Apple Bloom opened her eyes to a snowy Christmas Day at Sweet Apple Acres. She excitedly looked at her flank, but looked very, very depressed when she found no cutie mark. As she slowly dragged herself downstairs, Applejack was waiting for her.

"Howdy, Apple Bloom. How'd ya sleep?"

"Oh, sis, no matter how hard I wish, Santa still wouldn't give me my cutie mark!"

"Well, Santa may not be able to give ya' a cutie mark, but he might be able to give ya' a little help. Go ahead and look under the tree."

Apple Bloom dragged herself to the tree and opened her present.

"Oh, no, a book!"

"Read the title."

Apple Bloom's face lit up with joy when she read the title of her new favorite book.

"101 Ways to Get Your Cutie Mark!"

"Santa knew you were having some trouble, and with this book, ya' can't lose."

"Oh, thanks, big sis!"

"Aw, don't thank me."

"Thanks, Santa! I've gotta show this to Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo!"

She galloped over to the Cutie Mark Crusaders clubhouse and met up with the other two.

"Hey, what'd you get for Christmas, Sweetie Belle?" asked Scootaloo.

"I got '101 More Ways to Get Your Cutie Mark'!" Sweetie Belle replied.

"Ooh, me too! I got '101 Even More Ways to Get Your Cutie Mark'!"

"Ah got '101 Ways to Get Your Cutie Mark'! And with this many ways, we can't lose!"

"I dunno, we've already tried some of the stuff in here," said Scootaloo as she flipped through the pages.

"Some of it we haven't done, either!" said Sweetie Belle. "Like racing and video games…There's even scooting!"

"Scooting? That sounds awesome."

"Well, when do we start?" Apple Bloom asked.

"How about now?!" Sweetie Belle squeaked.

"Okay, let's start with #1: Singin'."

"Well, it's Christmas," Scootaloo declared. "So there must be…"

"Christmas carolers!" screamed the three.

The three rode on Scootaloo's scooter through the Everfree Forest and Fluttershy's yard, waking her up.

"Oh, my. Who could that be?"

"Hey, Fluttershy! Wanna go caroling with us?!" asked Apple Bloom.

"Well, I suppose so, but-"

Scootaloo grabbed her hoof and dragged the yellow pegasus pony with them.

"What about my coat?!" she screamed as she was being dragged down the street.

When they finally got to the Town Square, an exhausted Fluttershy met up with the rest of the Mane 6.

"Whoa!" the three Cutie Mark crusaders gasped.

The Christmas tree that Applejack bought was the best tree anypony had ever seen. It was decorated with tons of ornaments and candy canes from Pinkie's shop. It also had a touch of Rarity's glamour, Applejack's country roots, Fluttershy's love, Rainbow Dash's toughness, and Twilight's magic.

"This is the best tree in the history of everything!" cried Sweetie Belle.

Mayor Mare stepped up to the podium and adjusted her microphone.

"Good morning and Merry Christmas, everypony. I just wanted to welcome you all to the annual Christmas Day Festival. The credit for this marvelous tree goes to the Elements of Harmony."

A tremendous cheer rose up from the crowd.

"Now, before we begin, I'd like to state what Christmas is really all about. It's not really about receiving, but more about giving to others. It's a time to act brotherly or sisterly to total strangers. It's a time to consider the needs of the needy. It's a time to-"

"Get to the point!" shouted a random pony from the crowd.

"But most importantly, it's a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who was a very important man, hence the name "Christmas". Now, let's begin our festivities."

The crowd cheered a tremendous cheer.

"They never pay attention to us Hanukkah ponies," said one Jewish pony.

"Well, at least we get more gifts," replied the second one with a laugh.

"We'll start with our annual day of caroling."

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYPONY!

Hark the herald angels sing!

"Glory to the newborn king!"

Peace on Earth and mercy mild!

God and sinners reconciled!

Joyful, all ye nations rise!

Join the triumph of the skies!

With the angelic host proclaim:

"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Hark the herald angels sing!

"Glory to the newborn king!"