Aura Awakening

Added: the Christmas Wonderland pack

• A separate datapack for Minecraft 26.3 (data pack format 121). 146 functions, 9 crafting recipes and 12 advancements. Server-side only: no mods and no resource pack. No loot tables or predicates, because their format changed in 26.3.
• Its own namespace: everything lives under xmas (scores start with xmas.), so it sits beside the sl pack. Nothing in Aura Awakening was changed.
• Chat menu for every player with /trigger xmas: Advent Calendar, Gift Shop, Jingle Bells, Secret Santa, your Nice score and an item guide. No operator permission needed.
• Starter kit on first join: a Santa Hat (worn if your head is free), 3 Candy Canes and a Wrapped Present, plus all 9 recipes unlocked. Returning players get a welcome-back message.
• Advent Calendar: 24 doors, one per player per Minecraft day. Door 24 is Christmas Day with a server-wide announcement, 3 presents, 3 diamonds and Frosty's Carrot.
• Gift Shop priced in emeralds, with 10 offers from a 2 emerald Hot Cocoa pack to a 12 emerald Santa's Wand.

Added: items and recipes

• Santa's Wand: a Snow Blast beam that freezes and slows mobs, glows them and frosts the block it hits.
• Tree-in-a-Box: plants a 14-block decorated tree with presents and a star. Trees heal players nearby.
• Frosty's Carrot: summons Frosty, a fire-proof snow golem helper.
• Wrapped Present: 16 possible rewards in four tiers (common, uncommon, rare and a 2% jackpot with a Totem of Undying or an Enchanted Golden Apple). Naughty players get coal.
• Snow Globe: a blizzard burst with snow on the ground, rain, slowed mobs and healing for players.
• Sleigh Bell: Speed II and Jump Boost II for everyone within 12 blocks.
• Santa Hat: Luck and snowflakes while worn.
• Treats: Candy Cane (Speed II and Regeneration), Gingerbread Man (Absorption II) and Hot Cocoa (Regeneration and Resistance).
• Lump of Coal: the naughty-list present.
• 9 recipes for the Candy Cane, Gingerbread Man, Hot Cocoa, Santa Hat, Santa's Wand, Snow Globe, Sleigh Bell, Tree-in-a-Box and Frosty's Carrot. Presents have no recipe.

Added: events and social play

• Santa's flyover: every 15 minutes or so, glowing presents fall from the sky near every Overworld player, with a title, chat message and bells.
• The Grinch: a giant green zombie boss with a boss bar. He steals presents from players nearby; defeating him gives everyone 2 presents and returns what he took.
• Present drops: every mob kill has a 3% chance to give a Wrapped Present.
• Nice List: killing zombies, skeletons, creepers and spiders raises your score. Killing villagers, iron golems, snow golems, cats, wolves or players lowers it. At -10 or lower, presents become coal.
• Secret Santa: spend a present to send a fresh one to a random player online, and earn Nice points.
• Jingle Bells music box played on bell notes.

Added: atmosphere, admin tools and advancements

• Atmosphere: falling snow particles in the Overworld, an optional snow blanket of real snow layers, Santa-hat zombies and skeletons (Zombie Claus and Skeleton Claus), occasional chimes and a chat tip every 5 minutes.
• Admin config with 8 clickable toggles (snow particles, snow blanket, mob hats, Santa event, Grinch event, kill drops, ambient bells, chat tips) and 3 numbers (minutes between Santa visits, minutes between Grinch visits, present drop chance).
• Admin functions: test kit, start or end Santa and the Grinch now, plant a tree, Nice List on the sidebar or tab list, and a full uninstall.
• 12 advancements in a Christmas Wonderland tab, including Grinch Grinder (a challenge) and Naughty, Naughty.

Notes

• The pack was generated and checked with a script (every file parses and every function reference resolves). It has not been run in the game yet, so test it on a copy of the world first.
• Santa-hat mobs wear a helmet, which delays sunburn for a while. Turn off mob_hats if you do not want that.
• The snow blanket places real blocks, so it is off by default.