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Welcome to this installment of site news, where we celebrate the holidays and SCPs!

This is a series showing off news from the site, articles from the past month, and fan-content for you to check out and discover! Be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts!

On-Site News

Featured Articles

• The featured articles for this month areSCP-1175 ("Bovine Icon and Guards") byChazzK andSparks of Creativity byFreudian. One's about guard bulls, and the other's about a newly-formed excited AI. Check them out!
• The featured articles for November wereSCP-1250 ("Alternate Reality Recorders") byUncleJoe andRough Beast byzaratustra. One's about tape recorders with some weird discrepancies, and the other's about how the Broken God becomes whole with the help of some unlikely sources. Check them out!

Event-Featured Articles

• December 13, a day for music. Specifically,violins, though asDrewbear shows us, some of those lovely stringed instruments are too sinister to really enjoy.
• December 24, Christmas Eve! For some, a day to prepare for the upcoming holiday. For some, a day to celebrate. And for others, not quite the happiest day. See howsome Foundation employees handle the holidays, courtesy ofJacob Conwell.
• New Year's Eve! Yes, that's right, the calm before the storm, December 31 is the final day of, frankly, a shitfuck year that was 2016. For some, they were moreQuiet Days.Dmatix has you covered in the more somber send-off of the year.

Rest of the News

• TheHistory Contest is now a thing! One of the first contests of the year to celebrate the Ten-Year Anniversary of SCP. Be sure to check it out and submit something!
• The5th Annual SCP Holiday Art Exchange has come and gone, and lots of exciting gifts! From tales, to pictures, to pictures of what used to be a library! Come see all the wonderful creativity on tap from the community!

Missing out on articles? Enjoy a recap on the articles from the past month.rumetzen created the blurbs from December 1 - 14.A Random Day created the blurbs for December 15-31. As the holidays kick into high gear, enjoy!

Week of December 1st:

SCPs:

• SCP-2715 ("Guilty Sister") - Poisons can't hurt her, but loneliness will always wear you down. Written byNoktigo.
• SCP-2609 ("Traveling Lamp") - Lamps aren't that dangerous, right? Sure, as long as they stay put. Written byTheGreatGimmick.
• Tristar Pictures ("A film by SCP-2956, products of Natura Toys.") - Do you know how many safety briefs we're going to have to sit through because of this mess? Get it together guys. Compiled and edited before submission byLordStonefish.
• SCP-2635 ("Hot Potato") - They say that art can set the soul aflame. And you. Mostly you, actually. Crafted byDr Solo.
• Expedition Log Ψ13-2815-1612-1 - An expedition into the tree of life produces some unexpected results. A supplement forSCP-2815, written byNederbird.
• SCP-2378 ("Tissue Dome") - It's like one of those old tv episodes where they have to shrink down and go into someone's body, except the body is a bloated mass of warped clone-flesh. Written byDrBleep.

Tales:

• Where Your Eyes Don't Go - Holy Smokes, newResurrection! There's trouble brewing in Site-77, but fortunately Interim Site Director Ralph Roget is on the case. What while his investigations turn up? Written byRoget.
• Happy Howlidays - What's more festive than werewolves? Nothing. Nothing is more festive than werewolves. Written byIhp.
• No More Dull Days -Aleph Null continues! The heroes begin to plot a rebellion. Written byEekium.
• The Ride Never Ends - The path to enlightenment is painful, and strange. Sometimes, it may not even be worth the result. Written byMrRonin.

GoI Formats:

• Number 27, Oneiroi Station - The search continues. The cycle continues. My work is not yet complete. One day you too will be inducted, if you can prove yourself worthy. Transmitted byJack Ike.

Author Pages:

• Ihp's Author Page -Ihp's author page! One of our longest-lasting and most prolific author's finally gets his member page: rumetzen! I mean, uh… Ihp!

Week of December 7th:

SCPs:

• SCP-118-J ("The Saltiest Doctor Alive") - At this time, it is believed that SCP-118-J is thirty minutes into a rant about "Hanzo mains". Written byDrMagnus.
• SCP-2574 ("What Rough Beast") -"Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned." Written byAbsentmindedNihilist.
• SCP-2438 ("There Is No Hunger in the Lee of Stone") - The bunnies could be anywhere. Watching. Listening. Waiting for their chance to strike. And there's nothing we could do to stop them… Written byPetrograd.
• SCP-2869 ("Fuckworms") - Now everyone can experience the miracle of childbirth! Written by Le Blue Dude, rewritten bySpookyBee does not match any existing user name.
• SCP-2384 ("The Biggest Duck of All") - First the bunnies, now this duck? Easter this year is going to be fucked up. Written byTanhony.

Tales:

• The Kitchen Sink - The seventh mind-peeling tale in the history ofThaddeus Xyank. Three people meet in a New York City building. Or, more accurately, every New York City building. Written byFortuneFavorsBold does not match any existing user name.
• The Homecoming of Eta-13 - With nearly half their task force dead, MTF Eta-13 makes one last attempt through the Hydra's Spine to return home. Agents of the Serpents Hand seek to ensure this doesn't happen. The action packed conclusion to the Wayfarers series of tales. Written byJacob Conwell

GoI Formats:

• GRANT REQUEST FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DEVICES TO REGULATE THE HUME COEFFICIENT OF LOCALISED REALITY - Though ethical concerns have been raised over the scope of the project, they have been deemed trivial. The potential financial and scientific benefits of the devices are such that their creation should be top priority. Written bypsul.

