Twilight, feeling a little out of place in this new home of hers, attends a winter get together with her friends. Between talk of this and that, she learns a bit about the traditions that helped shape her friends and the place they all call home.

Commission with apologies for tardiness to Multicruiseverse.

There may be spoilers in the comments. You've been warned.

For their first home together, Twilight and Applejack wanted a house close to Applejack's farm and big enough for Twilight's books, with a little something special besides. They settled on the perfect place, one of the oldest barns on Sweet Apple Acres, and had it converted into a comfortable house for their little family. But when strange things start happening just after they move in, Twilight finds that she has a mystery to solve before she can really call her dream house "home."

My entry into the TwiJack Hearth's Warming Contest.

Rather than throwing her own New Year's party, Pinkie Pie decides to attend one already being thrown. She goes with all of her friends, only to discover that one of her old friends is hosting it.

And he seems to be coming onto Pinkie...

Gift for Summer Dancer

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This story is a sequel to Pinkie Pie Places Her Tongue on a Polar-temperature Pole

Our dear, darling Princess of dusk decides to directly defy her sister’s dangerous designs. This delivers her to a definitively undignified destiny.

Cover art by the undoubtedly dashing and debonair Yakovlev-vad.

Pinkie Pie accidentally places herself in a precarious position when she plants her palate on a pole.

Perfect cover art and priceless inspiration courtesy of the perpetually phenomenal alittleofsomething.

Perfect punctuation provided by Tired Old Man.

The last day of school has all but come and gone. Rainbow and the others have left to prepare the holidays with their families, leaving Sunset all by herself. Ready to spend another Christmas alone, Sunset exits CHS only to be greeted by a familiar face. Someone that comes bearing a gift Sunset never thought she'd receive.

In fact, it might just be the most important gift of Sunset's life.

This story was featured on the front page of FiMFiction on the 25th of December, rising to 1st on the feature box on the 26th of December.

Cover art is done by baekgup

Cover edit (adding the words and editing so it look like a story cover) gifted to me on Christmas by Novel Idea

Edit (26/12/2016): In my haste to get this ready by Christmas, I neglected to mention that Warming A Hearth in Another World by Flutterpriest was one of the inspirations behind this tale. I always try to give credits where they're due but this one slipped through the cracks, sorry!

Ever since they decided to give dating another shot, Sunset Shimmer and Flash Sentry have been doing well together. But Christmas Eve is here and with a night together looming, Sunset is facing some hesitations regarding the physical aspect of their relationship. She turns to her friends for help, but maybe the answer is one that only she can provide.

Pre-read by Albinocorn, MythrilMoth, and RTStephen

This story is a sequel to Twilight Shimmer

Sunset Shimmer has had many good Christmas Days together with her wife Twilight Shimmer and their child. This is looking to be one more of them when Sunset gets something she requested just before the holiday. Although a part of her misses the world of her past, she would never give her present life up...

NOTES
1. Please be sure to watch all the Equestria Girls movies, as this does contain spoilery material otherwise.
2. Happens some time after the last chapter of Twilight Shimmer.
3. No explicit scenes, but some suggestive material.
4. Fifth consecutive Christmas special I've done.

In Popular Stories: Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016

Art by BlackWater (me)

The Mane 6 get a surprise visitor on Hearth's Warming Eve. And there's presents! And look out for a very special surprise guest in the story!
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Not related to any other stories I've written.
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The cover art comes from A Hearth's Warming Tale.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is owned by Hasbro.

Starlight’s observes her friends being pulled across Equestria for Hearthswarming this year, leaving her alone.
But amidst the raging blizzard, a newer friend arrives to show her that she will never be truly alone, so long as she can help it.

Written with RC2101_Copey for christmas