In a Nutshell Guide to... Christmas Plugins

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

If you’d like your game to be more Christmassy, here’s how you do it. There seems to be 2 categories for Christmas files: files that are explicitly Christmassy all year round and general files that look Christmassy at Christmas time (Christmas-enabled or Christmas-compatible). Also, there are PEG Christmas Development Kit compatible files and ones that don't use the Kit.

Note: I have not tested these files for functionality, bugs, etc.

Peg’s Christmas Development Kit & Compatible Files

 

is a major mod that adds Christmas related props to compatible BATs. It’s set up to be only Christmassy at Christmas time; the rest of the year the props either disappear or are general (billboards, trees, etc.) If you’d like to make Christmas Development Kit-compatible lots be Christmassy 365, use the mod directly below.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/19114-peg-christmas-365/

(Note: I've seen dependency references to "PEG Xmas-Dev-Kit 205". I'm assuming it's been replaced by or is another name for PEG Christmas Development Kit.)

 

is Christmassy 365 days a year. To change the audio when you get near the village, Peg has created a plugin with other choices.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/14379-peg-mtp-santas-village-alternate-audio/

(EDIT! This plugin is currently bundled with Santa's Village. There will be a folder that says "Audio" w/ its own Readme. To get the sound to work properly on Santa's Village, read that Readme & follow its instructions.)

 a.k.a. The Nick O'Laus Toy Company - seems to be vaguely wintery/Christmassy 365, but has additional decoration at Christmas

 

 

Farmer’s Market most of the year, Christmas Tree lot at Christmas

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=46 - BSC Wish you a Merry Christmas (v1.0)

 

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1138 - SG Industrial Lots IM1 simgoober (v) requires the kit, but I’m not sure if that’s because it has Christmas stuff or it needs it for some other reason

 

Peg also has some of the Mountain Theme Pack files be Christmas enabled.

PEG’s MTP Christmas Enabled Lots

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/30679-peg-mtp-city-portal/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/30682-peg-mtp-civic-center/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/30652-peg-reindeer-rest-stop/ - small empty corral most of the year, Christmas themed at Christmas (and if you check it out on the right date, you may well see Santa's reindeer!)

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1388 - BLS D66 Knickerbockers Christmas Shop BSC (v1.0) needs the MTP but doesn't say it needs the Kit.

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There’s a number of other Christmas files as well. Also, there’s Christmas-enabled files that don’t seem to require Peg’s kit. Some of them have their own dependencies.

Christmas Files

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=542 - St. Nicholas Parks are Christmassy 365. They are a dependency for other Christmas-enabled files.

 

has Mac-compatible Nightlighting!

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=54 - Frasier Wood Christmas Tree Farm - seems only vaguely Christmassy, would be suitable for year-round agricultural use. Contributes to the BSC Rewards System as a Nursery.

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=418 - CCPW Park Walk a.k.a. Christmas Canal Park Walk

 

 

Santa's Workshop is a part of the following CAM Industrial pack. Both of the following 2 files are required (and the CAM as well, obviously):

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1140 & https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1139

 

This may be the same file as above just separately and not requiring the CAM, but uncertain.

 

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/1947-christmas-plaza/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/33414-narrow-functional-pedestrian-laneways-and-plazas/ - the sets of buildings with laneways have multi colored lights strung between the buildings over the laneways. Unclear if that's all year round or just at Christmas. (Either way, it could enhance a Christmas city but doesn't necessarily look explicitly Christmassy on its own, so it could be used for general use.)

 

Christmas-enabled/Christmas-compatible Files

 

Small plaza rest of year, turns into Christmas Market at Christmas. Is a dependency for some other Christmas-enabled files. (Edit: After installing this & all its dependencies, for some reason, it still doesn't show up as a market in December. YMMV.)

 

Newman Inc. Files

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=390 -  Newman Inc Main City Library

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=388  -  Newman Inc Courthouse

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1089 - Newman Inc CCPW Cal's Version (v1.0) requires CCPW Park Walk

 

BSC Christmas Files

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/17486-bsc-wish-you-a-merry-xmas-v3/ - 2 parks that turn Christmassy. One is a park lot with grass and a billboard that changes at Christmas; the other is a plaza with a Santa Claus fountain that ices over in the winter.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/17455-bsc-wish-you-a-merry-xmas-v2/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/17420-bsc-wish-you-a-merry-xmas/

(Note: the dependencies for these can no longer be found individually, but are available in the St. Nicholas Parks.)

