas Lane. The place boasted plenty of decor, outdoor and indoor, plus gachas and an advent calendar. She also gave a short mention about the Christmas Shop and Hop. 

 

Read Gemma's article in Places. 

 

EOTB: New Last Names

 

In the official Second Life blog last week, Linden Lab announced they had released a list of Christmas and winter-themed last names for accounts. 

 

To celebrate the winter holiday season, we have released some festive new last names! 

 

The list of names goes as follows :

 

Nutmeg, Krampus, Solstice, Twinkle, Snowveil, Everfrost, Winterpelt, Glacia, Nuzzle, Polar, and Gingerpaw 

 

These seasonal names will be around "for a limited time," saying some *might* be available again in a future Christmas season. 

 

As a reminder, changing one's account name is not free. There's a fee of $49.99 for basic and Plus accounts, less for higher ones, more details here. And special seasonal names aside, once a name is dropped from the list, it's gone for good. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Christmas Shop And Hop Starts Today

 

 For those of you who love Christmas shopping, or looking for a good buy and the occasional freebie, good news. The Holiday Shop and Hop, organized by Linden Lab, starts today.

 

The 2025 Holiday Shop & Hop is ... here with 360 participating Creators across 18 shopping regions, bringing you loads of festive fun! Every store will have at least a 20% discount on all items and a free (non-group) gift for shoppers or a gift certificate valued at L$300 or above! 

 

The fun starts today, Friday December 5, at 9AM SL time,  and as the announcement says, there's a lot of territory to cover, 360 stores across 18 sims. Each item will be on sale at least twenty percent, and at least one free gift or a gift certificate worth at least 300 Linden dollars. 

 

To get to the Shop and Hop, check its section in the Destination Guide for the list of sims, teleport to one of the stores from the list on the bottom three-fifths of the Holiday Events blog page, or just jump right in at Gleaming (128/128/54). 

 

For those shopping after Christmas, the event goes on to Sunday January 4 2026.  

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Announcement: Annual Chateau Trikassi Holiday Ball

 

Please join us to welcome in the Holiday Season at the annual Chateau Trikassi Holiday Ball!

Saturday, December 6th

1pm slt

Music by SWORD

Special Guests: The Raglan Shire Tiny Carolers

Formal Attire

All Welcome!
 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wooburn/175/128/43

 

Tex Tree Farm

 

Gemma Cleanslate's search for Christmas-themed places took her to one that touches on an old-fashioned tradition, chopping your own tree. This was at the Tex Tree Farm, owned by Peppermint Twinkles. There, one can chose what kind of tree to take home, drop by The Glacier Restaurant for a meal or drink, and drop by the Red Barn for Christmas decor. 

 

Read Gemma's story in Places. 

 

Snuggles

 

Gemma Cleanslate's search for Christmas-themed places continues. She recently stopped by a store with a cute name: Snuggles. There was a wide variety of outdoor decor to get. But there's also plenty of decorations for the inside of a home, plus gifts you can get for someone.

 

Read Gemma's article in Places. 

 

EOTB: Call For Merchants For Christmas Shop And Hop, Ends November 2

 

It's not even Halloween, and already Linden Lab is getting ready for Christmas. Yesterday on the official blog, the Lab announced they were accepting applications for those wanting shops in the 2025 Holiday Shop and Hop.

 

 Halloween may still be spookily lingering, but we’re already brewing up plans for the festive season! We’re excited to announce the return of our highly anticipated Holiday Shop & Hop event. Mark your calendars for a spectacular shopping extravaganza starting on December 5th, 2025, and running through January 4th, 2026. Get ready for a festive shopping experience like no other!

 

 Those merchants interested need to fill out a form on Google Docs (here). The following conditions apply:

 

* Merchants are required to provide a NEW non-group gift.
* Merchants are required to have at least a 20% discount on ALL items present at the Shop and Hop location.
* Items need to be appropriate for a moderate audience and adhere to the Linden Lab ToS.
* Content should not contain or reference political issues or figures.
* All items displayed and/or advertised in the Shop and Hop store MUST be for sale at the Shop and Hop for the duration of the event. This means you can not use the Shop and Hop to promote items for sale at other events. 

 

The setup period is Nov 5 to Dec 1, and merchants will be asked what they sell the most of and it is reminding that applying does not guarantee a spot.

