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Christmas is around the corner, and if you are looking for some free Christmas themes to dress up your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 PC, you have come to the right place.
“Full decoration
In anticipation of times
Marked with laughter and cheer
And day long awaited
And much celebrated
Christmas is finally here”
- Donna Summer
Christmas is here … well almost here! And we are here to get you into the Christmas spirit! We’re sure the Christmas preparations are under way, buying gifts for your loved ones, getting that big green tree, dressing it up and lighting up your house. Most of you must be experimenting and creating and installing your own Windows 8 themes, but if you are looking for some ready-to-use Windows 8 Christmas themes, you may want to check these out.
Windows 8 Christmas Themes
You can use these themes for Windows 7 and above, but its real beauty shines when you have Windows 8.1 and the option to use the Desktop background on the Start screen enabled. If not, we highly recommend you do so. It makes the transition from Desktop to Modern UI really smooth.
Snowmen Theme
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What’s Christmas without the cheery old Snowman? This theme will give you 8 desktop backgrounds, and a snow white window colour that matches with the theme really well. Go get it here (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/snowmen-download-theme).
Snowy Night Theme
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It’s Christmas eve, the bridges are blocked with snow and going out is not an option. What else can you do except watch the snowfall from your big windows while sipping a cup of Hot Chocolate. If this tips the scale more towards the fantasy side rather than reality, try out this Snowy Night Theme that gives you almost the same feeling. Almost. Bundled are 13 images of snowy nights and an ice blue window colour to match. Go get it here (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/snowy-night-download-theme).
Ice Castles Theme
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Who doesn’t love Ice Castles? Dress up your screen with these 6 striking pictures of Ice Castles from around the world. You windows will be matched with a soft icy blue hue. Download Ice Castles Theme (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ice-castles-download-theme).
Twinkle Wish Theme
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This one’s for your kid. Or the kid in you. Live out that era of bight coloured Christmas books and the fascinating time of magical wish granting stars. Switch between 6 wallpapers based on Santa and stars and snowy nights. Bundled is the Window colour as white as Santa’s beard. Download Twinkle Wish Theme (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/twinkle-wish-download-theme).
Holiday Lights Theme
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Light up your screen, literally with these 17 Holiday Lights background. Get it from Microsoft (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holiday-lights-download-theme).
All of the themes are available from the Windows website. Just click the “Download theme” button from the themes you like, and once they are downloaded launching the ‘.themepack‘ file and the theme will be applied, automatically.
You can browse the Themes page (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/themes) from the Windows website to discover more beautiful themes spread across various categories. While you can always find a way to use Windows 8 themes and theme packs on Windows 7, Windows 7 users may want to go here (http://www.windows8newsinfo.com/smf/index.php?topic=24925.0) and check out some more cool Christmas Themes for Windows 7.
via:twc