From 18070e8f4df5dabc914d3a0e825f2846c0268d9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:18:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/15] feat: allow Houston to wear Scarfs

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts | 2 ++
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts   | 4 ++--
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts        | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index a7f2e6d8c71d..b17f8917ded3 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface Context {
 	stdout?: typeof process.stdout;
 	exit(code: number): never;
 	hat?: string;
+	scarf?: string;
 }
 
 export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
 		hat: random(['❄️', '🎄', '🎁']), // fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : undefined,
+		scarf: fancy ? '🧣' : undefined,
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
index 1781fb260109..451094937415 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import { banner, say, welcome } from '../messages.js';
 
 export async function intro(
-	ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
+	ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'scarf' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
 ) {
 	banner();
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function intro(
 				],
 				random(welcome),
 			],
-			{ clear: true, hat: ctx.hat }
+			{ clear: true, hat: ctx.hat, scarf: ctx.scarf }
 		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 31032fbabf33..544b9ee0adea 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export function setStdout(writable: typeof process.stdout) {
 	stdout = writable;
 }
 
-export async function say(messages: string | string[], { clear = false, hat = '' } = {}) {
-	return houston(messages, { clear, hat, stdout });
+export async function say(messages: string | string[], { clear = false, hat = '', scarf = '' } = {}) {
+	return houston(messages, { clear, hat, scarf, stdout });
 }
 
 export async function spinner(args: {

From e55abc85fafb6966d87b19921622a25000fb9f8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:53:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/15] refactor: allow 1 object to be passed instead of
 separate

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts    | 12 ++++++++----
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts      |  4 ++--
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts |  4 ++--
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts           |  4 ++--
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index b17f8917ded3..c982723cec7f 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ export interface Context {
 	stdin?: typeof process.stdin;
 	stdout?: typeof process.stdout;
 	exit(code: number): never;
-	hat?: string;
-	scarf?: string;
+	clothes: {
+		hat: string;
+		tie: string;
+	};
 }
 
 export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
@@ -95,8 +97,10 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		projectName,
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
-		hat: random(['❄️', '🎄', '🎁']), // fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : undefined,
-		scarf: fancy ? '🧣' : undefined,
+		clothes: {
+			hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
+			tie: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
+		},
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
index 451094937415..ed45a7154636 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import { banner, say, welcome } from '../messages.js';
 
 export async function intro(
-	ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'scarf' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
+	ctx: Pick<Context, 'clothes' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
 ) {
 	banner();
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function intro(
 				],
 				random(welcome),
 			],
-			{ clear: true, hat: ctx.hat, scarf: ctx.scarf }
+			{ clear: true, clothes: { hat: ctx.clothes.hat, tie: ctx.clothes.tie } }
 		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts
index 86907abf54bc..d5f5482479b1 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Context } from './context.js';
 
 import { nextSteps, say } from '../messages.js';
 
-export async function next(ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'cwd' | 'packageManager' | 'skipHouston'>) {
+export async function next(ctx: Pick<Context, 'clothes' | 'cwd' | 'packageManager' | 'skipHouston'>) {
 	let projectDir = path.relative(process.cwd(), ctx.cwd);
 
 	const commandMap: { [key: string]: string } = {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function next(ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'cwd' | 'packageManager' |
 	await nextSteps({ projectDir, devCmd });
 
 	if (!ctx.skipHouston) {
-		await say(['Good luck out there, astronaut! 🚀'], { hat: ctx.hat });
+		await say(['Good luck out there, astronaut! 🚀'], { clothes: { hat: ctx.clothes.hat, tie: ctx.clothes.tie }});
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 544b9ee0adea..b23105c2f616 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export function setStdout(writable: typeof process.stdout) {
 	stdout = writable;
 }
 
-export async function say(messages: string | string[], { clear = false, hat = '', scarf = '' } = {}) {
-	return houston(messages, { clear, hat, scarf, stdout });
+export async function say(messages: string | string[], { clear = false, clothes = { hat: '', tie: ''} } = {}) {
+	return houston(messages, { clear, clothes, stdout });
 }
 
 export async function spinner(args: {

From 61b6fe82a8bd636932f1e2f21ab8b4d12d2097fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:58:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] set messages back to original state / add ties

