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Welcome to Winter Fest in July.

vexed_wench) will be your guest host for the month.

We love all things winter and Christmas. We realize that not everyone has fandoms or original universes that support that. We tried to come up with a few lists that could fit into almost any ‘verse.

Feel free to use any prompt how they speak to you. I have them separated just to make the list a bit more manageable.

For example, if you use a movie or music prompt, feel free to just work off the title or you can remix the movie, it's up to you. Or however else it moves you.

As usual, there will be banners at the end of the month. Also, fills can be made of anything; fic, poetry, vid, podfics, recs, or handcrafts. Art, icons, and wallpapers are nice as well. If you think of any medium not listed, that’s cool too.

This is a winter fest-themed month, so why not share some of your favorites and rec yours or someone else's work.

Anything goes this month. The only limit is your imagination.

And once again, thank you for being our guest. Cue the candle song!

There is a public card at the bottom of this post, or feel free to make your own here.

You can mix or match any of the prompts below or pick your own if you like.

Most of all, we hope you have fun!

Holidays

Food

Music & Movies

(Everybody's Waitin' for) the Man with the Bag,
¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?),
A Boyfriend for Christmas,
A Cadaver Christmas,
A Charlie Brown Christmas,
A Christmas Carol,
A Christmas Wedding,
A Christmas Without Snow,
A Miser Brothers' Christmas,
A Smoky Mountain Christmas,
Al Hanisim,
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth,
All I Want For Christmas Is You,
Auld Lang Syne,
Away in the Manger,
Babes in Toyland/March of the Toys,
Baby it's Cold Outside,
Bad Santa,
Bikini Bloodbath Christmas,
Blue Christmas,
Call Me Claus,
Casper's Haunted Christmas,
Chopping Mall,
Christmas Every Day,
Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out),
Christmas in the Wild,  
Christmas Inheritance,
Christmas Season Massacre,
Christmas Wedding Planner,
Christmas with a View,
Christmas with the Dead,
Deadly Little Christmas,
Deck the Halls,
Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey),
Don't Open Till Christmas,
Eight Days of Hanukkah,
Elf,
Fairytale of New York,
Feliz Navidad,
Finding Mrs. Claus,
Frosty the Snowman,
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,
Grown-Up Christmas List,
Hanukkah Blessings,
Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane),
Holiday in Handcuffs,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!,
I Farted on Santa's Lap (Now Christmas Is Gonna Stink for Me),
I Have a Little Dreidel,
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,
I Saw Three Ships,
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,
Jack Frost,
Joy to the World,
Judas Maccabaeus,
Just Friends,
Last Christmas,
Little Saint Nick,
Maoz Tzur,
Marshmallow World,
Merry Kissmas,
Mi Y'malel,
Miracle on 34th Street,
Monsters' Holiday,
Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo,
Mrs. Miracle,
Ner Li,
Nestor The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey,
Nuttin' For Christmas,
O Come All Ye Faithful,
O Holy Night,
Oh Chanukah,
Olive the Other Reindeer,
Pretty Paper,
Psycho Santa,
Redneck 12 Days of Christmas,
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
Santa Baby,
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town,
Santa Claws,
Santa Who? ,
Santa's Slay,
Sevivon,
Silent Night Bloody Night,
Silent Night Zombie Night,
Silver and Gold,
Silver Bells,
Snoopy vs. The Red Baron,
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast,
Snowmageddon,
Special Delivery,
Stalking Santa,
Suzy Snowflake,
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas,
The Bears Who Saved Christmas,
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree,
The Bishop’s Wife,
The Chanukah Song,
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late),
The Christmas Cottage,
The Christmas List,
The First Noel,
The Holiday Planner,
The Horror Seasons,
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus,
The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot,
The Little Drummer Boy,
The Man Who Saved Christmas ,
The Nightmare Before Christmas,
The Nutcracker Suite,
The Twelve Days of Christmas,
The Year Without a Santa Claus,
Treevenge,
'Twas the Night Before Christmas,
Undercover Christmas,
Up on the Housetop,
Vendetta: A Christmas Story ,
We Need a Little Christmas,
We Three Kings (Star of Wonder),
We Wish You a Merry Christmas,
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?,
What Child Is This? ,
White Christmas,
Yes Virginia,

