MMM-XmasCountdown

mmmallday

https://github.com/wlans/MMM-XmasCountdown

Created this for an Xmas Countdown: Readme below:

MMM-XmasCountdown

A festive Christmas countdown module for MagicMirror² featuring animated emoji graphics.

Features

Real-time countdown to Christmas
Animated Christmas tree with twinkling star
Blinking colored lights
Presents that stack up as Christmas approaches (more presents = closer to Christmas!)
Customizable target date and time
Optional seconds display
Granular animation controls
Low power mode option

Installation

Navigate to your MagicMirror’s modules folder:

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/wlans/MMM-XmasCountdown.git

Configuration

Add the module to your config/config.js file:

{
  module: "MMM-XmasCountdown",
  position: "top_center",
  config: {
    target: "2025-12-25T00:00:00",
    showSeconds: true,
    showTree: true,
    lowPowerMode: false,
    animations: {
      star: true,        // Twinkling star on top of tree
      lights: true,      // Blinking Christmas lights
      sway: true,        // Swaying tree motion
      shimmer: true,     // Shimmering tree layers
      presents: true,    // Bouncing presents
      countdown: true    // Pulsing countdown numbers
    }
  }
}

Configuration Options

Option	Default	Description
`target`	`"2025-12-25T00:00:00"`	Target date and time for the countdown (ISO 8601 format)
`showSeconds`	`true`	Whether to show seconds in the countdown
`showTree`	`true`	Whether to display the animated Christmas tree
`lowPowerMode`	`false`	Disables all animations to save power/resources
`animations`	(see above)	Object to enable/disable individual animations

Animation Options

Each animation can be individually controlled via the animations config object:

star: Twinkling star animation on top of the tree
lights: Blinking colored Christmas lights
sway: Gentle swaying motion of the tree
shimmer: Shimmering effect on tree layers
presents: Bouncing animation on gift boxes
countdown: Pulsing effect on countdown numbers

License

MIT

mickecarlsson

@mmmallday Thanks for the module. I have installed it and made som changes to it. If I used the animation my Pi5 got a little hot as it was running over 65% CPU.
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