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So you've set up your Christmas tree and covered it with ornaments; hung up your stockings with care; and installed hundreds of sparkly Christmas lights on your house (perhaps even a mechanical Santa). How about your computer? Don't leave your trusty workhorse out of the holiday fun: This free Christmas Lights Windows 7 theme will decorate your desktop with beautifully photographed lights and add a few surprise sound effects.

"Christmas Wallpaper" by Lucy-art
The striking photography highlighted in Christmas Lights comes to you courtesy of DeviantArt members: "Christmas Wallpaper" by Lucy-art, "New Year Wallpaper Dark" by Maarel, "Christmas Bokeh" by jabberjay00, and "Christmas Lights" by NurNurich. The sounds are provided under a Creative Commons license: "Santa Ho Ho Ho" by Jaqvaar, "Christmas Song" by Boater, and "Jingle Bells" by nfrae.

If you're tired of Santas and cutesy holiday decorations, load up this classy Christmas Lights Windows 7 theme and enjoy some sophisticated Christmas cheer.

Note: To install the Windows 7 theme, just unzip the archive file and double-click the themepack within. Windows does the rest.

--Kim Saccio-Kent

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  • Dress up your Windows 7 desktop for the holidays with colorful Christmas lights and cheerful sound effects.

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