In early December I spent an afternoon with some friends soldering xmas trees for our Raspberry Pis:
![](http://geeky.gent/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Photo-01.12.17-17-17-26.jpg)
To my surprise I didn't find any nice software packages for it. So I wrote my own which you can find here:
https://github.com/beulenyoshi/pinachtsbaum
It allows you to control your tree via network, and has several build in features like an advent-calendar and ambient glow. Enjoy!