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Finally, finally - it's that time again, and we had lots of votes to run the comm challenge again this year, and so... Welcome to the 2018

discoveredinalj Pros December-Christmas-Winter-Solstice-festival-of-light-of-all-kinds challenge!

My first request is something of a plea - I thought I'd left it a bit late to ask anyone to do the banner this year, and so I've cobbled something together myself, but - it's really not my strong point, and if anyone does have time to do something much more wonderful, it would be appreciated! I give you a little version, so you can see how low my bar is set... *g*

On to even more important things... *g* If you'd like to participate in our Pros December-Christmas-Winter-Solstice-festival-of-light-of-all-kinds challenge (please do!), then you simply need to choose a free date from the calendar and let me know in the comments. That day is then yours to post something Pros-y and somehow seasonal to the comm. It doesn't have to be Christmas-y, it could just be winter-ish, or it could be related to another celebration or festival - perhaps you prefer Hanukkah, or Bodhi Day, or to celebrate the long summer (cos you're in the southern half of the world...) Your post might be inspired by the prompt on the calendar day you choose - or not. It might even be completely anti-Christmas (although a passing reference to fit into the challenge would be nice), and just be a present offered to any Pros fans passing through the com. You can also post as often as you like on that day - just once, half a dozen times, every hour on the hour - it's entirely yours to be as Pros-y as you'd like to be.

The hope is that people will receive something Pros in their flist (or by visiting the comm) every day leading up to Christmas, and even through and to the New Year.

It doesn't have to be fic that's posted, of course - although that's always brilliant, obviously - it could be art, or icons or other graphics, or it could be something completely different. Your own Pros trivia quiz? Doyle's letter to Santa? Betty's Christmas card list? Start a discussion about why Cowley adores winter and the lads hate it? Make up a Pros wordsearch puzzle, or colouring-in page! Post that scan you have of a pic no one else would see otherwise! Anything connected to our lads and CI5 is welcome. *g*

heliophile_oxon gave me a hand choosing the theme this year (thank you! *g*), and the prompts are of course from It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Some might be more challenging than others - and for an extra challenge, have a go at making your prompt funny! - , but you don't have to use them or think about them at all - they're just extra inspiration for anyone who'd like it.

As ever, I'm happy to post for you, if you'd rather not do it yourself for any reason (such as Christmas being a hugely busy time for many people!) If you'd like to offer "extra content" that can be slotted into days nobody has claimed, or if someone has a disaster and can't fill their day after all, that would be greatly appreciated as well! Drop me an email at my address on the User Info page.

Please sign up as soon as possible (so that I can organise for whatever days appear to be empty etc.) but feel free to sign up any time the comm is running – if you're suddenly inspired on 16th December to post on the 17th, and it's still an empty day, then comment below and go for it!

To sign up, please comment below with the date/s you would like to post or have your work/creation posted. I will then snag the icon you've used (please make it a Pros one, and not an animated one, otherwise the calendar makes me dizzy... *g*) to block off those day/s for you on the calendar. Then all you need to do is post on that day! The icons on the calendar will then also become links to your post.

We do ask that you use GMT (lads' time) when you post, and post between midnight and midnight lads' time on your day - this is just because, with people all over the world posting, times and posts can get tangled otherwise. This time converter is helpful if you're not sure.

If you'd like to see how it's worked in previous years, you can find links to all the comm challenges on the user info page (all up to date now!) - simply click on the banner and you will be taken to all the entries with the challenge tag. If you find the challenge calendar, you'll be able to click on any day to see what was posted. *g* And there are twelve other Christmas/Solstice/Winter challenges to explore and be inspired by!

If I've missed out anything vital, or you have any questions, the do let me know in the comments - and otherwise, sign-ups are open, for the twelfth Pros Christmas/Solstice/Winter

discoveredinalj challenge!

1st It came upon	2nd a midnight clear	3rd That glorious song	4th of old	5th From angels
6th bending near	7th the earth	8th To touch	9th their harps of gold	10th Peace on earth
11th goodwill to men	12th From heaven's	13th all gracious king	14th The world	15th in solemn
16th stillness lay	17th To hear	18th the angels sing	19th Still through	20th the cloven skies
21st they came	22nd With peaceful	23rd wings unfurled	24th And still	25th Happy Christmas Day!
26th their heavenly	27th music floats	28th Through all	29th the weary world	30th Above its sad
31st and lowly plains				1st They bend
2nd on hovering wing	3rd And ever o'er	4th its Babel sounds	5th the blessed angels	6th sing

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From:

merentha13.livejournal.com

Hi! I'd like the 23rd please. I'll pick up a second date if needed, too.

Thanks for setting this up. :-)

From:

byslantedlight.livejournal.com

Hurrah! I wondered if anyone would be quick enough to catch me before I went to bed - the 23rd is all yours!

And thanks - we'll see how we go after people have had a chance to choose first dates, and then I'll drop you a line... *g*