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts |  2 +-
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts        | 42 +++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index c982723cec7f..d3c26d858a3e 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
 		clothes: {
 			hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
-			tie: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
+			tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
 		},
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index b23105c2f616..fa0c9b60407d 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -40,30 +40,24 @@ export async function spinner(args: {
 export const title = (text: string) => align(label(text), 'end', 7) + ' ';
 
 export const welcome = [
-	// `Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
-	// `I'll be your assistant today.`,
-	// `Let's build something awesome!`,
-	// `Let's build something great!`,
-	// `Let's build something fast!`,
-	// `Let's build the web we want.`,
-	// `Let's make the web weird!`,
-	// `Let's make the web a better place!`,
-	// `Let's create a new project!`,
-	// `Let's create something unique!`,
-	// `Time to build a new website.`,
-	// `Time to build a faster website.`,
-	// `Time to build a sweet new website.`,
-	// `We're glad to have you on board.`,
-	// `Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
-	// `Initiating launch sequence...`,
-	// `Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
-	// `Awaiting further instructions.`,
-	`Ho, ho, ho! 'Tis the season to code and create.`,
-	`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,
-	`Let's unwrap the magic of the web together!`,
-	`Bells are ringing, and so are your creative ideas!`,
-	`It's starting to look a lot like Christmas on the internet.`,
-	`It's time to decorate the web with your festive ideas!`,
+	`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
+	`I'll be your assistant today.`,
+	`Let's build something awesome!`,
+	`Let's build something great!`,
+	`Let's build something fast!`,
+	`Let's build the web we want.`,
+	`Let's make the web weird!`,
+	`Let's make the web a better place!`,
+	`Let's create a new project!`,
+	`Let's create something unique!`,
+	`Time to build a new website.`,
+	`Time to build a faster website.`,
+	`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
+	`We're glad to have you on board.`,
+	`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
+	`Initiating launch sequence...`,
+	`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
+	`Awaiting further instructions.`,
 ];
 
 export const getName = () =>

From 25328102144132b2cc233b11a664ed82792daced Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:00:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] refactor to getClothes method

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index d3c26d858a3e..38f19e2ac345 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		projectName,
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
-		clothes: {
-			hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
-			tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
-		},
+		clothes: getClothes(fancy),
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),
@@ -113,6 +110,13 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 	return context;
 }
 
+function getClothes(fancy?: boolean) {
+	return {
+		hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
+		tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
+	};
+}
+
 function detectPackageManager() {
 	if (!process.env.npm_config_user_agent) return;
 	const specifier = process.env.npm_config_user_agent.split(' ')[0];

From afc9c9f9b3f2f2f0da453e6262da3371162a8cd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:10:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/15] refactor: add clothes per season

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index 38f19e2ac345..b292b5ee8764 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,19 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 }
 
 function getClothes(fancy?: boolean) {
+	const date = new Date()
+	if(date.getMonth() === 11) {
+		return {
+			hat: random(['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
+			tie: '🧣'
+		}
+	}
+	else if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
+		return {
+			hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
+			tie: '🦴'
+		}
+	}
 	return {
 		hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
 		tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',

From c5e4be33e4a6dd7e463bf79dad5b2d1c2fd51dd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:18:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/15] refactor: add messages with timing too

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts |  2 +-
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts        | 64 ++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index b292b5ee8764..2f0fd1fd03ee 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function getClothes(fancy?: boolean) {
 	else if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
 		return {
 			hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
-			tie: '🦴'
+			tie: random(['🦴', ''])
 		}
 	}
 	return {
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index fa0c9b60407d..43c765a2552c 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -39,26 +39,50 @@ export async function spinner(args: {
 
 export const title = (text: string) => align(label(text), 'end', 7) + ' ';
 
