User blog:Shurow/Top 5 - Holiday Parties

 Hello wikians! It's December and that means it's time for the best part of the year! One of things I look forward to every year, is Club Penguin's annual Holiday Party. This year will be Club Penguin's 10th Holiday Party, wow! In honor of Christmas and the upcoming Merry Walrus Party, here is the Top 5 best Holiday/Christmas parties! I will also be sharing my opinion on Club Penguin's newest Christmas event later in the blog. 

5 - 2009
Starting with number 5, is the Holiday Party 2009! Now, I never personally attended this Holiday Party, but I wish I had because it looked pretty awesome! This was the very first holiday event to be called a Holiday Party. It was also the very first Holiday Party to give away an item in Penguin Mail, first to have a night sky, and the first to include Santa's Sled. It had many returning decorations from the 2008 party, and also had lots of cool new ones.



4 - 2012
Popping in at number 4 is the Holiday Party 2012! Honestly, the Holiday Party 2012 was pretty much a lesser Holiday Party 2011, but it was still pretty epic! For the second year in a row, Club Penguin kept the tradition of daily gifts, and didn't forget the non-members. This year, as a twist for Coins for Change, we got to buy cookies and transform into lots of cool things. We also saw the return of some epic decorations from previous years, but we also got to see some cool redesigns of classic decor. The Dock was given a new epic look and EPIC new music. This party closed off a pretty awesome year for Club Penguin! (Yes, 2012 was fun I admit it.)



3 - 2011
At number 3 is the Holiday Party 2011! This was my first Holiday Party after coming back to Club Penguin in October 2011. This year Club Penguin introduced a lot of new ideas that completely changed the Holiday Party as we know it. They introduced all new decorations, daily gifts, A Humbug Holiday, and the Bakery! We got lots of cool pins, backgrounds, and an EPIC Gingerbread Cookie Costume. Also, this year for Coins for Change, Club Penguin DOUBLED the amount of money they would donate to charity to two million!



2 - 2007
Coming up at number two is the Christmas Party 2007! This super awesome Christmas Party was my very first, and is one of my top 10 favorite parties of all time! It was full of trains, Christmas trees, and had an awesome 'classic Christmas' touch. 2007 was also the first year Club Penguin had Coins for Change! Although unlike succeeding events, Coins for Change didn't actually occur during the party, but you still got a cool Bell! It was an epic party, but it wasn't enough to land at the number one spot.



1 - 2008
And finally the number one best Christmas Party is...the Christmas Party 2008!! For the third Top 5 in a row, 2008 occupies the number one spot. It was the most epic party of the most epic year! The 2008 Christmas Party was out first to celebrate with Rockhopper and the first party to ever decorate the HQ! There was all new decorations and all new music. And for the first time in Club Penguin history, it was actually SNOWING on the Iceberg and Ski Hill! There were 31 different rooms decorated, which at the time was almost EVERY room. Now that is how you spread a party. We got to take pictures with Santa at the Forest, and help him make toys in the Dance Lounge. There were also three new stories to read in the Book Room! It was the greatest Christmas Party ever held, and is one of my top 10 favorite events ever.

 And that is another installment of my Top 5's! Let me know in the comments what you think are the best Holiday/Christmas parties.

Now, this month Club Penguin is going to be having a "Merry Walrus Party," which I guess is supposed to be some kind of new holiday tradition. What do I think? Honestly, it seems kind of weird. Personally, I prefer the Holiday party and I don't think there was anything wrong with it. The name was just fine, Club Penguin just did a poor job of actually including other holidays into it.

And why a walrus? That seems very odd. Walruses and penguins just don't go together, sorry. I have no problem with Club Penguin making their own Santa figure, but a walrus? Weird. Anyways, I hope the party turns out well like all the previous traditions. I'm willing to give this Merry Walrus idea a chance, but I honestly don't think it will be the same as the traditional Holiday Party. I hope Club Penguin doesn't ruin the reputation the Holiday Party has. If they do, I will be against Merry Walrus completely.

--  S  h  u  r  o  w  03:25, December 6, 2014 (UTC)