The internet is awash in “free” screensavers, but most of the websites offering them look a bit trashy and/or scary. That said, here are five 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 for a delightful batch of gingerbread cookies
— Free demo w/ four gingerbread men, $5 registration nets you 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 X’mas 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 Top 10 + 3, best OS X screensavers for a lucky 13 apps to spruce up your Mac.