Why celebrate the Christmas cheer in the real world, when you can do just that in Guild Wars 2. It's getting a bit of a makeover for the season you see, with new themed items, decorations and daily events.

Titled 'Wintersday: The Wonderful Workshop of Toymaker Tixx', the Guild Wars 2 site describes what will be in this years festivities:

"This year the city of Lion’s Arch will host the asuran Toymaker Tixx as their special Wintersday guest of honor. Before Tixx arrives in Lion’s Arch in his massive airship toy workshop, he’ll visit every major city in Tyria to deliver Wintersday toys and holiday cheer."

Lion's Arch won't be the only home to the festivities, all of Tyria will be decorated with Christmas themed items. This will all start on December 14th, where you can play new activities and pick up presents. On December 20th, the Toymaker himself will finally arrive in Lion's Arch, where every visitor to his workshop will recieve a free toy. You can see the full schedule at the link above.

This looks like the perfect excuse for players to get back into Guild Wars, or even pull them back to their computers. Who needs real world celebrations!