-export const welcome = [
-	`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
-	`I'll be your assistant today.`,
-	`Let's build something awesome!`,
-	`Let's build something great!`,
-	`Let's build something fast!`,
-	`Let's build the web we want.`,
-	`Let's make the web weird!`,
-	`Let's make the web a better place!`,
-	`Let's create a new project!`,
-	`Let's create something unique!`,
-	`Time to build a new website.`,
-	`Time to build a faster website.`,
-	`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
-	`We're glad to have you on board.`,
-	`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
-	`Initiating launch sequence...`,
-	`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
-	`Awaiting further instructions.`,
-];
+export const welcome = (() => {
+	const date = new Date();
+	if (date.getMonth() === 11) {
+		return [
+			`Ho, ho, ho! 'Tis the season to code and create.`,	
+			`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,	
+			`Let's unwrap the magic of the web together!`,	
+			`Bells are ringing, and so are your creative ideas!`,	
+			`It's starting to look a lot like Christmas on the internet.`,	
+			`It's time to decorate the web with your festive ideas!`,
+		]
+	}
+	if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
+		return [
+			`Booo! Let's scare the interwebs!`,
+			`Get ready to haunt the internet with Halloween vibes.`,
+			`Harness the power of the web for your frightful ideas.`,
+			`It's time to conjure up an online spooktacular masterpiece.`,
+			`Prepare for a web of Halloween wonders to be woven.`,
+			`Chills and thrills await as you embark on your web journey`,
+			`The internet is about to get a whole lot creepier thanks to your new project.`
+		]
+	}
+	return [
+		`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
+		`I'll be your assistant today.`,
+		`Let's build something awesome!`,
+		`Let's build something great!`,
+		`Let's build something fast!`,
+		`Let's build the web we want.`,
+		`Let's make the web weird!`,
+		`Let's make the web a better place!`,
+		`Let's create a new project!`,
+		`Let's create something unique!`,
+		`Time to build a new website.`,
+		`Time to build a faster website.`,
+		`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
+		`We're glad to have you on board.`,
+		`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
+		`Initiating launch sequence...`,
+		`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
+		`Awaiting further instructions.`,
+	];
+})();
 
 export const getName = () =>
 	new Promise<string>((resolve) => {

From dc3036004e6ff63777940cdf9c59d88722562ce1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:09:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/15] refactor to new file

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts | 24 +------
 packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts    | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++
 packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts      |  1 +
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts        | 46 +-------------
 4 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts
 create mode 100644 packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index 2f0fd1fd03ee..9130a7ffa620 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { prompt } from '@astrojs/cli-kit';
-import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import arg from 'arg';
 import os from 'node:os';
 
 import { getName, getVersion } from '../messages.js';
+import getFestiveHouston from '../data/festive.js';
 
 export interface Context {
 	help: boolean;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		projectName,
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
-		clothes: getClothes(fancy),
+		clothes: getFestiveHouston(fancy).clothes,
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),
@@ -110,26 +110,6 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 	return context;
 }
 
-function getClothes(fancy?: boolean) {
-	const date = new Date()
-	if(date.getMonth() === 11) {
-		return {
-			hat: random(['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
-			tie: '🧣'
-		}
-	}
-	else if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
-		return {
-			hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
-			tie: random(['🦴', ''])
-		}
-	}
-	return {
-		hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
-		tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
-	};
-}
-
 function detectPackageManager() {
 	if (!process.env.npm_config_user_agent) return;
 	const specifier = process.env.npm_config_user_agent.split(' ')[0];
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7f2e47a4c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
+
+export default function getFestiveHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
+	const date = new Date();
+	if (date.getMonth() === 11) {
+		// Christmas season
+		return {
+			clothes: {
+				hat: random(['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
+				tie: '🧣'
+			},
+			messages: [
+				`Ho, ho, ho! 'Tis the season to code and create.`,	
+				`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,	
+				`Let's unwrap the magic of the web together!`,	
+				`Bells are ringing, and so are your creative ideas!`,	
+				`It's starting to look a lot like Christmas on the internet.`,	
+				`It's time to decorate the web with your festive ideas!`,
+			]
+		}
+	} else if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
+		// Spooky season
+		return {
+			clothes: {
+				hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
+				tie: random(['🦴', ''])
+			},
+			messages: [
+				`Booo! Let's scare the interwebs!`,
+				`Get ready to haunt the internet with Halloween vibes.`,
+				`Harness the power of the web for your frightful ideas.`,
+				`It's time to conjure up an online spooktacular masterpiece.`,
+				`Prepare for a web of Halloween wonders to be woven.`,
+				`Chills and thrills await as you embark on your web journey`,
+				`The internet is about to get a whole lot creepier thanks to your new project.`
+			]
+		}
+	}
+	// default state
+	return {
+		clothes: {
+			hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
+			tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
+		},
+		messages: [
+			`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
+			`I'll be your assistant today.`,
+			`Let's build something awesome!`,
+			`Let's build something great!`,
+			`Let's build something fast!`,
+			`Let's build the web we want.`,
+			`Let's make the web weird!`,
+			`Let's make the web a better place!`,
+			`Let's create a new project!`,
+			`Let's create something unique!`,
+			`Time to build a new website.`,
+			`Time to build a faster website.`,
+			`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
+			`We're glad to have you on board.`,
+			`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
+			`Initiating launch sequence...`,
+			`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
+			`Awaiting further instructions.`,
+		]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2252d3c21f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {default as getFestiveMessages} from './festive.js'
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 43c765a2552c..3caf32a05755 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { align, sleep } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 import { shell } from './shell.js';
+import getFestiveHouston from './data/festive.js';
 
