diff --git a/assets/css/mainSite.css b/assets/css/mainSite.css
index 85a74ca..1164432 100644
--- a/assets/css/mainSite.css
+++ b/assets/css/mainSite.css
@@ -3145,4 +3145,21 @@ small {
       position: fixed;
       transform: translateY(5px);
    }
+}
+
+/* xmas hat */
+.xmasHat {
+   position: fixed;
+   top: 0;
+   left: 0;
+   z-index: 9;
+   width: 80px;
+   transform: translate(-5px, -35px);
+   cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 1148px) {
+   .xmasHat {
+      transform: translate(40px, -35px);
+   }
 }
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diff --git a/assets/imgs/xmas_hat.png b/assets/imgs/xmas_hat.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c93098
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/imgs/xmas_hat.png differ
diff --git a/assets/js/pageLoader.js b/assets/js/pageLoader.js
index c623561..e4e1c53 100644
--- a/assets/js/pageLoader.js
+++ b/assets/js/pageLoader.js
@@ -391,3 +391,18 @@ function countdown() {
         timeLeft--;
     }
 } 
+
+// if december, force christmas mode (merry christmas mfs)
+// or happy holidays, whatever you celebrate :p
+// if you celebrate, idk why im being technical as always in code comments no one will ever see lmaoo
+if (currentMonth === 12) {
+   const hat = document.createElement("img");
+   hat.src = "/assets/imgs/xmas_hat.png";
+   hat.draggable = false;
+   hat.className = "xmasHat";
+   hat.onclick = () => {
+      window.location.replace("/home");
+   }
+
+   document.body.appendChild(hat);
+}
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diff --git a/assets/js/ts_fas_acih.js b/assets/js/ts_fas_acih.js
index cd5af14..1b035ab 100644
--- a/assets/js/ts_fas_acih.js
+++ b/assets/js/ts_fas_acih.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const pathName = pageURL.pathname;
 let isOnDesktopApp = null;
 
 // TransSocial Version
-let transsocialVersion = "v2024.11.17";
-let transsocialUpdate = "v20241117-1";
+let transsocialVersion = "v2024.12.1";
+let transsocialUpdate = "v2024121-1";
 let transsocialReleaseVersion = "pre-alpha";
 
 const notices = document.getElementsByClassName("version-notice");
diff --git a/updates.html b/updates.html
index 7575cde..0c6fa53 100644
--- a/updates.html
+++ b/updates.html
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ <h1 id="selectedFilter" style="text-decoration: underline; margin-bottom: 5px;">
                      <div id="prealphaVersions">
                         <p>Trying to find older updates? You may be interested in the InDev tab, since TransSocial is no longer in InDev!</p>
 
+                        <div class="update">
+                           <h2>v2024.12.1_pre-alpha</h2>
+                           <h3 style="color: var(--text-semi-transparent);">Released: December 1, 2024</h3>
+                              <li>Added Santa hat to header (it's December, I have to)</li>
+                        </div>
+                        
+                        <br />
+                        
                         <div class="update">
                            <h2>v2024.11.17_pre-alpha</h2>
                            <h3 style="color: var(--text-semi-transparent);">Released: November 17, 2024</h3>