Nolver's Theme Designs: Theme: Merry Christmas! Jesus Was Born

Celebrate the true meaning of the season and give your blog a radiant holiday makeover with the 'Merry Christmas! Jesus Was Born' theme. Set against deep, textured dark backgrounds with glowing crimson ambient lights, this full-page layout frames your content in brilliant, star-sparkled ruby pillars and vintage gold corner filigree. The design blends faith and holiday tradition, featuring hanging ruby ornaments, sleek contrast reading panels, and a touching central portrait of Jesus accented by a frosted filmstrip banner. Finished with a lush row of gold-embossed and snowflake-patterned baubles resting in snow across the footer, this template creates a deeply meaningful, warm, and brilliantly festive atmosphere. ✝️🎄❤️🌟✨

The font that is used for this theme is Times New Roman.

Download the XML file here and open it.

**Update September 13, 2026: The AI version for this theme is coming soon.**

Instructions for installing a theme using XML can be found on this page.

If you're only interested in the CSS codes, copy the codes below:

/* Merry Christmas! Jesus Was Born theme, ©December 2013, designed by Nolver®, all rights reserved (http://nolversprettytags.com) */
/* Photo credits and tags: Nolver */
/* This theme may not be edited, altered or modified and I'm not giving any permission! */
/* You are free to use this theme anytime, for more info and themes, visit me on http://nolversthemedesigns1.blogspot.com */

/*******************************************************************************************************/

body {
background: url(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/11276200486_df30ed83bd_o.jpg) repeat fixed center 0 black !important;
color: white;
font: 20px Times New Roman;
padding: 0 220px 0 220px;
cursor: url("https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7939594/Cursors/Jesus%20cursor.ani"), url("https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4069/4244688330_20aff5ec27_o.gif"), default;
}

.body-fauxcolumn-outer .cap-top .cap-left, .body-fauxcolumn-outer .cap-top {
background: transparent none;
width: 100%;
}

a, a:link, a:visited {
color: white;
cursor: url("https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7939594/Cursors/Jesus%20cursor.ani"), url("https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4069/4244688330_20aff5ec27_o.gif"), pointer;
}

a:hover {
color: red;
text-decoration: none;
cursor: url("https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7939594/Cursors/Jesus%20cursor.ani"), url("https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4069/4244688330_20aff5ec27_o.gif"), pointer;
}

.Header h1 {
border-radius: 30px;
-moz-border-radius: 30px;
-webkit-border-radius: 30px;
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000;
background: url("https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/11276354895_bf0cf88574_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 5px ridge #FF0000;
bottom: 155px;
color: #FF0000;
font: italic bold 51px Times New Roman;
left: -30px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000, 5px 5px 15px #FFFFFF, 5px 5px 15px #FFFFFF, -5px -5px 15px #FFFFFF;
width: 843px;
z-index: 1;
}

.Header h1 a {
color: #FF0000;
}

.Header h1 a:hover {
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}

/* Top frame */
header {
background: url("https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3757/11276272643_ecedab1cf5_o.jpg") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
height: 393px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
right: 95px;
width: 1100px;
z-index: 1;
}

/* Removing the lightgrey transparent background */
.header-outer {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
}

/* The tag */
.header-inner .Header #header-inner {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px black;
background: url("https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/11276197676_59953d1d6b_o.jpg") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
height: 578px;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow: visible;
position: relative;
top: 587px;
width: 852px;
z-index: 1;
}

/* Middle frame */
div.main-outer {
background: url("https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3718/11276272733_a9b4ca692c_o.jpg") repeat-y scroll 0 0 transparent;
margin: 0;
padding-bottom: 500px;
position: relative;
right: 95px;
top: 0;
width: 1100px;
}

/* Title of the tag */
.Header .description {
border-radius: 30px;
-moz-border-radius: 30px;
-webkit-border-radius: 30px;
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000;
background: url("https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/11276354895_bf0cf88574_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 5px ridge #FF0000;
color: #FF0000;
font-family: Times New Roman;
font-size: 22px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
height: 50px;
line-height: 43px;
margin: 0;
overflow: auto;
position: absolute;
right: 123px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000, 5px 5px 15px #FFFFFF, 5px 5px 15px #FFFFFF, -5px -5px 15px #FFFFFF;
top: 625px;
width: 600px;
}

/* Equivalent: div#page_start */
div.columns {
left: 369px;
padding-top: 1250px;
position: relative;
}

div.columns img {
max-height: 400px;
max-width: 400px;
}

div.columns embed, div.columns object, div.columns iframe, div.columns video {
max-width: 400px;
}

a.quickedit img {
width: auto !important;
}

.post-body img, .post-body .tr-caption-container, .Profile img, .Image img, .BlogList .item-thumbnail img {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11276274273_a97e961d81_o.png") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
padding: 15px !important;
}

div#sidebar-right-1 img {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
max-height: 194px;
width: 194px;
}

div#sidebar-right-1 embed, div#sidebar-right-1 object, div#sidebar-right-1 iframe, div#sidebar-right-1 video {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
width: 194px;
}