 

The Lab would remind people that the Halloween Shop and Hop is still going on, and invite people to check it out.

 

 To read the blog post in full, Click Here.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

"Twisted Christmas" at The Happy Vixen

 

 

On Thursday December 19, the Happy Vixen held what's become an annual tradition for the little beach club, it's "Twisted Christmas" event. At Noon, club owner Nydia Tungsten herself took the stream as DJ Naughty Nydia.

We're ALL tired of the same old Christmas songs they have been shoving down our throats since BEFORE Halloween! So lets all tell them where they can shove their sappy 3 month holiday by screwing with it! Come on down to THV and check out this irreverent set! So grab yer Hoe hoe hoes hop in the slay and drop by for a laugh!

And as everyone who has been at a "Naughty Nydia" set knows, her Christmas tunes range from mild to wild to "Oh, Emm, Gee!" There were tunes such as "Christmas at Ground Zero," "The Night Santa Went Crazy," and some I can't even mention the titles here.

But that wasn't all for the Happy Vixen that day. Later on at 6PM, DJ Charlee would do her own set with her own Christmas tunes. Some were conventional. Others such as "Down With The Christmas" weren't.

 

The Happy Vixen is at Purrfection Estates (236, 219, 24) and has several events each week.

Merry Christmas from the Happy Vixen

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"

 

 

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From Pantera Polnocy on Dec 1, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yes - to you, too. Filmed in:

• A Tormented Christmas: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bloodroseville/110/252/22
• 'Tis The Season: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moochie/170/200/24
• My own home.  "

Announcement: Chateau Trikassi Holiday Ball

 

 We are pleased to have you join us for the annual festive tradition...

Chateau Trikassi Holiday Ball

Saturday, December 7th

1-3pm slt

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wooburn/175/128/43

Special Guests: Raglan Shire Tiny Carolers

Music provided by: SWORD

Formal Attire from any era requested

ALL Welcome!

Holiday Shop and Hop Starts Today

 

 

 It's time for the biggest shopping event in Second Life this Christmas season, the Holiday Shop and Hop. Starting at 9AM Friday December 6 (today), residents can hop on over and shop away.

 

This is a huge shopping mall consisting of 16 sims, with 320 stores. Beside the shops, there's numerous decorations to give the place a festive feel. 

 

"Every store will have at least a 20% discount on all items and a free (non-group) gift for shoppers or a gift certificate valued at L$300 or above!"

 

And you'll never know just who you might run into.

For a list of the sims, check here in the Destination Guide.  For locations of each of the stores, they're on the bottom two-thirds of this post in the Linden Blog. Or just head straight in here:

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lavendar/126/125/54

 

The Shop & Hop lasts until January 6, 2025.

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

EOTB: Christmas Shop And Hop Starting December 6

 

In real life, stores are taking down Halloween items and putting up the Christmas ones. And Linden Lab is doing much the same. They recently announced on the official blog that they're planning the Holiday Shop and Hop. 

Halloween may still be spookily lingering, but we’re already brewing up plans for the festive season! We’re excited to announce the return of our highly anticipated Holiday Shop & Hop event. Mark your calendars for a spectacular shopping extravaganza starting on December 6th, 2024, and running through January 5th, 2025. Get ready for a festive shopping experience like no other!

The lab invited merchants over, "to participate and add a dash of magic to this seasonal celebration", provided they offered a free gift at their shops to everyone, whether they were in any store group or not, and a discount of at least 20%. But they didn't have long to apply. Applications were open for only a few days, then closed.

To see the blog post in full, Click Here.

Happy Fourth of July

 

 

 Happy Independence Day from the Second Life Newser.

Memorial Day

 

 

We at the Newser wish you an honored Memorial Day.

 

Taken at Veterans Isle's Vietnam Memorial

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. 

Sunweaver Christmas Sneak Peek

 

 

 Something Christmasy is on it's way to being built in the Sunweaver community. Exactly what it is, well, it wasn't quite finished when I last saw it. For now, here's a sneak peek.

 

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. 

Reader Summitted Picture: The Newser Office at Xmas

 

 

 From Pantera Polnocy, the SL Newser office decorated for Christmas.

Also on Flickr.