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{{Infobox Event
|name = 2018 Christmas event
|image = [[File:2018 Christmas event.png|300px]]
|release = [[13 December]] [[2018]]
|update = Christmas Event 2018
|removal = [[10 January]] [[2019]]
|removalupdate = The Kebos Lowlands
|reward = [[#Rewards|See below]]
|preceded = [[2017 Christmas event]]
|succeeded = [[2019 Christmas event]]
}}
The '''2018 Christmas event''' was the Christmas holiday event that began on 13 December 2018.

==Walkthrough==
[[File:Duke Horacio chathead.png|left]]
Before you begin, bring a [[spade]], [[knife]] or [[shears]], and a [[ball of wool]]. Teleports to [[Lumbridge]] and [[Falador]] are also recommended.

Make your way to [[Lumbridge]], head to the {{FloorNumber|uk=1}} of the castle and speak to [[Duke Horacio]]. A particularly harsh winter has hit Lumbridge, and the Duke wants your help in a little project of his. Seeing how much extra work the people of Lumbridge have put in recently with so many new adventurers in town, he'd like to give them something back. However, as he has so much paperwork to do, he asks you to do it instead.

The Duke will ask you to deliver presents to the townsfolk as Santa, but he doesn't want to see you deliver them. He will ask you to disguise yourself as a festive tree, to make it appear as if the Duke had planted the tree near them and holding a present for them. Ask the Duke '''all''' possible questions before leaving!

*For the [[festive tree branch]]es, use a [[knife]] or [[shears]] on a [[Tree (2018 Christmas event)|snow covered tree]] near the castle.
*For some [[waste gems]], search the barrel of gems by the furnace just north-east in the building with the [[smithing apprentice]].
*For the star, search the altar in the church to obtain a [[church decoration]].

Use a [[ball of wool]] to tie these together to obtain the [[Christmas tree costume]]. Now equip the [[Tree top]], [[Tree skirt]], and [[Star-face]] before talking to the Duke.

Return to the Duke, and he will give you a [[Lumbridge task list|list]]. Clicking on any name in the list will give you advice on what to give.
[[File:2018 Christmas event - Pear tree sapling.png|thumb|220px|Digging up the pear tree in the castle's courtyard.]]
Once you've gathered the items, press the "Give" option when near them while wearing the Christmas tree outfit.
{{Checklist|
*[[Hans]]: Take the red [[Chair (Hans)|chair]] from the Duke's room. He will sit on it next to the fountain.
*[[Count Check]]: Talk to the [[smithing apprentice]] for some [[golden rings]].
*[[Gillie Groats]]: Talk to [[Bob]] and he'll shiftily give you an [[amulet of duplication]] in exchange for spreading the word about his [[Bob's Brilliant Axes|shop]]. She will duplicate herself.
*[[Fred the Farmer]]: Dig up the [[pear tree]] in the castle courtyard to obtain a [[pear tree sapling]]. Spades can be found nearby should the player need one.
*[[Doomsayer]]: Speak to [[Party Pete]] in the [[Falador Party Room]] to receive a [[knight summoner]]. Give the knight summoner to the Doomsayer.
}}
[[File:2018 Christmas event - Seeing double.png|thumb|220px|A duplicate Gillie appears.]]
[[File:2018 Christmas event - Falador Knights.png|thumb|220px|The Doomsayer is surrounded by Falador Knights dressed in pink!]]

Once you've given the items to everyone, return to the Duke once more. Congratulations, event complete!

==Rewards==
After completing this event players will receive:
*[[Christmas tree costume]]
*[[Candy cane]]
*Two [[partyhat set]]s
*Two [[Santa hat]]s
*Two [[Christmas cracker]]s
*Other rewards from previous events, which can be claimed by speaking to [[Diango]]:
**[[Snow imp costume]]
**[[Wise old man's santa hat]]
**[[Yo-yo]]
**[[Bobble hat]]
**[[Bobble scarf]]
**[[Jester hat]]
**[[Jester scarf]]
**[[Tri-jester hat]]
**[[Tri-jester scarf]]
**[[Woolly hat]]
**[[Woolly scarf]]
**[[Red marionette]]
**[[Green marionette]]
**[[Blue marionette]]
**[[Wintumber tree]]
**[[Reindeer hat]]
**[[Black partyhat]]
**[[Rainbow partyhat]]
**[[Santa outfit]]
**[[Antisanta outfit]]
**[[Black santa hat]]
**[[Inverted santa hat]]
**A [[snow globe]]
**A [[sack of presents]]
**A [[giant present]]

