Kris Kringle/Secret Santa post from Syrana

Happy Merry Winter Veilmaskah, all you WoW in an Hour readers! This is Syrana, an evil warlock with a heart of gold (just don't tell anyone, k?), from Sideshow & Syrana. I'm here to bring you a fun, holidayish post as part of the Blog Azeroth Kris Kringle shared topic. I'd say I'm Gameldar's Secret Santa, but as you can see... my present is arriving a tad late (and a little dinged up, I might add).

So, let's see, what are some fun holiday activities you can do with limited playtime?

There's certainly the Winter Veil quests and activities. Blizzard seems to understand the importance of having this in game holiday last for half a month so that we can enjoy the holidays in game and out without too much trouble.

I dare say, though, little Metzen is horrible with directions. How exactly does he end up in the desert every year?!

Back to my point, the Winter Veil quests are quick and easy to do. Hey, you even get presents if you don't do any of them! What's not to love?

The achievements to earn the Merrymaker title are also quite doable in small allotments of time. Even if you don't get them all done this year, you can easily finish them off next year. Honestly, I think Merrymaker is one of the easier and quicker titles to get. It's very time friendly. I earned it last year (Merrymaker Syrana... a warlock... /giggle) much quicker than I thought I would!

If you want to try and finish it up before it ends this year (or heck, even for future reference on any characters) you'll want to check out this great guide put together by Brajana of Mend Pet!

Now, if you are like me, even if you have only an hour or so to play for the night sometimes ya just want to kinda hang out in game. I'm notorious for logging in just to chat or play the meta-bag game.

Here are some fun ideas to pass some time and spread holiday cheer (no wand needed!):

1 - Dress up in those winter clothes. As long as you aren't in a snowy part of Azeroth, you won't catch cold. Stock up on some mistletoe and snowflakes. Hang out at the inn and /kiss passers-by and sprinkle them with mistletoe or snowflakes. You'll be surprised at how cheery that makes those around you!

2 - Wrap up random grey items in wrapping paper and mail them to your friends and guildmates. Who wouldn't want a very pretty rock, a rusty shank, or a bottle of rum? They'll laugh. They'll cry. Just be cautious of any return packages.

3 - Have the Winter Veil Disguise kit that turns you into a snowman? Put it on when in a hot climate zone and yell "I'm melting!" Someone will come to your rescue.

4 - Play reindeer games. I'm not entirely sure what those consist of, but use some holly to change your mount into one and... play!

Thanks for reading! Sideshow and I (Syrana! You forgot already?) wish you all happy holidays! Also, be sure to check out the Twisted Nether post that is keeping track of all the lovely Secret Santa guest post gifts!