 // Users might lack access to the global npm registry, this function
 // checks the user's project type and will return the proper npm registry
@@ -39,50 +40,7 @@ export async function spinner(args: {
 
 export const title = (text: string) => align(label(text), 'end', 7) + ' ';
 
-export const welcome = (() => {
-	const date = new Date();
-	if (date.getMonth() === 11) {
-		return [
-			`Ho, ho, ho! 'Tis the season to code and create.`,	
-			`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,	
-			`Let's unwrap the magic of the web together!`,	
-			`Bells are ringing, and so are your creative ideas!`,	
-			`It's starting to look a lot like Christmas on the internet.`,	
-			`It's time to decorate the web with your festive ideas!`,
-		]
-	}
-	if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
-		return [
-			`Booo! Let's scare the interwebs!`,
-			`Get ready to haunt the internet with Halloween vibes.`,
-			`Harness the power of the web for your frightful ideas.`,
-			`It's time to conjure up an online spooktacular masterpiece.`,
-			`Prepare for a web of Halloween wonders to be woven.`,
-			`Chills and thrills await as you embark on your web journey`,
-			`The internet is about to get a whole lot creepier thanks to your new project.`
-		]
-	}
-	return [
-		`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
-		`I'll be your assistant today.`,
-		`Let's build something awesome!`,
-		`Let's build something great!`,
-		`Let's build something fast!`,
-		`Let's build the web we want.`,
-		`Let's make the web weird!`,
-		`Let's make the web a better place!`,
-		`Let's create a new project!`,
-		`Let's create something unique!`,
-		`Time to build a new website.`,
-		`Time to build a faster website.`,
-		`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
-		`We're glad to have you on board.`,
-		`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
-		`Initiating launch sequence...`,
-		`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
-		`Awaiting further instructions.`,
-	];
-})();
+export const welcome = getFestiveHouston().messages
 
 export const getName = () =>
 	new Promise<string>((resolve) => {

From 30d68625eead1fef7540c51315aa5b357f5d2442 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 13:07:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] refactor: use `hat` & `tie` instead of `clothes`

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts  | 11 +++----
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts    |  4 +--
 .../create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts    |  4 +--
 packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts       |  2 +-
 .../src/data/{festive.ts => seasonal.ts}      | 31 ++++++++++---------
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts         |  9 +++---
 6 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
 rename packages/create-astro/src/data/{festive.ts => seasonal.ts} (73%)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index 9130a7ffa620..2533d7df5aa2 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import arg from 'arg';
 import os from 'node:os';
 
 import { getName, getVersion } from '../messages.js';
-import getFestiveHouston from '../data/festive.js';
+import getSeasonalHouston from '../data/seasonal.js';
 
 export interface Context {
 	help: boolean;
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ export interface Context {
 	stdin?: typeof process.stdin;
 	stdout?: typeof process.stdout;
 	exit(code: number): never;
-	clothes: {
-		hat: string;
-		tie: string;
-	};
+	hat?: string;
+	tie?: string;
 }
 
 export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
@@ -97,7 +95,8 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		projectName,
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
-		clothes: getFestiveHouston(fancy).clothes,
+		hat: getSeasonalHouston(fancy).hat,
+		tie: getSeasonalHouston(fancy).tie,
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
index ed45a7154636..2f58e247d788 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import { banner, say, welcome } from '../messages.js';
 
 export async function intro(
-	ctx: Pick<Context, 'clothes' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
+	ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'tie' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
 ) {
 	banner();
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function intro(
 				],
 				random(welcome),
 			],
-			{ clear: true, clothes: { hat: ctx.clothes.hat, tie: ctx.clothes.tie } }
+			{ clear: true, hat: ctx.hat, tie: ctx.tie }
 		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts
index d5f5482479b1..5444020e4fa7 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/next-steps.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Context } from './context.js';
 
 import { nextSteps, say } from '../messages.js';
 
