{"id":25356,"date":"2021-12-20T18:01:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=25356"},"modified":"2022-05-12T21:29:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T13:29:49","slug":"christmas-experiment-codepen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/christmas-experiment-codepen\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Awesome Christmas Projects Hidden in CodePen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a> is an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/coding-playgrounds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">online playground<\/a> for talented front-end developers, a place where you can always find cool projects to widen your horizons, and see what other developers are up to. Year-end holidays are a great time to surprise your loved ones with creative personal projects, or to say thanks to your customers with some cool, cutting edge designs that will help the holiday cheer.<\/p>\n<p>In this post we will take a peek at <strong>20 awesome Christmas experiments on CodePen<\/strong>, that you can use for inspiration to create your own designs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/svg-animations\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 30 Awesome SVG Animation For Your Inspiration\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">30 Awesome SVG Animation For Your Inspiration<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/svg-animations.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-24348 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/svg-animations.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">30 Awesome SVG Animation For Your Inspiration<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigners used to create animations in HTML elements using CSS. However, due to the limitations of HTML elements...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/chrisgannon\/pen\/dypvKvR\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Merry Christmas Tree!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This \u201cMerry Christmas Tree!\u201d is built with SVG and JavaScript animation engine library, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greensock.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Greensock<\/a>, with some of the plugins. The library draws the tree around with some sparkling, making the animation more alive<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to add the Christmas vibe on your website, check out the code. No Christmas without a Christmas tree!<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"300\" style=\"width: 100%;\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Merry Christmas Tree!\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/chrisgannon\/embed\/dypvKvR?default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/chrisgannon\/pen\/dypvKvR\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Merry Christmas Tree!<\/a> by Chris Gannon (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/chrisgannon\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@chrisgannon<\/a>)\n  on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>. <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/tobyj\/pen\/QjvEex\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pure CSS Christmas Lights<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>After creating a Christmas tree, check out how you can create Christmas light. It\u2019s made of only an unoredered list while the styles is written with SCSS. I think it\u2019s perfect for a website decoration.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s amazing how we can create a compelling animation today just using CSS.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"300\" style=\"width: 100%;\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Pure CSS Christmas Lights\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/tobyj\/embed\/QjvEex?default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/tobyj\/pen\/QjvEex\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Pure CSS Christmas Lights<\/a> by Toby (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/tobyj\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@tobyj<\/a>)\n  on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>. <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/airnan\/pen\/WvaYEK\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A christmas loop in svg<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This is a good example that demonstrate the power of SVG. Not only that you can create simple animation, but you can also create such a complex animation like this; creating a loop of transformation 3 different objects smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>This animation is built with just a single <code>div<\/code>, a little CSS, and JavaScript library named <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/airbnb\/lottie-web\" rel=\"noopener\">Lottie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"codepen\" data-height=\"300\" data-slug-hash=\"WvaYEK\" data-user=\"airnan\" style=\"height: 300px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border: 2px solid; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1em;\"> <span>See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/airnan\/pen\/WvaYEK\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> A christmas loop in svg<\/a> by kittons (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/airnan\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@airnan<\/a>)\n  on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/cpwebassets.codepen.io\/assets\/embed\/ei.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/trishasalas\/pen\/Zagrav\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christmas Wishes<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This \u201cPen\u201d composes some SVG to create the scenery, the fox, and the bird. It\u2019s using library called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vincentgarreau.com\/particles.js\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ParticelJS<\/a> to create the snowfall. What makes it cool is that as you move the cursor around the snowfall, the snow will move away from the cursor as you\u2019re moving it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"300\" style=\"width: 100%;\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Christmas Wishes\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/trishasalas\/embed\/Zagrav?default-tab=\" frameborder=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/trishasalas\/pen\/Zagrav\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Christmas Wishes<\/a> by Trisha Salas (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/trishasalas\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@trishasalas<\/a>)\n  on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>. <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/kevinjannis\/pen\/Krids\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A winter wonderland scene<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This christmas tree, the snow, and the snowfall are created with just HTML and CSS. The animation is made of CSS and it pretty straightforward. I think it\u2019s a great example for those who\u2019ve just learning CSS animation and see what it\u2019s capable of.