Programs for decorating the Windows desktop for the New Year
Today, many of us look at the monitor screen not much less often than out the window. Therefore, decorating your virtual space can serve as an excellent tool for creating a New Year's mood. Especially if the view from the window is not pleasing.
With the help of the programs listed here, you can decorate your Windows desktop with sparkling garlands, fluffy snow, a Christmas tree and other holiday attributes.
Just note that with certain settings, programs for displaying snow on the desktop can create a significant load on the computing resources of the computer. In these cases, before launching demanding applications, such as games, it is recommended to disable such programs.
Our program! A complete solution - a whole set of Christmas decorations for Windows. Includes various types of electric garlands and snow; background sounds of a fireplace and a blizzard; popular New Year's melodies played, if desired, during the launch of the program and every hour; and, of course, Christmas trees with flashing lights. All with the ability to customize to your liking. Also, it will help to find festive background images.
In general, with the settings initially installed, the program should run and work on all modern (and not so) computers, including low-powered ones. The most demanding component to the computing power of a computer is " Snow". Therefore, on computers with low performance, before starting demanding ones, such as games, it is recommended to disable snow (Settings> Snow> Enable). In snow, the main parameter influencing processor load is " Density". The thicker the snow, the greater the load on the processor. Therefore, it is recommended to handle this setting with particular care. Other components of the program, including garlands, should not have any significant impact on the processor load.
There is a Russian language.
Download Christmas ElfSnow for Windows
Decorate your desktop with fluffy snow. In addition, it can add animated images of Santa on a team and a polar bear, and several Christmas trees to the screen.
A very interesting feature of the application is the accumulation of fallen snow. And if the computer stands idle for a while, then snowdrifts form at the bottom of the screen and on open windows.
The Snow for Windows settings are very extensive and, by today's standards, even look a little intimidating to the user. But you should not be afraid. The default program is quite well configured, and if there is no desire to understand the intricacies, then there is no need to go into the settings. And if you still want to dig into the settings, then be careful with the parameters that determine the amount of snow and "CPU usage", because too large values \u200b\u200bcan have a noticeable effect on processor load. Also, on low-performance computers, before running demanding applications such as games, it may make sense to temporarily disable Snow for Windows.
The program is paid, but, because it is very old (the last update was already in 2003), you can no longer buy it - the link does not work. Therefore, it remains to either be limited to a trial period of 10 days, which may be enough for the holidays. Or, given that the program is no longer for sale anyway, it probably won't hurt to search the Internet for registration data and use it. You decide.
The language is only English.
Download Snow for Windows
Another tool for making snow on the Windows desktop.
Free, small size, no installation required.
Like other snowfall applications, DesktopSnowOK can have a significant impact on CPU usage, especially when the Number of Snowflakes setting is high.
It can display a variety of garlands around the edges of the screen, play holiday music and serve as a screen saver.
As in the case of Snow for Windows, the program is quite old, paid and no longer for sale. And, just like in the previous case, you can limit yourself to a trial period. But unlike Snow for Windows, for those who bought the program before, the developers have made publicly available data (name and serial number) for registering the program;)
The language is only English.
Download Holiday Lights
Similar to the previous program, but in addition to light bulbs, music and a screensaver, it also includes desktop wallpapers and a calendar.
Also a paid and no longer supported product. Free trial period - 15 days. Further options are the same as in the case of Snow for Windows.
The language is only English.
Download Twinkle BulbsChristmas tree
3D animated Christmas tree. You can add a dog and a carpet to the composition. Also, the settings allow you to enable image rotation, change the size, transparency and some other parameters.
When running, the program creates a large load on the computing power of the computer, which can significantly slow down the system.
Installation is not required, just unzip and run the ProTree.exe executable file from the archive. Management is carried out through the menu called by clicking on the image with the right mouse button. Read about how to uninstall the program and some questions about its use in the help - the ReadMe.pdf file from the archive.
Languages: Russian, English, Belarusian, Ukrainian.
Animated Christmas Tree for Desktop
A large set of beautifully animated decorations, a significant part of which are Christmas trees. In addition to them, there are snow globes, a fireplace, an electric garland, snow, various scenes and more. Each decoration is a separate program. All programs are portable, that is, they do not require installation - just run the desired file and that's it.
To access the settings and close the program, right-click on the decoration.
Note that the programs from the set have one unpleasant feature - when you run it, the default program is added to startup to run along with the system, which can create certain inconveniences. This can be disabled in the program settings.
Christmas garland - Lim xMas
A simple free program from a domestic developer, the essence of which is expressed in the name. At the time of writing these lines, includes six garlands.
Together with the installation file, a software package from Yandex is distributed, so during installation, if you do not need the offered programs from Yandex, be careful.