-export async function next(ctx: Pick<Context, 'clothes' | 'cwd' | 'packageManager' | 'skipHouston'>) {
+export async function next(ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'tie' | 'cwd' | 'packageManager' | 'skipHouston'>) {
 	let projectDir = path.relative(process.cwd(), ctx.cwd);
 
 	const commandMap: { [key: string]: string } = {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function next(ctx: Pick<Context, 'clothes' | 'cwd' | 'packageManage
 	await nextSteps({ projectDir, devCmd });
 
 	if (!ctx.skipHouston) {
-		await say(['Good luck out there, astronaut! 🚀'], { clothes: { hat: ctx.clothes.hat, tie: ctx.clothes.tie }});
+		await say(['Good luck out there, astronaut! 🚀'], { hat: ctx.hat, tie: ctx.tie });
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
index 2252d3c21f05..04b79710c37a 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export {default as getFestiveMessages} from './festive.js'
+export {default as getSeasonalHouston} from './seasonal.js'
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts
rename to packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
index b7f2e47a4c64..91bd0f41f423 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/data/festive.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 
-export default function getFestiveHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
+export default function getSeasonalHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
 	const date = new Date();
-	if (date.getMonth() === 11) {
+	if ((date.getMonth() === 11 && date.getDate() === 21) || (date.getMonth() === 0 && date.getDate() === 1)) {
+		// New Year
+		return {
+			hat: '🎩',
+			tie: '👔',
+			messages: [
+				`Hey there! It's new year and you're working! Pretty cool!`
+			]
+		}
+	} else if (date.getMonth() === 11) {
 		// Christmas season
 		return {
-			clothes: {
-				hat: random(['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
-				tie: '🧣'
-			},
+			hat: random(['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
+			tie: '🧣',
 			messages: [
 				`Ho, ho, ho! 'Tis the season to code and create.`,	
 				`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,	
@@ -21,10 +28,8 @@ export default function getFestiveHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
 	} else if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
 		// Spooky season
 		return {
-			clothes: {
-				hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
-				tie: random(['🦴', ''])
-			},
+			hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
+			tie: random(['🦴', '']),
 			messages: [
 				`Booo! Let's scare the interwebs!`,
 				`Get ready to haunt the internet with Halloween vibes.`,
@@ -38,10 +43,8 @@ export default function getFestiveHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
 	}
 	// default state
 	return {
-		clothes: {
-			hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
-			tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
-		},
+		hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
+		tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
 		messages: [
 			`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
 			`I'll be your assistant today.`,
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 3caf32a05755..1e9fda95668f 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { align, sleep } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 import { shell } from './shell.js';
-import getFestiveHouston from './data/festive.js';
+import getSeasonalHouston from './data/seasonal.js';
 
 // Users might lack access to the global npm registry, this function
 // checks the user's project type and will return the proper npm registry
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export function setStdout(writable: typeof process.stdout) {
 	stdout = writable;
 }
 
-export async function say(messages: string | string[], { clear = false, clothes = { hat: '', tie: ''} } = {}) {
-	return houston(messages, { clear, clothes, stdout });
+export async function say(messages: string | string[], { clear = false, hat = '', tie = ''} = {}) {
+	return houston(messages, { clear, hat, tie, stdout });
 }
 
 export async function spinner(args: {
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export async function spinner(args: {
 
 export const title = (text: string) => align(label(text), 'end', 7) + ' ';
 
-export const welcome = getFestiveHouston().messages
+export const seasonalHouston = getSeasonalHouston();
+export const welcome = seasonalHouston.messages;
 
 export const getName = () =>
 	new Promise<string>((resolve) => {

From 30af23ec502cc1a9afb0584298f0eb8f084bc172 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 13:10:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] refactor: use `getSeasonalHouston` only once

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index 2533d7df5aa2..894a88b08c07 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		((os.platform() === 'win32' && !fancy) || skipHouston) ??
 		[yes, no, install, git, typescript].some((v) => v !== undefined);
 
+	const seasonalHouston = getSeasonalHouston(fancy);
+
 	const context: Context = {
 		help,
 		prompt,
@@ -95,8 +97,8 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		projectName,
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
-		hat: getSeasonalHouston(fancy).hat,
-		tie: getSeasonalHouston(fancy).tie,
+		hat: seasonalHouston.hat,
+		tie: seasonalHouston.tie,
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),

From 3070b46cd02be32e5364ae1c80003c195f593256 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Van Cutsem <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 20:15:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/15] chore: upgrade dependencies