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"300\" style=\"width: 100%;\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"A winter wonderland scene\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/kevinjannis\/embed\/Krids?default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/kevinjannis\/pen\/Krids\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> A winter wonderland scene<\/a> by Kevin Jannis (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/kevinjannis\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@kevinjannis<\/a>)\n  on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>. <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/dodozhang21\/pen\/imIvg\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CSS animated Xmas Tree (single element)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Do you believe that this Christmas tree and the animation with just a single <code>div<\/code> element and CSS?<\/p>\n<p>HTML and CSS3 is really that powerful when you know the trick such as this \u201cPen\u201d that gives you an example on how to create a Christmas tree and animate it. The trick here is to compose layer of shadows, animation, and transtions. It\u2019s a great example to level up your CSS skill.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"300\" style=\"width: 100%;\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"CSS animated Xmas Tree (single element)\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/dodozhang21\/embed\/imIvg?default-tab=\" frameborder=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/dodozhang21\/pen\/ApeaLY\" rel=\"noopener\"> CSS animated Xmas Tree (single element)<\/a> by dodozhang21 (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/dodozhang21\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@dodozhang21<\/a>)\n  on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>. <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/nicholaspetersen\/pen\/XJmpgG\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Family Christmas Songbook<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This lovely Family Christmas Songbook app can play your favourite Christmas songs hosted on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud<\/a>. The style rules are written in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lesscss.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">LESS<\/a> stylesheet language, and the music player functionality is provided by a custom jQuery plugin.<\/p>\n<p>The snowflake and Christmas tree icons in the background give a solemn atmosphere to the design, and if you hover over the pen you can also find some subtle CSS effects.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"680\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/nicholaspetersen\/embed\/XJmpgG\/?height=680&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/nicholaspetersen\/pen\/XJmpgG\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christmas Songbook<\/a> by Nicholas Petersen (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/nicholaspetersen\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@nicholaspetersen<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/Prashantsani\/pen\/GiDHm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Digital Christmas Tree<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Designing for Christmas is always a thankful job, as its typical visual elements can be built in many creative ways. This pen is a good example for this. At first you can only see colourful triangles, seemingly unrelated to the holidays, but when you click on the Reveal button, they are set together into a Christmas tree. It\u2019s not only a unique solution, but also reminiscent of a simpler game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"580\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/Prashantsani\/embed\/GiDHm\/?height=580&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/Prashantsani\/pen\/GiDHm\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Digital Christmas Tree<\/a> by Prashant Sani (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/Prashantsani\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@Prashantsani<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/texxs\/pen\/WbxYzx\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christmas Animation with Snowfall<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t necessarily need to use JavaScript, if you want to create a cool animation for Christmas. In this pen, both the snowfall animation and the background images are created purely in CSS. It\u2019s worth to examine the code a bit, as it shows the incredible capabilities of CSS3. The background image can be even mistaken for a real SVG graphic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/texxs\/embed\/WbxYzx\/?height=500&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/texxs\/pen\/WbxYzx\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christmas Animation 2014<\/a> by Texx Smith (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/texxs\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@texxs<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/creative-css-animations\/\" rel=\"noopener\">30 Cool CSS Animations You Have To See<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/natewiley\/pen\/gbwWMX\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Santa On The Run!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Santa On The Run! is a fun JavaScript game for the holidays making use of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phaser.io\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">phaser.js<\/a> HTML5 game framework. There are not too many rules in this game: Santa runs infinitely, or at least until he falls down. This pen gives you an excellent opportunity to understand how to write a simpler game in JavaScript.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/natewiley\/embed\/gbwWMX\/?height=500&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/natewiley\/pen\/gbwWMX\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Santa On The Run!<\/a> by Nate Wiley (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/natewiley\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@natewiley<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/quagliero\/pen\/Cmvzg\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Secret Santa Name Picker<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Picking a name out of a hat has been a popular way in schools and offices to pick Secret Santas \u2013 this pen is merely a digital version of this tradition. As it uses only vanilla JavaScript, you can easily embed it into your own site. Just change the names inside the <i>give<\/i> variable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"430\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/quagliero\/embed\/Cmvzg\/?height=430&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/quagliero\/pen\/Cmvzg\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Secret Santa<\/a> by Tobias Harison-Denby (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/quagliero\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@quagliero<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/moralejf\/pen\/Bhfqo\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christmas Balls in Pure CSS<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>These cheerful Christmas balls are written in pure CSS taking leverage of the border-radius rules. The different parts of the balls are set together by utilizing precisely calculated relative positions.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to quickly add a holiday atmosphere to a web page, just insert some of these balls to the appropriate places in a colour that matches the overall design of the site.