Winter Characters

Angels,
Articuno,
Belsnickel,
Bob Cratchit,
Budweiser Clydesdales,
Christmas Donkey,
Clara Stahlbau,
Coca Cola Polar Bear,
Crystal Maiden,
Drosselmeyer,
Elf on the Shelf,
Elsa,
Frau Perchta,
Frosty the Snowman,
Ghost of Christmas: Past,
Ghost of Christmas: Present,
Ghost of Christmas: Yet to Come,
Ghost of Christmas: Extra,
Grýla,
Hans Trapp,
Iceman,
Inn Keeper,
Jack Frost,
Jesus,
Jólakötturinn (the Yule Cat),
Joseph,
Kallikantzaros,
Killantzaroi,
King Wenceslas,
Knecht Ruprecht,
Krampus,
Kula Diamond,
La Befana and Baboushka,
La Befana,
Lich King,
Mari Lwyd - the Christmas Zombie Horse,
Mr. Freeze,
Mrs. Claus,
Old Man Winter,
Penguin,  
Perchta,
Père Fouettard,
Santa Reindeers,
Sailor Mercury,
Saint Nicolas,
Santa,
Santa's Elves,
Scrooge,
Sheppard,
Snow Villiers,
Straggele,
Sub Zero,
The Grinch,
The Jólasveinar or Yule Lads,
The Mouse King,
The Nutcracker - Hans-Peter,
The Sugar Plum Fairy,
The Tomten,
The Whore in the Drawer,
The Who's,
Tiny Tim,
Virgin Mary,
Winter Soldier,
Wise Men,
Ymir,
Yuki-onna,
Yule Goat,

Traditions

Decorations

December Holidays
A Month’s Worth of Special Days.

Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday - December 1,
Day With(out) Art Day - December 1,
Eat a Red Apple Day - December 1,
National Pie Day - December 1,
Rosa Parks Day - December 1,
World AIDS Day - December 1,
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - December 2,
National Fritters Day - December 2,
National Mutt Day - December 2,
Special Education Day - December 2,
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3,
National Apple Pie Day - December 3,
National Cookie Day - December 4,
National Dice Day - December 4,
National Salesperson Day - December 4 2015 (First Friday in December),
World Wildlife Conservation Day - December 4,
Bathtub Party Day - December 5,
Day of the Ninja - December 5,
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development - December 5,
International Volunteers Day - December 5,
National Sacher Torte Day - December 5,
Repeal of Prohibition Day - December 5,
Microwave Oven Day - December 6,
Miners' Day - December 6,
National Gazpacho Day - December 6,
National Pawnbrokers Day - December 6,
St. Nicholas Day - December 6,
International Civil Aviation Day - December 7,
National Cotton Candy Day - December 7,
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7,
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - December 8 (Catholic),
National Chocolate Brownie Day - December 8,
Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day - December 8,
International Anti-Corruption Day - December 9,
National Pastry Day - December 9,
Weary Willie Day - December 9,
Dewey Decimal System Day - December 10,
Human Rights Day - December 10,
National Day of Animal Rights - December 10,
National Lager Day - December 10,
Nobel Prize Day - December 10,
International Mountain Day - December 11,
National Noodle Ring Day - December 11,
UNICEF Birthday - December 11,
Bonza Bottler Day - December 12,
Gingerbread House Day - December 12,
National 12 Hour Fresh Breath Day - December 12,
National Cocoa Day - December 12,
Poinsettia Day - December 12,
Ice Cream and Violins Day - December 13,
National Day of the Horse - December 13,
US National Guard Birthday - December 13,
World Choral Day - December 13 2015 (Second Sunday in December),
Monkey Day - December 14,
National Bouillabaisse Day - December 14,
Bill of Rights Day - December 15,
Cat Herders Day - December 15,
National Cupcake Day - December 15,
Barbie and Barney Backlash Day - December 16,
National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day - December 16,
Zionism Day - December 16,
National Maple Syrup Day - December 17,
Pan American Aviation Day - December 17,
Wright Brothers Day - December 17,
International Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day - December 18,
International Migrants Day - December 18,
National Roast Suckling Pig Day - December 18,
National Hard Candy Day - December 19,
International Human Solidarity Day - December 20,
Mudd Day - December 20,
National Fried Shrimp Day - December 20,
National Sangria Day - December 20,
World Snowboard Day - December 20 2015,
Ann & Samantha Day - December 21,  
Crossword Puzzle Day - December 21,
First Day of Winter/Winter Solstice
Forefather's Day - December 21,
Humbug Day - December 21,
International Dalek Remembrance Day - December 21,
Kiwi Fruit Day (California) - December 21,
National Hamburger Day - December 21,
National Homeless Person's Remembrance Day - December 21,
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day - December 21,
World Peace Day - December 21,
Yalda - December 21,
Yule - December 21,
National Date Nut Bread Day - December 22,
National Haiku Poetry Day - December 22,
Festivus - December 23,
Human Light Celebration - December 23,
National Pfeffernuesse Day - December 23,
Christmas Eve - December 24
National Eggnog Day - December 24,
National Re-Gifting Day - December 24 2015 (Thursday before Christmas),
A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day - December 25,
Christmas - December 25,
National Pumpkin Pie Day - December 25,
Boxing Day - December 26,
National Candy Cane Day - December 26,
National Thank-You Note Day - December 26,
National Whiner's Day - December 26,
National Fruitcake Day - December 27,
Visit the Zoo Day - December 27,
Holy Innocents Day - December 28,
National Chocolate Day - December 28 and 29,
Pledge of Allegiance Day - December 28,
Pepper Pot Day - December 29,
Tick Tock Day - December 29,
Bacon Day - December 30,
Falling Needles Family Fest Day - December 30,
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day (Baking Soda) - December 30,
Leap Second Time Adjustment Day - December 31,
Make Up Your Mind Day - December 31,
National Champagne Day - December 31,
New Year's Eve - December 31,
No Interruptions Day - December 31,
Universal Hour of Peace Day - December 31,
World Peace Meditation Day - December 31,