---
 packages/create-astro/package.json | 2 +-
 pnpm-lock.yaml                     | 8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/package.json b/packages/create-astro/package.json
index 9a62aca78b63..85bd582d942e 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-astro/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "//a": "MOST PACKAGES SHOULD GO IN DEV_DEPENDENCIES! THEY WILL BE BUNDLED.",
   "//b": "DEPENDENCIES IS FOR UNBUNDLED PACKAGES",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/cli-kit": "^0.4.0",
+    "@astrojs/cli-kit": "^0.4.1",
     "giget": "1.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f4e7679b7afb..602d75754ba5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -3737,8 +3737,8 @@ importers:
   packages/create-astro:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/cli-kit':
-        specifier: ^0.4.0
-        version: 0.4.0
+        specifier: ^0.4.1
+        version: 0.4.1
       giget:
         specifier: 1.1.3
         version: 1.1.3
@@ -5262,8 +5262,8 @@ packages:
       sisteransi: 1.0.5
     dev: false
 
-  /@astrojs/cli-kit@0.4.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-M7R2Af/Gh13pwZ2zjTkTPt87x4IjRw/bSRCmjJGWEGeW3nLNzuEeRY8tleeIGbbfUsm3DJg+UF5rCrQGoviHgQ==}
+  /@astrojs/cli-kit@0.4.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-bVzyKzEpIwqjihBU/aUzt1LQckJuHK0agd3/ITdXhPUYculrc6K1/K7H+XG4rwjXtg+ikT3PM05V1MVYWiIvQw==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.14.1'}
     dependencies:
       chalk: 5.3.0

From bfbdbcb00604162a0569dfd1be02aa763be1c065 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian <hello@elian.codes>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 20:31:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/15] fix mistake in date

---
 packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
index 91bd0f41f423..0751767401b7 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 
 export default function getSeasonalHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
 	const date = new Date();
-	if ((date.getMonth() === 11 && date.getDate() === 21) || (date.getMonth() === 0 && date.getDate() === 1)) {
+	if (date.getMonth() === 0 && date.getDate() === 1) {
 		// New Year
 		return {
 			hat: '🎩',

From 2cf62237069651d64301b396eccdbfd22e03db03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nate Moore <nate@astro.build>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 14:36:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 12/15] feat(create-astro): refactor seasonal logic

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts |   8 +-
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts   |  12 +-
 packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts   | 151 ++++++++++++-------
 packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts        |   4 -
 4 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index f87ac4886dc9..cbd4440764c9 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface Context {
 	stdin?: typeof process.stdin;
 	stdout?: typeof process.stdout;
 	exit(code: number): never;
+	welcome?: string;
 	hat?: string;
 	tie?: string;
 	tasks: Task[];
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		((os.platform() === 'win32' && !fancy) || skipHouston) ??
 		[yes, no, install, git, typescript].some((v) => v !== undefined);
 
-	const seasonalHouston = getSeasonalHouston(fancy);
+	const { messages, hats = [], ties = [] } = getSeasonalHouston({ fancy });
 
 	const context: Context = {
 		help,
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		projectName,
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
-		hat: seasonalHouston.hat,
-		tie: seasonalHouston.tie,
+		welcome: random(messages),
+		hat: hats.length > 0 ? random(hats) : '',
+		tie: ties.length > 0 ? random(ties) : '',
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
index 2f58e247d788..526b8e5cca72 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/intro.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import type { Context } from './context.js';
 
 import { color, label } from '@astrojs/cli-kit';
-import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
-import { banner, say, welcome } from '../messages.js';
+import { banner, say } from '../messages.js';
 
 export async function intro(
-	ctx: Pick<Context, 'hat' | 'tie' | 'skipHouston' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
+	ctx: Pick<Context, 'skipHouston' | 'welcome' | 'hat' | 'tie' | 'version' | 'username' | 'fancy'>
 ) {
 	banner();
 
 	if (!ctx.skipHouston) {
+		const { welcome, hat, tie } = ctx;
 		await say(
 			[
 				[
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ export async function intro(
 					),
 					Promise.resolve(ctx.username).then((username) => `${username}!`),
 				],
-				random(welcome),
-			],
-			{ clear: true, hat: ctx.hat, tie: ctx.tie }
+				welcome ?? 'Let\'s build something awesome!',
+			] as string[],
+			{ clear: true, hat, tie }
 		);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
index 0751767401b7..bd36ac1592fa 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/data/seasonal.ts
@@ -1,69 +1,108 @@
-import { random } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
+interface SeasonalHouston {
+	hats?: string[];
+	ties?: string[];
+	messages: string[]
+}
 