Hubs:

• Wayfarers Hub - The Foundations sends its explorers to map the roads of the multiverse. But it won't happen without resistance. Series created byJacob Conwell.

Week of December 15th:

It ain't no game, just turn up all the beams when I come up on the scene…

SCPs:

• SCP-2391 ("Bimmy Plays") - Hell is the YouTube comments section. Remember to like and subscribe toTanhony.
• SCP-2431 ("1000 Prion Cranes") - Supposedly, anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted a wish. Aido has no paper. He does, however, have prions. Folded byDrBleep.
• SCP-2809 ("Des Souvenirs") - Lay down your burden. Pick up your suitcase. Written byHumanmale.
• SCP-2695 ("Lucibelle Perhacs") -No obvious health issues have arisen from multiple needles located in subject's brain. Subject reports feeling stiff in the afternoon. Sewed together byAccelerando.
• SCP-1466 ("A Canary") - If you begin to feel atomic fission, please stop doing math and consult a doctor. Solved byCommunism will win.
• SCP-2874 ("Don Burten Explosive Dev13e) - If you have seen this cy12nder, you now have 11 seconds before you exp10de. Written 8yTanhony.
• SCP-2825 ("Jacob Perhacs") -With the current amount of saliva produced, the saliva "lake" possesses a peak depth of 189m and reaches 790m in altitude; 5440m2 of forest and grasslands are encompassed by bodily fluids within the valley. Written byAccelerando.
• SCP-2536 ("The Gift That Keeps On Giving") -Here at [DATA EXPUNGED], we love nothing more than to watch the good work you fellows do. Your empathy and moral integrity are an inspiration to us all! Gifted byTanhony.
• SCP-729-J ("Peep Peep, Motherfucker") - Good at scaring away monsters… and everything else, too. Written byAbsentmindedNihilist.
• SCP-2745 ("Linda Perhacs") -Temporal anomalies should NOT be present. I've already used them to begin Alizarin's process. DO NOT ENTER THE CORNER IF ANY ARE DETECTED. Paradoxes are highly volatile. Written byAccelerando.
• SCP-2452 ("A Collection of Photographs") - There is supposed to be a headless bandaged mummy in this photo. So where is the headless bandaged mummy?! Shot byTanhony.
• SCP-1347-1353-J ("What a Pestis") - Worst roommate ever. Contracted byDrBleep.
• SCP-2793 ("Peace Planet") - There's something strange going on in the rings of Saturn… and something doesn't want us looking into it. Written byPraetor Avacyn.

Tales:

• An Unconventional Tale - The old gods must be desperate if they're resorting to furry conventions for followers. Costume made byIhp.
• You're Always on My Mind - There are a lot of anomalies out there. Some of them affect families. Written byShaggydredlocks.
• How Dr. Clef Contained Christmas! -Every Skip locked on-site Liked Christmas a lot… / But Dr. Clef, who worked at Site-19, Did NOT! A parody byLurkD.
• The Assassination of Beleaguered Normalcy by the Coward Gamers Against Weed - Gamers Against Weed goes off the grid. Written byCommunism will win.

Author Pages:

• Dr.Bleeps Author Page -DrBleep's author page! A look into Site-234 and the people who run it.

Week of December 22nd - 30th

Hope you're down for a great train robbery…

SCPs:

• SCP-2647 ("Premium") - Can you really put a price on your family's life? Written by kobon.
• SCP-2709 (" Can Anyone Hear You Scream?") - Are they trying to keep you out… or something else in? Written byAbsentmindedNihilist.
• SCP-2730 ("Dogs^TM") - Collect 'em all! Traded byFaminepulse.
• SCP-1950-J ("Locked away in the tallest Containment Cell") -Upon being informed of the latest foiled attempt by SCP-1950-J-3 to breach containment, Administrator Jensen was observed rubbing their hands, cackling, and saying “Good, Soon I WILL BE THE PRETTIEST OF ALL! MUAHAHAHAH!” Sealed away byJameGumb.
• SCP-1909 ("Conqueror's Tomb") - Meet Alexander, the twelve year old tactical coordinator of Mobile Task Force Omega-7. Bred byAnaxagoras.
• SCP-2821 ("A Lunar True Vacuum") -There was void, and it was maddening / [Horror, abomination] made [Dolphin whistles] stay / THEY BUILT A LOCK AND THREW AWAY THE KEY. Written by-9Volt-.
• SCP-2744 ("Zeitgeist") - Seeing is believing. Recorded byMkfShard.
• SCP-2258 ("The Great Escape") - You can't keep a good balloon down. Written byrockyred9.

