We know decorations are a huge part of the holidays as they help set the mood for celebrations.
For Christmas, hanging the trees, lights, and ornaments is a great way to begin.
Likewise, you could also decorate your Mac, but not literally.
Choose a Festive Live Wallpaper
Start by choosing a Christmas-themed wallpaper.
Either way, you’ll need tochange your desktop background on a Macto make it more festive.
It’s pretty easy to customize the details of the animated wallpaper in the tweaks.
Download:iSnow($0.99)
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Customize Your Folder Icons
The sight of the blue folder icon on Mac can be quite boring.
But macOS gives the creative freedom to tweak certain things to your satisfaction.
Simply download a PNG file of the image you would like to use from a credible source online.
Once you’ve downloaded the PNG file, copy it.
Next, Control-nudge the folder you want to customize.
SelectGet infofrom the dialog that pops up.
Customize Sound Effects and Widgets
The custom alert sound options on Mac are quite limited.
Color Widgets is a free macOS app that can help incorporate Christmas elements into your widget display.
While some templates are free to use, most are only available if you upgrade to the premium plan.
There’s an array of Christmas-themed calendars, quotes, and clock and date templates to choose from.
you’re able to customize these widgets to your taste by uploading images from your Photos library.
Download:Color Widgets: Custom Widgets(Free, premium version available)
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Change the cursor’s color in macOSto set the pointer outline and fill colors to your preferred Christmas color.
Still inSystem prefs, head toAppearanceand pick the corresponding accent and highlight colors.
So, consider choosing complementary colors instead to save you the little trouble of finding your cursor onscreen.
However, you have a broader pool of images to choose from with any of these8K wallpaper sites.
The process is very similar in Safari.
If you need extra help, follow our step-by-step guide oncustomizing the Safari start page in macOS.
And you’re able to finish off with a merry little detaila Santa hat.
Simply head toSystem parameters, select your profile, and hit the profile picture to edit it.
Choose your Memoji and clickEdit.
Here, you customize every little detail of your Memoji character, from the skin color to the headwear.
You’ll find Santa’s hat in theheadwearcategoryjust scroll to the last row.
Select it and set the primary color to red and the secondary colors to white.
