Christmas: Top 5, best holiday screensavers,
icon sets for OS X 10.6
The internet is awash in “free” screensavers, but most of the websites offering look a bit trashy and/or scary. That said, here are Christmas and holiday themed screensavers, plus three seasonal icon sets, for Apple’s Snow Leopard that are either free or offer functional demos.
• Gingerbread Cookies, 13.9MB
— ‘Tis the season with a delightful batch of gingerbread cookies
— Free demo w/ four gingerbread men, $5 registration w/ 16 gingerbread men
• Frosted, 10.6MB
— Celebrate winter with your very own digital snowman
— Free demo, $5 registration adds characters, etc.
• A Very 3D Christmas, 1.8MB
— Watch Santa cruise round in his sleigh delivering presents, Christmas countdown clock
— Nagware (not obnoxious), $9.95 gets you 50 Xmas songs, more holiday action
• Falling Snow
— As seen on Macs at the Apple Store, easy customization
— Free
• Jubilee, 11MB
— A vivid jumble of abstract light to celebrate the holidays
— Free
Last but not least is this trio of holiday flavored icon sets:
— Santa Claus Icons and Santa Claus Hat Emoticons from Fast Icons
— Winter Holiday Icons from Icon Drawer
Looking for non-holiday screensavers? Check our Mac apps: Top 10 + 3, best OS X screensavers for a lucky 13 apps to spruce up your Mac.
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