Christmas tree
Another free creation from the creator of "Christmas garland - Lim xMas". Despite the name, in addition to Christmas trees (of which there are more than ten), it includes many more animated objects and scenes on the New Year theme. Plus, there is also a large collection of congratulations on the New Year.
Just like "Christmas garland - Lim xMas", it distributes software from Yandex - be careful when installing.
New Year's clock
Another program from MaxLim from the New Year series. A festive look, with flashing garlands, the counter on the desktop shows how much time is left until the New Year. Appearance and some other parameters can be changed.
Snow on the desktop
The latest from the list of Christmas decorations from MaxLim. This program includes several types of snow for your desktop.
Just like other programs from MaxLim, it distributes software from Yandex. Therefore, be careful during installation, if you do not need the offered programs from Yandex, uncheck the corresponding boxes.
Asman Virtual Christmas Tree
Flashing Christmas tree and snow on the desktop. There are settings: turning snow on / off, automatic color change of decorations, changing the flashing mode of lights, work only when the system is idle. Settings are opened by clicking the left mouse button on the tree, uninstalling the program is in the same place.
The language is only English.
The program is paid with a trial period.
Download Asman Virtual Christmas Tree (version 3.5.2.1)If something is not clear to you on this page or you have problems using the presented programs - do not hesitate to ask in the comments, we will try to help.
! New Year - the most magical and fabulous holiday! It's time to add a fresh touch and decorate your computer desktop with a beautiful sparkling Christmas tree, and think over the New Year's menu for the festive table...
Christmas tree on your computer desktop!
I offer you several options for every taste: Classic and graphic Christmas trees with a light animation of a flashing garland. 
Attention! This set of Christmas tree gadgets is perfect for Windows 7 PC.
The second set (just below) - should suit everyone)))
How to install the Christmas tree gadget on your desktop : After downloading, extract the archive. Double click on any of the six gadgets. A new window will open - click "Install". Voila! A sparkling beautiful Christmas tree on your desktop. How to remove gadget from desktop: Move the mouse to the Christmas tree on the desktop, a button with a cross will appear - click on the cross and the gadget will disappear.
Another beautiful set "Christmas tree on the computer desktop." There are 3 Christmas trees, a snowman with a garland, a globe with a snowman (shows how many days are left until the New Year or before Christmas - this can be configured) and a rotating snow-covered house with a Christmas tree.
Download !
How to install a Christmas tree on your desktop : After downloading, extract the archive. Click on any Christmas tree and it will immediately appear on your desktop. How to remove such a Christmas tree : Move the mouse to the picture, right-click and in the drop-down menu, click - exit .
Well, everything worked out: download and install Christmas trees? Play around, choose what you like. Now the sparkling Christmas tree will delight you every day.
Decided to find out today how long until the new year and got into the Internet - the first three online services that came across on the network with a countdown ... did not work.
I gave up on these timers dependent on many factors and downloaded an absolutely free time counter to my laptop until the most important holiday of the year - New Year's clock.
Free New Year Clock New Year Clock- it's basically normal countdown timer time before a certain event, only this very event is tightly mounted in the program, funny flashing garlands, Christmas trees and snowmen are added ...
…which can be easily changed by choosing from a small built-in collection. To do this, right-click on the New Year's clock on the desktop (on any element of the garland) and select the desired item in the context menu that appears ...
Unfortunately, there is no way to turn off the flashing garland, but the Christmas tree or the snowman is welcome (the crossed out sign in the upper left corner of the "Image on the clock" window) ...
The Christmas clock widget can be easily moved around the desktop by holding down the left button computer mouse and place it anywhere, and when you get tired of flashing a garland (not all users have iron nerves) - the New Year's clock can be easily turned into (which is near the clock) ...
... by a simple double click on the program icon in the tray (the New Year's clock returns to the desktop in the same way). As you can see, the Christmas clock menu works not only in the widget, but also in our little taskbar icon.
By the way, I almost forgot to say - you can find out how much is left before the New Year without connecting to the Internet, the New Year's clock works completely offline (it is tied to the system time on your computer).
There are no viruses, as well as additional "useful" software in the program installer.
By the way, just a few days ago, the New Year's clock was updated by the author and several useful features appeared in them 😉 .
Now you can at any time find out how much is left until the New Year and do not miss this grandiose world wedding of Olivier with vinaigrette.
To new interesting computer programs and useful services.
P.S. Don't forget about winter section of the site- there is a lot of necessary and beautiful for your favorite computer in this cold season.
P.S.S. Over time, software developers change the interface of their creations, improve them in every possible way, add new features and remove unclaimed ones ... They have the right to do so. In any case, their logic, purpose and spirit always remain the same - starting from the review above, you can understand any aspect of the recommended software.
