Does anyone have a rather simple way to "cheer up" the page for the Christmas holidays? I am thinking festive blinking lights, perhaps a tree or scene, lots of color, perhaps music. Please help if you can. A Christmas rookie.

Go to glitter-graphics.com. There are lot of free graphics that you can copy the source code and put it into an announcement/ page that you want to be viewed on your Home page. I put mine in an Announcement that can be activated each season.
Good Luck and enjoy!
Steve