Redshirts Christmas

After last night's Redshirts game, I was wondering exactly what time it was.  In the game, I mean.  We've had nine sessions in two months, and I was estimating that it had been about a year in game.  Looking at my notes, and slapping them into excel, I saw that I was wrong.  It has only been ten months.  In fact, the crew of frozen Popsicles was due to be back at their base on Christmas Eve.

Now, I've done holidays inside of RPGs before.  My favorite has usually been Halloween in D&D.  That's no-brainer right there, especially if you use zombies.

Heh.

I don't think I've ever done Christmas in Space before, though, and definitely not in Stars Without Number.  I'm not exactly sure what I should do.  Something horrific, of course.  Cthulhu Claus.  Yeah.  I like the sound of that.  Well, maybe that wouldn't the the best Christmas present for the players, but it would be one heck of a present for me.  Ho ho ho.

I supposed, at the very least, the characters should exchange gifts.  I'll let them mull that over in their minds. Great - not only do they need to really go shopping, they have to go virtually shopping as well! ;)

So has anyone else put Christmas into their games?  Anything good come out of it?  Anything horrible?

Here is the timeline, for what it is worth:

2/2/3200	The Reprieve blasts out of Perimeter Station Nine.
2/7/3200	Arrival at Three Sisters system.
2/9/3200	Exploration of the Biotonics Ark 3 begins.
2/15/3200	Arrival at Ukraine system.
2/19/3200	Alpha Team captures a Ukrainian Patrol Boat.
2/25/3200	Escape to Three Sisters system.
2/28/3200	Beginning of the construction of Beachhead Base.
6/11/3200	Completion of Beachhead Base.
6/28/3200	Arrival at Banyan system.
7/1/3200	Alpha Team delivers gun printer to the Brambles.
7/2/3200	Lifter pyramid explored.
8/2/3200	Arrival at Tunguska system.
8/3/3200	Submerged Jump Portal discovered in ocean.
9/4/3200	Ship building activities complete.
10/3/3200	Arrival at Thomas Jefferson.
10/4/3200	Alpha Team encounters Warchou and Berserkers.
10/24/3200	The court-martial and execution of Lt. O'Brien.
11/21/3200	Arrival at Levant system.
11/24/3200	Alpha Team acquires the Molten Rain.
12/8/3200	Refueling stop at Tunguska reveals mystery ship.
12/9/3200	Alpha Team meets Charles Shuttleworth.
12/24/3200	Arrival at Beachhead Base on Christmas Eve.

Ho ho ho!

- Ark