.column-center-outer {
max-width: 589px;
width: 100%;
}

/* Bottom frame */
footer {
background: url("https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/11276162975_61a67d04e3_o.jpg") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
bottom: 0;
height: 516px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
right: 95px;
width: 1100px;
}

/* Removes contentwrapper background color */
div.content-inner {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
background: transparent none;
margin-bottom: 200px;
position: relative;
top: 100px;
width: 1000px;
}

.content-outer {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.fauxborder-left, .fauxcolumn-right-outer .fauxcolumn-inner, .fauxborder-right {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent !important;
position: relative;
border: none;
}

/* Equivalent: itemboxsub */
h2, h2.date-header {
border-radius: 20px 20px 20px 20px;
-moz-border-radius: 20px 20px 20px 20px;
-webkit-border-radius: 20px 20px 20px 20px;
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black, 0 0 10px 7px black inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black, 0 0 10px 7px black inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black, 0 0 10px 7px black inset;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11293897216_c5e9020790_o.png") no-repeat scroll 14px center, linear-gradient(90deg, #000 40%, red 89%, red 93%) repeat scroll 0 0%, none no-repeat scroll left center black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11293897216_c5e9020790_o.png") no-repeat scroll 14px center, -o-linear-gradient(90deg, #000 40%, red 89%, red 93%) repeat scroll 0 0%, none no-repeat scroll left center black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11293897216_c5e9020790_o.png") no-repeat scroll 14px center, -moz-linear-gradient(90deg, #000 40%, red 89%, red 93%) repeat scroll 0 0%, none no-repeat scroll left center black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11293897216_c5e9020790_o.png") no-repeat scroll 14px center, -webkit-linear-gradient(90deg, #000 40%, red 89%, red 93%) repeat scroll 0 0%, none no-repeat scroll left center black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11293897216_c5e9020790_o.png") no-repeat scroll 14px center, -ms-linear-gradient(90deg, #000 40%, red 89%, red 93%) repeat scroll 0 0%, none no-repeat scroll left center black;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#FFFF0000', endColorstr='#FF000000', GradientType=0);
border: 3px outset #fff;
color: white !important;
font-family: Times New Roman !important;
font-size: 25px !important;
font-style: italic !important;
height: 108px;
line-height: 1.6 !important;
margin: 20px -2px !important;
padding: 5px 10px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
text-transform: capitalize;
}

.date-header span {
color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Times New Roman;
font-size: 25px;
line-height: 1.6;
margin: 20px -2px;
padding: 5px 10px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

/* Equivalent: cattitle */
h3.post-title, h3.post-title a, h3.post-title a:link, h3.post-title a:visited {
color: #FF0000;
font-family: Times New Roman;
font-size: 30px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

h3.post-title a:hover {
color: white;
}

/* Equivalent: itembox/itemboxalbum */
.main-inner .widget h2 + div, .footer-inner .widget h2 + div, div.post-outer {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0,0,0, 0.70) inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0,0,0, 0.70) inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0,0,0, 0.70) inset;
background: url("https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3669/11276273523_2e4cf00d48_o.png") repeat scroll 0 0 black;
border: 2px inset #FFFFFF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 20px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 25px;
padding: 10px 10px 50px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

div.date-posts {
box-shadow: none !important;
-moz-box-shadow: none !important;
-webkit-box-shadow: none !important;
background: none !important;
border: none !important;
}

div.widget-content {
font-family: Times New Roman;
}

div.widget-content img {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
}

div#sidebar-right-1 img.profile-img {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 1px black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11276274273_a97e961d81_o.png") repeat scroll center 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
height: 150px;
left: 6px;
margin-top: 5px;
position: relative;
width: 150px;
}

div#sidebar-right-1.sidebar .widget {
position: relative;
right: 882px;
width: 220px;
}

/* Equivalent: itemshadow */
.main-inner .widget, div#date-outer {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11276274273_a97e961d81_o.png") repeat scroll center 0 transparent;
border: 5px solid #000000;
margin: 20px -16px 25px;
padding: 22px 22px 50px;
position: relative;
width: 574px;
}

.post-footer {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11276274273_a97e961d81_o.png") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 25px;
line-height: 1.6;
margin: 20px 11px 0;
padding: 5px 10px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
}