==Bonus event==
[[File:Cowboy chathead.png|left]]
[[File:2018 Christmas event - Pin the tail on the cow.png|thumb|250px|Pin the tail on the cow!]]
North of [[Fred the Farmer]]'s farm, a cow pen with a [[cowboy]] can be found. He opened his Christmas present early, and now the tails on his cows are falling off. Seeing this, [[Jack Frost]] has cursed him, giving him green hair. He will ask you to find the cow tails and put them back on the cows. To obtain a [[cow tail]], players must kill [[cow]]s until they drop one.

Once players have a cow tail, they must find an unattackable cow and pin the tail on them. An interface will pop up with a rotating cow, and the screen will fade to black. Players must then pin the tail much like the children's game {{WP|Pin the tail on the donkey}}.

This event gives no rewards.

==Transcript==
{{hastranscript|event}}

==Trivia==
*The Duke's statement about many new adventurers in town may refer to the large amount of new players that joined Old School RuneScape after the release of [[Old School RuneScape Mobile]].
*The event makes several references to the lyrics of the Christmas carol {{WP|The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas}}:
**The [[Pear tree sapling|pear tree]]
**The five [[golden rings]]
**[[Gillie Groats]], a milkmaid
**The nine [[Falador Knight]]s dressed up as ladies dancing
*[[Count Check]]'s dialogue when he counts his golden rings ("One ring! Ah ah ah! Two rings! Ah ah ah!") is a reference to the character Count von Count from the television series ''Sesame Street''.
*During the event, [[Lumbridge Castle]] was covered in snow, and a Christmas tree was planted outside the castle, with the examine text ''A tall Trollweiss Spruce, looking very festive indeed.'' Piles of snow around the courtyard could be gathered to create [[snowballs]].
**Unlike last year, the snowy overlay only appeared if players stood on tiles with snowflakes falling on it.
*During the event, several monsters appeared with holiday items on, such as [[imp]]s wearing [[white partyhat]]s and [[rat]]s wearing [[red partyhat]]s and a big red nose. Many bosses appeared wearing holiday items, such as the [[King Black Dragon]] who was seen wearing a hat on each head. [[Rat]]s and [[squirrel]]s could be seen wearing [[Santa hat]]s, as well as the [[stray dog]]s in Varrock. Many [[pet|skilling and boss pets]], including the [[pet rock]] could also be seen wearing festive hats. In addition, [[cannonball]]s and [[granite cannonball]]s were remodelled to resemble Christmas puddings. Even the falling rocks in the Motherlode Mine could be seen with partyhats while falling.
*Ordinarily, you could not keep any [[festive tree branch]]es after this event, because any you have in your inventory (even beyond the required number of 5) would be destroyed when you make the tree costume. However, if you destroyed one of your 5 branches, then you could obtain 5 more, for a total of 9. If your inventory was full (or almost full) when you did this, the extra tree branches would fall to the ground. You could then make the costume, and pick up the branches that dropped, allowing you to keep up to 4 branches as event souvenirs. Unfortunately, this item was removed in the next update, along with the [[cow tail]] and other temporary items specific to the event.
*During the event, [[Town Crier]]s would occasionally exclaim ''"Cow seen with tail missing!"'' in reference to the bonus event.

==Gallery==
See [[2018 Christmas event/Gallery]] for graphical variants that were used during the event.

<gallery>
Lumbridge map (Christmas 2018).png|World map during the event.
Lumbridge Castle (Christmas 2018).png|Lumbridge castle during the event.
Lumbridge Castle 1st floor map (Christmas 2018).png|Map detailing snow on exterior surfaces during the event.
Lumbridge Castle 2nd floor map (Christmas 2018).png|Map detailing snow on exterior surfaces during the event.
</gallery>

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