Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: December 2014 (Christmas Edition)

This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for December 2014. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

Please note that:

• All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper,
• You can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendars series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

Cold Outside

“In December it is cold outside, so cute giraffe with scarf. Winter in Africa.” — Designed by Kim Lemin from Belgium.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×600, 1280×800,1280×960, 1440×900, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 2560×1440,2560×2560

The Three Owls

“My inspiration from this wallpaper is from both the love of owls, and attempting to incorporate humor for a theme.” — Designed by Briana Williams from the United States.

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• without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050,1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Christmas Lights Under The Sea

“Jellyfish always reminded me of Christmas because of the shiny magic they create. Lights of hope in the deep blue sea. This is part of my icon-a-day.com project.” — Designed by Marko Stupić from Zagreb, Croatia.

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• without calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864,1280×720, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1080,1920×1440, 2560×1440

Geometric Snowflake

“The idea is that inside every snow crystal, there’s a real crystal!” — Designed by Cape from Norway.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Buckminster Fuller

“This wallpaper is inspired by the great architect and thinker Buckminster Fuller. His geodesic domes reminded us at Codesign of holiday ornaments, so we thought it was fitting for December.” — Designed byDaphne Firos from Cleveland, OH.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200,1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Gifts Lover

Designed by Elise Vanoorbeek from Belgium.

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• without calendar: 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024,1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050,1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440, 1366×768

Winter Is Better Together

“I live in a place where it never snows however I love snow. I used to live in a snowy place and the winter was wonderful time with my friends.” — Designed by Maria Keller from Mexico.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 600×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440,1366×768, 2880×1800

Icy December

“December is the month when we enjoy the holidays with Christmas as well as welcome the new year ahead, so in this wallpaper I have shown the penguins (representing all creatures on earth) enjoying December and can’t wait to step in January i.e. in the New Year! :)” — Designed byAbhijit Sarkar from India.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

The Southern Hemisphere Is Calling

“Santa’s tired of winter (and the North Pole) and is flying to the South part of the globe to relax a little bit. He deserves a little vacation, don’t you think?” — Designed by Ricardo Gimenes from Brazil.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800,1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200,1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440,2560×1440, 640×960, 1366×768, 1600×1050, 2880×1800

Winter Woolly Days

“When we think about December, we can instantly feel the cold weather hence we think about wool sweaters and many times it reminds us of the first sweater our grandmas made for us!” — Designed by Santu Bank from India.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Santastic December

“Each year, Santa is making our December FANTASTIC. So that’s why I often call this month a “Santastic December”.” — Designed by Deepra Bhattacharya from India.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1440×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Flat Santa

“Just some general happy feelings about christmas!” — Designed byKevin Lanckriet from Belgium.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

A South Pole Christmas

“Reindeer and elves don’t deserve all the fun in December!” — Designed by Michaela Schuett from the United States.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Merry Christmas

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Merry Christmas to all :)” — Designed by Zanetine Web Design from India.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024,1152×864, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1600×1050, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 2560×1440, 1200×1200, 1366×768

Have A Minimal Christmas

“My brother-in-law has been on a design buzzword kick where he calls everything minimal, to the point where he wishes people, “Have a minimal day!” I made this graphic as a poster for him.” — Designed byDanny Gugger from Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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• without calendar: 1280×960, 1920×1080, 2560×1440, 750×1334,1136×640, 5210×2880, 1080×1920

Let It Snow

“And here comes “December”, the most awaited month for those who haven’t seen the beauty of a snowfall and with it comes the yearning “Let it Snow” this time…” — Designed by Binita Tamang from India.

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• without calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864,1280×960, 1400×1050

Snow Globe

Designed by Luc Versleijen from the Netherlands.

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A Sleigh With Gifts Is Coming To Town

“Merry Christmas to all the people around the world! I am sure that this sleigh will be coming to your town!” — Designed by Verónica Valenzuelafrom Spain.

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

“The Christmas spirit is finally here… So let’s have a very Merry Christmas!” — Designed by WebOlution from Greece.

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Xmas Time!

“December is the same to say Christmas so we wanted to keep together all funny elements from this time” — Designed by Colorsfera from Spain.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440,1260×1440

Christmas Package

Designed by Jakub Lopatko from Poland.

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December Owls

“I created this wallpaper with all the fun winter stuff in mind: going skiing, the taste of a hot cup of coffee, the heavy warm clothes you always have on, listening to carols and receiving presents. The colors are for remembering that, even though it’s cold and cloudy, December is a happy month that everyone should enjoy!” — Designed by Miruna Sfiafrom Romania.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800,1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1200, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Merry Christmas

“Merry Christmas to all of you (in the languages we speak: Crăciun Fericit, Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, Boldog Karácsonyi unnepeket, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad, Feliz Natal)” — Designed by Design19 from Romania.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600,1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960,1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1400×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440,1400×900, 3360×1050, 3360×1200, 3840×1080, 3840×1200,3840×1440, 5120×1440

Believe In The Magic Of The Season

“December brings in the festival season as well as the smell of the winter. It spells its magic in the form of Christmas, snow, family gatherings and a brand new year to start. Hence it inspired me to create this wallpaper which essentially just denotes the month of magic, belief and hope of a good new year.” — Designed by Charuta Puranik from India.

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• without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768,1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900,1600×1200, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

The Darker Days

“December means for me the month when the days are the shortest in Belgium. Not many people like it, but I think it creates a special atmosphere on a cold December evening. December is, of course, the month when we get some little presents for Christmas!” — Designed byKerinckx Didier from Belgium.

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Evening In December

“When people think about December, most of them think about celebrating, family, presents,… But I have tried to think differently. I have tried to look at the nature in December. I thought about… a full moon, stars, clouds, snow, wolves, dark nights and conifers. I have tried to display this in my wallpaper.” — Designed by Dean De Beuckeleer from Belgium.

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