-export default function getSeasonalHouston(fancy?: boolean) {
-	const date = new Date();
-	if (date.getMonth() === 0 && date.getDate() === 1) {
-		// New Year
-		return {
-			hat: '🎩',
-			tie: '👔',
+export default function getSeasonalHouston({ fancy }: { fancy?: boolean }): SeasonalHouston {
+	const season = getSeason();
+	switch (season) {
+		case 'new-year': {
+			const year = new Date().getFullYear();
+			return {
+				hats: rarity(0.5, ['🎩']),
+				ties: rarity(0.25, ['🎊', '🎀', '🎉']),
+				messages: [
+					`New year, new Astro site!`,
+					`Kicking ${year} off with Astro?! What an honor!`,
+					`Happy ${year}! Let's make something cool.`,
+					`${year} is your year! Let's build something awesome.`,
+					`${year} is the year of Astro!`,
+					`${year} is clearly off to a great start!`,
+					`Thanks for starting ${year} with Astro!`
+				]
+			}
+		}
+		case 'spooky': return {
+			hats: rarity(0.5, ['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀', '🕷️', '🔮']),
+			ties: rarity(0.25, ['🦴', '🍬', '🍫']),
 			messages: [
-				`Hey there! It's new year and you're working! Pretty cool!`
+				`I'm afraid I can't help you... Just kidding!`,
+				`Boo! Just kidding. Let's make a website!`,
+				`Let's haunt the internet. OooOooOOoo!`,
+				`No tricks here. Seeing you is always treat!`,
+				`Spiders aren't the only ones building the web!`,
+				`Let's conjure up some web magic!`,
+				`Let's harness the power of Astro to build a frightful new site!`,
+				`We're conjuring up a spooktacular website!`,
+				`Prepare for a web of spooky wonders to be woven.`,
+				`Chills and thrills await you on your new project!`,
 			]
 		}
-	} else if (date.getMonth() === 11) {
-		// Christmas season
-		return {
-			hat: random(['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
-			tie: '🧣',
+		case 'holiday': return {
+			hats: rarity(0.75, ['🎁', '🎄', '🌲']),
+			ties: rarity(0.75, ['🧣']),
 			messages: [
-				`Ho, ho, ho! 'Tis the season to code and create.`,	
-				`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,	
-				`Let's unwrap the magic of the web together!`,	
-				`Bells are ringing, and so are your creative ideas!`,	
-				`It's starting to look a lot like Christmas on the internet.`,	
-				`It's time to decorate the web with your festive ideas!`,
+				`'Tis the season to code and create.`,
+				`Jingle all the way through your web creation journey!`,
+				`Bells are ringing, and so are your creative ideas!`,
+				`Let's make the internet our own winter wonderland!`,
+				`It's time to decorate a brand new website!`,
+				`Let's unwrap the magic of the web together!`,
+				`Hope you're enjoying the holiday season!`,
+				`I'm dreaming of a brand new website!`,
+				`No better holiday gift than a new site!`,
+				`Your creativity is the gift that keeps on giving!`,
 			]
 		}
-	} else if (date.getMonth() === 9) {
-		// Spooky season
-		return {
-			hat: random(['🎃', '👻', '☠️', '💀']),
-			tie: random(['🦴', '']),
+		default: return {
+			hats: fancy ? ['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦'] : undefined,
+			ties: fancy ? rarity(0.33, ['🎀', '🧣']) : undefined,
 			messages: [
-				`Booo! Let's scare the interwebs!`,
-				`Get ready to haunt the internet with Halloween vibes.`,
-				`Harness the power of the web for your frightful ideas.`,
-				`It's time to conjure up an online spooktacular masterpiece.`,
-				`Prepare for a web of Halloween wonders to be woven.`,
-				`Chills and thrills await as you embark on your web journey`,
-				`The internet is about to get a whole lot creepier thanks to your new project.`
+				`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
+				`I'll be your assistant today.`,
+				`Let's build something awesome!`,
+				`Let's build something great!`,
+				`Let's build something fast!`,
+				`Let's build the web we want.`,
+				`Let's make the web weird!`,
+				`Let's make the web a better place!`,
+				`Let's create a new project!`,
+				`Let's create something unique!`,
+				`Time to build a new website.`,
+				`Time to build a faster website.`,
+				`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
+				`We're glad to have you on board.`,
+				`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
+				`Initiating launch sequence...`,
+				`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
+				`Awaiting further instructions.`,
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	// default state
-	return {
-		hat: fancy ? random(['🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎩', '🎓', '👑', '🧢', '🍦']) : '',
-		tie: fancy ? random(['🎀', '🧣']) : '',
-		messages: [
-			`Let's claim your corner of the internet.`,
-			`I'll be your assistant today.`,
-			`Let's build something awesome!`,
-			`Let's build something great!`,
-			`Let's build something fast!`,
-			`Let's build the web we want.`,
-			`Let's make the web weird!`,
-			`Let's make the web a better place!`,
-			`Let's create a new project!`,
-			`Let's create something unique!`,
-			`Time to build a new website.`,
-			`Time to build a faster website.`,
-			`Time to build a sweet new website.`,
-			`We're glad to have you on board.`,
-			`Keeping the internet weird since 2021.`,
-			`Initiating launch sequence...`,
-			`Initiating launch sequence... right... now!`,
-			`Awaiting further instructions.`,
-		]
+}
+
+type Season = 'spooky' | 'holiday' | 'new-year';
+function getSeason(): Season | undefined {
+	const date = new Date();
+	const month = date.getMonth() + 1;
+	const day = date.getDate() + 1;
+
+	if (month === 1 && day <= 7) {
+		return 'new-year';
+	}
+	if (month === 10 && day > 7) {
+		return 'spooky'
+	}
+	if (month === 12 && day > 7 && day < 25) {
+		return 'holiday'
 	}
 }
+
+// Generates an array padded with empty strings to make decorations more rare
+function rarity(frequency: number, emoji: string[]) {
+	if (frequency === 1) return emoji;
+	if (frequency === 0) return [''];
+	const empty = Array.from({ length: Math.round(emoji.length * frequency) }, () => '')
+	return [...emoji, ...empty];
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 1e9fda95668f..a11f45acd0f7 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { align, sleep } from '@astrojs/cli-kit/utils';
 import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 import { shell } from './shell.js';
-import getSeasonalHouston from './data/seasonal.js';
 