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"440\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/moralejf\/embed\/Bhfqo\/?height=440&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/moralejf\/pen\/Bhfqo\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">T\u2019is the season for balls<\/a> by Jose Morales-Mendizabal (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/moralejf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@moralejf<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/neave\/pen\/JqwHt\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Movable Snowflakes<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You can make these snowflakes move by hovering over them on a desktop, or by tilting your smartphone. The functionality is provided by object-oriented JavaScript that is smartly used by the developer to create a custom Snowflake class.<\/p>\n<p>The snowflakes themselves are built in CSS3, and the background uses gradients \u2013 there are no images in this pen at all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"460\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/neave\/embed\/JqwHt\/?height=460&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/neave\/pen\/JqwHt\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Happy Xmas!<\/a> by Paul Neave (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/neave\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@neave<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/levchenkod\/pen\/jEMwBb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Holiday Accordion Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This holiday accordion is simply beautiful. If you hover over a tab it comes to focus by expanding a bit, and if you click on it it suddenly pops up and covers the whole page. It\u2019s interesting to note that this pen uses Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) that are styled with CSS.<\/p>\n<p>SVGs are more powerful than they seem to be at first sight, they can be smartly positioned and designed with the same style rules we use with regular HTML elements.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"460\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/levchenkod\/embed\/jEMwBb\/?height=460&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/levchenkod\/pen\/jEMwBb\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Holiday Experiment<\/a> by Dmitriy Levchenko (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/levchenkod\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@levchenkod<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/alikhalilifar\/pen\/CcHqg\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Flat Pure CSS Snowman<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Who said flat design needs to be boring? This lovely snowman can easily add Christmas spirit to any design. There\u2019s no images used for the snowman, it\u2019s completely written in CSS. It\u2019s worth to take a look at the CSS code a bit, and see how the developer uses the :before and :after pseudo selectors to achieve the intended result.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/alikhalilifar\/embed\/CcHqg\/?height=500&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/alikhalilifar\/pen\/CcHqg\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Flat CSS Pure Snowman<\/a> by Ali Khalilifar (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/alikhalilifar\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@alikhalilifar<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/steveszc\/pen\/sjhCc\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CSS3 Snowflake<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You can facilitate the creation of CSS3-only images by using advanced front-end development tools; this well-designed CSS3 snowflake is an excellent example for this. The developer made use of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dscape\/jade\" rel=\"noopener\">Jade<\/a> templating language that compiles into HTML, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sass-lang.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sass<\/a> CSS preprocessor to implement this stunning snowflake design.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"430\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/steveszc\/embed\/sjhCc\/?height=430&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/steveszc\/pen\/sjhCc\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CSS3 Snowflake<\/a> by Steve Szczecina (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/steveszc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@steveszc<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/VIRU\/pen\/tcjou\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christmas Button<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Smart designs frequently opt for subtle solutions, just like the snowy Christmas Button in this pen. The dark red background is a perfect choice for a Christmas design; not everything needs to be green after all.<\/p>\n<p>The colours, the gradients, the typeface, and the hover effect make this button very elegant and solemn. You need only a few of them to quickly decorate a site for Christmastime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"268\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/VIRU\/embed\/tcjou\/?height=268&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/VIRU\/pen\/tcjou\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tcjou<\/a> by vijender (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/VIRU\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@VIRU<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/aai210\/pen\/oCldL\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Parallax Happy Holiday<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/web-design-scrolling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">parallax scrolling<\/a>, why wouldn\u2019t you use it for your holiday designs? The developer of this pen smartly experimented with the effect, and used the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pixelcog.github.io\/parallax.js\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Parallax.js<\/a> jQuery plugin in a less common way, the scrolling effect is not vertical as usual, but horizontal. The Christmas atmosphere is intensified by an impressive snowfall<\/p>\n<p>If I had to pick on any flaw of this pen, it would be the colour choice: white letters on a partially white background significantly weakens the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/high-contrast-color-design\/\" rel=\"noopener\">accessibility<\/a> of the design.<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"420\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/aai210\/embed\/oCldL\/?height=420&theme-id=0&default-tab=result\" frameborder=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 100%;\">See the Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/aai210\/pen\/oCldL\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Parallax Happy Holiday<\/a> by aai210 (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/aai210\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@aai210<\/a>) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CodePen<\/a>.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/bennettfeely\/pen\/jEbraK\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CSS Christmas Wrapping Paper<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You can create a completely unique Christmas wrapping paper with the help of CSS3. The developer of this pen shows not only one, but six variants for this. 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