Free Christmas-themed backgrounds can be a great way to decorate your home or office computer for the holidays. A bright, cheery Christmas background on your PC or Mac can help to remind you that the holidays are in full swing - and get you into the Christmas spirit. Many of the backgrounds found for free online can be used to decorate your own personal website, and some can be printed out for use as stationary for holiday cards and Christmas newsletters.
Mahalo's page contains links to sites where you can download free Christmas backgrounds for your computer to make your holidays a little more festive.
Decorating with Christmas Backgrounds
Consider downloading some festive Christmas wallpaper or a free Christmas screensaver to add an extra special holiday touch to your computer. Many Christmas backgrounds feature traditional symbols of the Christmas holiday, including snow, Christmas trees, sleighs, Christmas reindeer and snowmen. Some backgrounds are more religious, offering scenes of the Baby Jesus in a manger and the Three Wise Men visiting him in Bethlehem. Backgrounds may also contain Bible verses relevant to the Christmas holiday.
If you'd like to jazz up your MySpace page for Christmas, you might consider downloading some animated free Christmas backgrounds. Try finding a nice twinkling Christmas tree full of holiday lights or even a background featuring Santa Claus and his reindeer flying across the sky on the way to deliver presents.
Beware of the Pop Up
Before you begin searching for free Christmas backgrounds online, be aware that some websites that offer them may be ad-heavy. These sites may also contain pop-ups that can slow your computer (and generally zap your Christmas spirit). Also, be sure to scan all files for malware before downloading them to your computer.
How to Make a Christmas Wreath
Learn how to make fun and easy arts & crafts for Christmas. Keltie Colleen guides you through the steps of making a Christmas wreath. This video is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos available for free at the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Gift Wrap a Christmas Present
Keltie Colleen provides all the support and guidance you will need to learn how to gift wrap a Christmas present. Full step by step instructions are provided by Colleen in this 6:47 video. This is part of a much wider range of craft and Christmas related instructional videos available for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make Christmas Tree Ornaments
Learn to make Christmas ornaments in this Mahalo tutorial led by Keltie Colleen. Ms Colleen demonstrates making globe ornaments for the Christmas tree using Styrofoam balls, pipe cleaners, stickers, and rhinestones. To secure the stickers on the ornament, use a glue gun. The pipe cleaners form the ornament hanger. This is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos, which are published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Play We Wish You A Merry Christmas on Guitar
Guitarist, Thomas Gilbert returns on Mahalo.com to play another Christmas classic on Guitar. This time the focus is how to play we wish you a merry Christmas on Guitar. Thomas guides viewers through all the required chords as well as providing an assortment of tips and advice on how to master playing this song. This video is part of a much wider series of learn how to play Christmas songs on the Guitar, which are published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make a Christmas Bow
Learn how to make fun and easy Christmas arts & crafts. This video will guide you through the steps of making a Christmas bow. This is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make a Christmas Card
Crafter Keltie Colleen presents a tutorial on how to make a Christmas card. She discusses the supplies needed and the simple steps needed to create a homemade card. This crafting guide is part of a larger series of Christmas tutorials offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
Christmas Gifts Under $25
If you are struggling to afford to pay for all your Christmas presents this year then why not shop for some Christmas gifts under $25. This video shows that with careful research and planning you can buy affordable gifts, which look a lot more expensive than they actually cost.
How to Play Frosty The Snowman on Guitar
Frosty the Snowman is a well known Christmas songs and in this Mahalo.com video, Guitarist and Vocalist Jen Trani teachers viewers how to play the song. This video is part of a series of learn how to play Christmas songs on Guitar published on the Mahalo channel of YouTube.
How to Play White Christmas on Guitar
Jen Trani returns for another Mahalo.com video, this time she teaches viewers how to play the Christmas classic, "White Christmas". Watch the video to learn all the Guitar chords and everything you will need to master this song. This video is part of a series of learn how to play Christmas songs on Guitar published on the Mahalo channel of YouTube.
References
Fast Facts
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Christmas Day
December 25
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Christmas 2010 falls on a Saturday
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Christmas was designated as an official U.S. holiday on June 26, 1870America.gov: An Overview of U.S. Holidays
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You can make your own holiday backgrounds using Christmas clipart
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Christmas backgrounds can also be made using your own personal photographs
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Many Internet Christmas backgrounds are free; some contain pop-ups and are ad-heavy