Tales:

• Christmas Propaganda -Not a single man stirred, Not during that night. / The chambers were locked and sealed with great care, / In hopes that their contents would stay just right there. Written byJack Ike.
• A Cackmas Carol - Spanko celebrates Christmas! Written bydaveyoufool.
• I Forgot to Remember to Forget - Actions have consequences. Written byRoget.
• Home for the Holidays - It's the holidays, your coworkers are happy, there haven't been any -XK scenarios lately, and the Foundation is more normal than ever, but you've got something weighing on you. Why is that, when you've got what's arguably the easiest paperwork job in the Foundation… right? Written byCyantreuse does not match any existing user name.
• Shocking Ignorance Regarding Anything Resembling a Structured Set of Rules to be Applied Fairly - Gamers Against Weed Go On The Run. Written byCommunism will win.
• Under Control - It's a standard data recovery job - retrieve confidential customer information encrypted by the souls of the damned. A tale in theThird Law canon, coded byTyGently.
• Cleon - If we can't beat the Russians with parascience, we'll beat them with anart. A tale inThe Coldest War canon, painted byGaffney does not match any existing user name.
• Care for You -"She claimed she was from another time. That in whatever world she came from, which she swore was ours, there was an extra-dimensional threat to humankind called cars. Written byfastandbulbous.
• Grown in a Day, on a Mound of Barren Earth, Winter - An old god rests and ponders his creation. Planted byDmatix.
• I Stand Atop a Spiral Stair - An android confronts the specter of her extraterrestrial lover. Written byTaffeta.
• Festival of Arthropods - A girl and her Speaker explore a bazaar in the Wanderer's Library. Written bySpectralDragon.
• Empedocles - The Ancient Greeks laid the foundations for Western thought: Atomism, dualism, Fifthism. A tale in theOn Mount Golgotha canon, advanced byWrongJohnSilver.
• Aboard the Train to Berlin - Hitler's Obskurakorps is transporting a artifact to Berlin. The Allied Occult Initiative and the SCP Foundation must stop them. Explosions, mage battles, and gunfights ensue. Led byJacob Conwell.
• Etymology of die Glocke - Even time cannot defeat love. Written byMrWrong.
• Endings - In the penultimate part ofAt the Library, Helen and Aidan join forces with ex-radio presenter Geoff Mansani to deliver their retribution unto Harold Maine. Written byWils.

Hub Pages

• Gamers Against Weed Hub - Everyone's favorite internet trolls get a hub page. Written byCommunism will win.

Fandom Stuff

What's been going on in the community aside from our site? Well…

• Decibelles diligently scoured the web for all manner of fan art, but if you know of something he missed, let her,rumetzen, orA Random Day know!

Fanart

• Thisstylized poster ofSCP-353 looks really cool! Like the kind of warning posters you might see near her containment cell in the Foundation. Givedeksto some love, eh?
• Иagi produces a ton of cool art; so many that I had trouble picking. In the end, I went withthis abstract piece ofSCP-2808. Many ways you can try and illustrate it, and I think this approach works just as well (and is probably easier, let's face it) than illustrating the anomaly's effects directly. But please check out their body of work!
• This full color work ofSCP-2845 shows it in all of its grand, menacing glory. THE DEER is truly awe-inspiring as depicted here. This was done by雨見鶏, an artist with such a lovely style, who's work I highly recommend.

Top-Rated Articles of 2016

2016, a relatively quiet year for the site. Still, despite that, the content that has shown up has been incredibly great, and will prove to stay with the community for years. So what are the top-rated ones of the year? Here are the Top 10 for SCPs and tales!

SCPs:

1. SCP-2935 ("O, Death") - +295 (bydjkaktus)
2. SCP-2439 ("[SLOT UNALLOCATED]") - +254 (byJack Ike)
3. TwistedGears-Kaktus Proposal ("The Broken God") - +224 (byTwistedGears anddjkaktus)
4. SCP-2508 ("The Long Wait") - +206 (byEekium)
5. SCP-2669 ("Khevtuul 1") - +185 (byKalinin)
6. SCP-008-J ("Geoff") - +172 (byDomeAcolyte)
7. SCP-2316 ("Field Trip") - +167 (bydjkaktus)
8. SCP-2798 ("This Dying World") - +165 (byKalinin)
9. SCP-2308 ("Futures Trading") - +154 (byGreenWolf)
10. SCP-010-J ("WHAT KETER I DON'T SEE ANY KETER") - +135 (bydaveyoufool)

Tales:

1. Your Last First Day - +127 (byqntm)
2. History - +113 (byHumanmale)
3. Harbinger - +104 (byKalinin)
4. Kalinin's Proposal - +92 (Tied) (byKalinin)
5. CODE NAME: ████ ███ - The Truth - +92 (Tied) (byJack Ike)
6. Date Night - +82 (byHercules Rockefeller)
7. After Action Report 2272' - +72 (byKalinin)
8. Magic Orientation - +71 (bythedeadlymoose)
9. The Bard of Ambrose - +69 (byGreenWolf)
10. Standard Dream Report 66-Y 990.2 - +64 (Tied) (byKalinin
11. His Name - +64 (Tied) (byCirclesAndSquares)
12. Different Kinds of Nihilism - +63 (bykinchtheknifeblade)

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We look forward to 2017 with you all!