.post-footer a {
color: #fff;
}

.post-footer a:hover {
color: #000;
}

/* Credits */
div#footer-3.foot {
bottom: 75px;
color: #000000;
font-size: 25px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
left: 55px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
width: 932px;
}

div#footer-3.foot a {
color: #000000;
font-weight: bold;
}

div#footer-3.foot a:hover {
color: white;
}

div.feed-links, div.feed-links a, div.feed-links a:link, div.feed-links a:visited {
color: white;
font-style: italic;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px black;
}

div.feed-links a:hover {
color: black;
}

#blog-pager {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
-moz-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
background-color: transparent;
border: none;
font-size: 120%;
margin-top: 1em;
padding: 15px;
}

.blog-pager-older-link, .home-link, .blog-pager-newer-link {
background-color: transparent;
color: #FFFFFF !important;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

.blog-pager-older-link:hover, .home-link:hover, .blog-pager-newer-link:hover {
color: black !important;
}

.cap-top, .cap-bottom, .cap-left, .cap-right {
background-repeat: repeat-x;
height: 0;
position: absolute;
}

/* Divider */
.tabs-outer {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
left: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
position: absolute;
top: 1304px;
width: 1000px;
z-index: 2;
}

/* Buttons */
.tabs-inner .widget ul {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: medium none;
height: auto;
left: -34px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
top: 55px;
width: 955px;
z-index: 3;
}

.tabs-inner .widget li.selected a, .tabs-inner .widget li a, .tabs-inner .widget li a:hover {
background: url("https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/11276234074_5a2217f9e4_o.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: medium none;
color: #FF0000;
float: none;
font: italic bold 25px/30px Times New Roman;
height: 96px;
margin: 0;
padding: 33px 46px 0 44px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000, 5px 5px 15px #FFFFFF, 5px 5px 15px #FFFFFF;
width: 210px;
}

.tabs-inner .widget li.selected a, .tabs-inner .widget li a:hover {
color: white;
}

.tabs .widget li, .tabs .widget li {
height: 129px;
list-style-image: none;
margin-bottom: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
width: 300px;
}

li {
list-style-image: url(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3363/3236699950_7fe06a192d_o.gif);
}

.widget .zippy {
color: red;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.comments h4 {
color: #D3D3D3;
font: italic bold 30px Times New Roman;
margin: 0.75em 0 0;
}

/* Owner's reply */
.comments .comment-thread.inline-thread {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) inset;
background: url("https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/11276354895_bf0cf88574_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px inset #FFFFFF;
}

.comments .comments-content .comment-replies a, div#bc_0_0T_box.comment-replybox-thread a {
color: #FFFFFF;
}

.comments .comments-content .comment-replies a:hover, div#bc_0_0T_box.comment-replybox-thread a:hover {
color: red;
}

.comments .continue {
border-top: 2px solid red;
}

li.comment {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11276274273_a97e961d81_o.png") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF !important;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-weight: bold;
list-style-image: none;
margin-top: 20px;
padding: 10px !important;
}

div.comment-header a, span.item-control a, .comments .comment .comment-actions a {
color: #FFFFFF !important;
font-style: italic;
}

div.comment-header a:hover, span.item-control a:hover, .comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover {
color: black !important;
text-decoration: none;
}

.comments .comment-block {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent !important;
margin-left: 48px;
position: relative;
}

/* For when the feed is turned off */
#comments .comment-author {
border-top: 2px solid red;
}

/* Removing the border from an avatar */
#comments .avatar-image-container img {
border: medium none;
}

textarea {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000 inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 5px #000000 inset;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FF0000;
border: 2px inset #FFFFFF;
color: #000000;
font-family: Times New Roman;
font-size: 20px;
font-weight: bold;
height: 100px;
padding: 2px;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
width: 431px;
}

/* Error message */
.status-msg-body {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) inset;
background: url("https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/11276354895_bf0cf88574_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px inset #FFFFFF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 24px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
height: 100px;
margin-left: -12px;
padding: 10px;
position: relative;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

.status-msg-body a {
color: white;
}

.status-msg-body a:hover {
color: red;
}

.status-msg-bg {
background-color: transparent;
}

/* Credit box */
div#editor div {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
background: url("https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11276274273_a97e961d81_o.png") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 21px;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 22px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
margin-left: 40px;
margin-right: 40px;
min-height: 170px;
padding: 8px;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

.status-msg-border {
border: medium none;
opacity: 0.4;
position: relative;
width: 100%;
}

/* Scrollbar */
html {
scrollbar-face-color:  black;
scrollbar-highlight-color: red;
scrollbar-3dlight-color: red;
scrollbar-shadow-color: red;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color: red;
scrollbar-arrow-color: red;
scrollbar-track-color: white;
}

Instructions for installing a theme using CSS, can be found on this page.

You can also use the theme image for your welcome box.

Copy the embed codes below:

Theme song: God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen - Danniebell Hall

Copy the embed codes below:

Enjoy the theme!

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