Indeed, I needed it longer than one day so wrote myself an extension. HN didn't seem to care but I still love it :-)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46266496

https://github.com/FreedomBen/hacker-news-christmas-colors-b...

Wow, perhaps my "too early" assessment was wrong?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46379541

Indeed, I didn't notice on desktop (due to my browser extension) but when I saw it on mobile at around 2 or 3 PM Mountain Time I was thrilled!

Thanks for continuing such an awesome tradition :-D

Yeah, I'm aware of extensions like Stylus and use it on a few sites. But my brain is irrational and doesn't treat it the same as having a snapshot of HN during Christmas.