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    Per Landin
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    Per Landin
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    12/20/21

    Happy Holidays from Minecraft.net

    Another year, another greeting!

    Things are getting festive so I would like to remind you all that just as there is no wrong way to play Minecraft, there is no wrong way to celebrate the holidays. Unless you dig and or celebrate straight down. But why would you, when you could host a snowball fight for your friends and local goats instead. Or cook a big meal with all the trimmings – potatoes, pork chops, and pumpkin pie. Suspicious stew and spider eyes for chefs that prefer more adventurously alliterative menu. How will I be celebrating? With all of the above, of course! Including digging straight down. Don’t judge me, lava is my color!

    Sofia Dankis

    Ah, the holidays. That time of year where I start (and lose) my personal war against ice, when I bring in my pet llama Luna in from the cold and where the snowfall in my Overworld base starts looking really quite festive. I’m a new writer here, and my Nanna taught me long ago that one way to make new friends is to bake cookies. Unfortunately I’m not a great baker, so I made this for you instead! Here is my ‘gingerbread’ house dedicated to YOU. Yes, you! Happy holidays. And-- no, Luna! Don’t eat that! It’s a gift!

    Sophie Austin

    Once again, ’tis the season I enjoy most from behind a window – the more panes the better. As I’m writing this, the low Swedish winter sun is shining, and tiny snowflakes are zigzagging chaotically in the air. Much like my arms whenever I try to bust a move. And while I won’t be able to delight my family with my dance moves this year (I’m sure they’re devastated), I’m still looking forward to opening/giving gifts, showing off my tree in video calls, and then retreating to Minecraft to build a mountaintop cabin. I hope you all celebrate the season, whether it’s spending time with loved ones in person or on a call, treating yourself to a nice gift, or simply taking some time to recharge before you welcome the new year. Happy holidays, Minecrafters! 

    Cristina Anderca

    It's the holidaze! My friends know me as the most annoyingly festive person they know – if I lived during the Roman times, my name would be Festivus Maximus. I want everything holiday-themed: my music, my food, my colleagues' workplace attire (Per, you got some stepping up to do), and my yearly goal is always to see how many gingerbread cookies I can eat without major damage to my health. Wishing the same for you! Err.. you know what I mean. Happy holidays y'all!

    Oskar Thysell

    Happy holidays, readers! I hope you've had a wonderful year, and you've got plenty of gaming time scheduled for the holidays. There's a whole new world generation to explore in the latest update, after all. It's always a real pleasure writing Taking Inventory, Block of the Week, and Around the Block. My favourite part of each article is using Minecraft to learn more about our less-blocky real world. This year we learnt that there are real creatures made of slime, that flower pots were invented more than 10,000 years ago, and that there are 75 different kinds of real-world mushroom that glow in the dark. Who knows what we'll learn in 2022?

    Duncan Geere

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