Anti Holidays:

Public Card

Christmas Inheritance	Christmas Every Day	Elf	Snuggling by the Fire	Treevenge
Sleigh Rides	Welcome Back the Sun	'Twas the Night Before Christmas	The Good China	Tinsel
Hot Cocoa	Stockings	FREE SPACE	Christmas in the Wild	Eight Days of Hanukkah
Hanukkah	Spiking the Eggnog/punch	Tree	The Year Without a Santa Claus	Holiday TV Specials
The Twelve Days of Christmas	Hiding Gifts	Christmas Eve	Strings of Popcorn	Wooden Shoes

Fandom: Deadloch
Characters/Pairings: Dulcie Collins/Eddie Redcliffe/Cath York
Rating: Explicit
Length: 5010
Content Notes: not kidding about the rating
Creator Links: kirazi on AO3
Themes: Female relationships, Femslash, Polyamory, Friends to lovers

Summary: “This is not a good idea, love,” Dulcie says, keeping her tone level. “I know I said I’d try to be more open to change, and I hear and respect your opinion, I truly do, but this is — it’s like the hobby farm. It’s really not going to work.”

“I just think,” Cath says, bright-eyed and earnest, “that it would be a healing experience for me. For us both! To share that kind of intimacy. I am committed to working through my anxiety about you fucking your partner and I’m sure that would be so much more manageable for me if we fucked her first. Together.”

(Eddie needs a gruck. Dulcie and Cath offer to help her out.)

Reccer's Notes: This is a polyamory fic where Cath decides she and Dulcie should have sex with Eddie so as to manage her anxiety that Dulcie might be unfaithful with Eddie (as happened in the past with a former partner at work). There's some nice psychological and historical exploration as Dulcie tries to work out what's going on, and the eventual sex is hot and well-written. What I like most is the character voices and dialogue for the three of them, which are spot on. It's also very funny, as are Eddie's creative takes on the English language.

Fanwork Links: Keep On Gruckin'

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