 // Users might lack access to the global npm registry, this function
 // checks the user's project type and will return the proper npm registry
@@ -40,9 +39,6 @@ export async function spinner(args: {
 
 export const title = (text: string) => align(label(text), 'end', 7) + ' ';
 
-export const seasonalHouston = getSeasonalHouston();
-export const welcome = seasonalHouston.messages;
-
 export const getName = () =>
 	new Promise<string>((resolve) => {
 		exec('git config user.name', { encoding: 'utf-8' }, (_1, gitName) => {

From 146450a0f31b40bb6ee7193186215363b6735c5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nate Moore <nate@astro.build>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 14:39:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] chore: remove unused entrypoint

---
 packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
 delete mode 100644 packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 04b79710c37a..000000000000
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/data/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export {default as getSeasonalHouston} from './seasonal.js'

From da9479834962cdfb01c93f274552e0f2d4efa329 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nate Moore <nate@astro.build>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 14:39:50 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] refactor: simplify seasonal data

---
 packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
index cbd4440764c9..51ee6280bc89 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/context.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import arg from 'arg';
 import os from 'node:os';
 
 import { getName, getVersion } from '../messages.js';
-import getSeasonalHouston from '../data/seasonal.js';
+import getSeasonalData from '../data/seasonal.js';
 
 export interface Context {
 	help: boolean;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		((os.platform() === 'win32' && !fancy) || skipHouston) ??
 		[yes, no, install, git, typescript].some((v) => v !== undefined);
 
-	const { messages, hats = [], ties = [] } = getSeasonalHouston({ fancy });
+	const { messages, hats, ties } = getSeasonalData({ fancy });
 
 	const context: Context = {
 		help,
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ export async function getContext(argv: string[]): Promise<Context> {
 		template,
 		ref: ref ?? 'latest',
 		welcome: random(messages),
-		hat: hats.length > 0 ? random(hats) : '',
-		tie: ties.length > 0 ? random(ties) : '',
+		hat: hats ? random(hats) : undefined,
+		tie: ties ? random(ties) : undefined,
 		yes,
 		install: install ?? (noInstall ? false : undefined),
 		git: git ?? (noGit ? false : undefined),

From 38542227ee68fb831c93b7e8b8bec6443f61ac38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nate Moore <nate@astro.build>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 14:44:47 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] chore: add changeset

---
 .changeset/afraid-ligers-add.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/afraid-ligers-add.md

diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-ligers-add.md b/.changeset/afraid-ligers-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..725c312ca102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-ligers-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-astro": patch
+---
+
+Improves seasonal message handling by automatically detecting the local date