 

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29036-telus-plaza/ - Telus Plaza has beautiful Christmas trees on the side of (one of the) Telus building(s) at night, all year round- 

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2557 - SFBT Nikolaikirche gets a Christmas market in the plaza out front at Christmas time. Requires SFBT Christmas Market

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2776 - JENXPARIS Palais du Luxembourg (v1.0) gets a Christmas tree at Christmas time. Requires St. Nicholas Parks

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3214 - Dutch Opera House (v1.0a) gets a Christmas tree at Christmas time (but requires Maxis Rockefeller Center Reward BAT as a dependency for it) https://community.simtropolis.com/SC4-maxis-files/ has it (Separate Mac compatible & Windows versions, but only available bundled with others for Mac)

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/20989-macys-department-store/- Macy's Department Store gets decorated at Christmastime

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/33033-debenhams-department-store/ - Debenham's Department Store also gets decorated at Christmastime (according to the creator in a message)

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/33930-david-jones/ - David Jones receives the same decorations; flowers, buntings, and Happy New Year!

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/33944-marcus-clark-building/ - Marcus Clark is decorated in the same style.

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2043 - Myer Department Store gets it as well (same)

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/24595-ucc-central-park/ - UCC Central Park changes with the seasons, which means holiday decorations in Winter, as well as other content in the other 3 seasons.

 

The entire Peg Utopia Mall Canal series is Christmas Enabled:

https://community.simtropolis.com/tags/mall canal/

 

 

The following 4 files (which are all versions of the Memorial City Park) get a visit from Santa Claus.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32347-memorial-city-park-v1/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32348-memorial-city-park-v2-with-carpark-lh/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32349-memorial-city-park-v2-with-carpark-rh/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32350-memorial-city-park-v3-with-stream/

 

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/1895-crazy-petes-xmas-tree-lot/ - Crazy Pete's Xmas Tree Lot fits the concept of Christmas, but I don't know if it's decorated for it.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/1901-maudes-reindeer-ranch/ - Maude's Reindeer Ranch also fits the concept but doesn't seem to be decorated (except for snow on the ground). This would also work in agricultural settings.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/1884-nexis-xmas-magic/ - Christmas tree @ Christmas, lights the rest of the year

 

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/30164-meh-rockefeller-center-growables/ -  uncertain if this is Christmas compatible, but maybe because original file is, but it has been relotted so I’m not sure if the Christmas tree made it to this lot.

 

Props/Dependencies

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/11421-porkie-props-vol1-european-street-accessories/ - is a prop file that has some props that are decorated between december 15th and january 14th. So if a BAT calls for these props, and it uses the decorated props, it'll change. (And if you're a BATter who wants to add Christmas cheer to your lots, use these props.)

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1393 - JENX Tree Props Vol01 BSC (v1.0) has Christmas enabled trees. (IDK what Lots include these... if you know, please comment below.)

 

FWIW, I have been unable to locate BSC Props Holiday Park RT Vol 01 anywhere, but everyone says it's included in the St. Nicholas Parks, so I recommend simply installing that to use as the dependency for the files that require the Holiday Park props. BSC Props Holiday Park SG Vol 01 MAY be included in BSC Textures Vol 02, as a file requiring the holiday park props linked to this instead, but no guarantees on that. However, we know for SURE that the St. Nicholas Parks includes BSC Props Holiday Park SG Vol 01, so that's probably your best bet.

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https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/1932-holidays-at-the-white-house/ - this White House *replaces* the one in the Landmarks menu, but has a Christmas tree 

http://descargas.capitalsim.net/?sitio=csc&descarga=3611 - is a Christmas themed super pack from a Spanish language SC4 website

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Finally, there's this forum post by Shadow where they say they released their own Christmas Market but I've never been able to find the file. If you have it, please let me know. https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=4366.0

And here's a map shaped like a Christmas Tree: 

 

 

I’ll admit, this list may not be complete. If you know of any other Christmassy or Christmas-compatible files, please reply with the name and a link below and I’ll be sure to update this file!

  Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! 

  Edited September 19, 2024 by c4bl3fl4m3  
Added Mattb325's David Jones & Marcus Clark buildings

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

There's a Macy's department store that comes as a regular or holiday version. It's here:

 

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

On 1/4/2020 at 12:59 PM, SIM-ple Jack said:

There's a Macy's department store that comes as a regular or holiday version.

Thanks, I'll be sure to update the original!

[xxdita 1,097]

I've been seeing quite a few of SimGoober's Santa's Workshops from this pack growing in my Industrial areas. 

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

2 minutes ago, xxdita said:

I've been seeing quite a few of SimGoober's Santa's Workshops from this pack growing in my Industrial areas. 

Awesome, thanks! Do you know if the Santa's Workshops from that pack require the CAM?

[xxdita 1,097]

3 minutes ago, c4bl3fl4m3 said:

Awesome, thanks! Do you know if the Santa's Workshops from that pack require the CAM?

It's set as a Stage 6, so CAM is required, yes. Also, I posted the wrong link. The lot was a hidden gem in the Model Pack required for those lots. For good little boys & girls that actually read the ReadMe's. That pack is here.

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

2 minutes ago, xxdita said:

It's set as a Stage 6, so CAM is required, yes. Also, I posted the wrong link. The lot was a hidden gem in the Model Pack required for those lots. For good little boys & girls that actually read the ReadMe's. That pack is here.

So you need both, right?

[xxdita 1,097]

Sorry, I'm mistaken. You do need both the Lots & Models, as the building desc is in the Model Pack. 

  Edited January 12, 2020 by xxdita  

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

2 minutes ago, xxdita said:

Technically, no. The lot and building desc for Santa's Workshop are in the IM-2 Model Pack. So the pack containing the lots for the remaining models in the pack isn't necessary. 

But cmon, it's SimGoober! Of course you need it all!! 

So question (because I don't have the CAM and can't check it out for myself). Does the building actually look Christmassy? Or is it just labeled "Santa's Workshop" when you query it? If it looks Christmassy, is it all year round, or just at Christmas?

[xxdita 1,097]

I edited that post. You do in fact need both packs. 

I believe it is Christmasy year round. Give me a few minutes and I'll find one in-game. 

[xxdita 1,097]

The candy canes & Christmas trees stay up all year long. 

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

So if you're chasing down Christmas files, quite a few have been added since the last time this thread got bumped. Some I stumbled across myself, others were suggested by others. Thanks for the suggestions everyone, and if you know of any other files with Christmas themes (or you're a BATter who made a file that works Christmas in somehow), please give me a link either here or in my inbox.

[Manuel-ito 322]

A bit late to share this, but... There's an old, fan-made pack at Capital SimCity that contains various themed decorations, from transit enabled Christmas lights to plazas with decorated trees

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

On 2/5/2020 at 9:34 AM, Manuel-ito said:

A bit late to share this

Not late at all. Christmas will come around again. Thanks for sharing! Do the items in this pack change to Christmassy at Christmas time or are they all Christmas all year round? (Depending which is which depends under what category it gets posted.)

[Manuel-ito 322]

On 6/2/2020 at 3:13 PM, c4bl3fl4m3 said:

Do the items in this pack change to Christmassy at Christmas time or are they all Christmas all year round?

The pack is fairly basic (it was made back in 2006, when Rush Hour was still young ), so the items stay the same all year round.

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

Bump for Xmas 2020, to see if anyone has any new BATs or mods they'd like to add to the list (also so more people see this and utilize it during the season.)

[Shaggy83 8]

will test the JENX Tree Props Vol01 BSC (v1.0)  for the missing file of BSC Props Holiday Park RT Vol 01 - right now i'm getting a box on the Wish you a merry Xmas lot.

 

EDIT - after test I can confirm i'm still getting a box on the BSC Wish you a Merry Xmas lot.  (sad face)

  Edited December 5, 2020 by Shaggy83  
Did a test of a lot - didn't want to post twice.