Angry Birds Seasons: Christmas 3 Star Walkthrough Level 1-18

A good strategy for Season’s Greedings level 1-18 is to lob the first Black bird through the snow blocks between the wooden and stone structures. This is a challenging shot, but can clear ten pigs if done properly. Arc the next Black bird through the remaining pig in the top-right to finish the level. To earn some extra points, try to have the second Black bird reach the present on the far-right. The score in the video is 95,350.

Note: The video below shows the Santa Hat glitch. This glitch has since been fixed and thus is no longer possible. The trigger was the Santa Hat atop the large pig next to the present. To see which levels have the glitch, we have tagged them.

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By Twizza

looks like we have the same thing going on here like level 7 exploding pigs !!!!

By Stan

Lucked out – 2 exploding birds + 1 exploding pig = 113,820

By TMH

AH HA !!!!
A TNT stuffed pig !
No wonder I have been struggling all day and cannot get above 100K !!!

By Habanero

Even more addictive level than usual, as I love the surprise of a “total apocalypse” strike! Giving it up now at 121,830 or will play this level forever!!

By TMH

115,310 ………… I’m going to stop playing now ….. and get a life ;)

By ~JaiMe~

i KNEW i kept seein other hatted pigs tryin to explode!
got lvl 18 early this morn, played twice & got over 115,000, went back to bed…no one had posted a walkthru yet so i couldn’t comment lol

this level is wacky! i one-birded it several times & only got 2 stars. damage done by teh hatted pig varied from minor to almost complete demolition. while playing, my scores ranged from 19k-98k on the 1st bomby bird! aim did not seem to be much of a factor; sometimes one throwing angle would make almost no explosion, sometimes a BIG one. a few more tries & i got 117,500 but my phone keeps freezing/locking up about half the time when a big explosion occurs :/ too much info all at once to process, maybe hehe

a couple screen shots (apologizes for any moire effect, used my digital cam) –> http://s1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/JaiMe_2_/

By TMH

Mine too Jamie ( iphone ) only once it actually crashed totally though, the other times it freezes for a second or two then the pigs are gone ;)
The most addictive level yet I agree with Habanero, I keep going back to it, despite saying “thats it, no more!” 117,610 now, with one bird left over. You are right about the set up Jamie, hitting the same place every time, from the same angle, sometimes it wipes all the pigs on the right side, the pressie and the pig on the outside top to the right, sometimes it leaves the lowest 2 pigs under the cement, doesnt seem to have any logic that way ! I think I really will quit now, roll on 8am ;)

By Allyson

First 3 star effort in a few days. So far, these levels are *hard*!

By Joseph

I’ve got 119300 but I can’t figure out which pig is the exploding one. Can anyone tell me???

By ~JaiMe~

explody pigs seem to be the ones w/ a santa hat exactly like in this level… there are other various hats & santa hats as well (in other levels, see lvls 5, 6, 7) but only one kind of hatted pig goes boom ina big way (so far). tried others & so far only 7 & 18 really give results, tho i have had a few in other lvls jiggle round a bit as if trying to explode, & in lvl 17 a couple times i got teh one on left to explode & fly up thru layer of snow below single pig. i have a few screen shots here –> http:// s1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/JaiMe_2_/

pretty sure the hat is what causes explosions; pig sorta jumps & tilts right so hat is pointing almost sideways at structure, then b0om! if hat comes off, pig may die but no explosion. also i think them bein surrounded by rock has something to do w/it…like i said, i managed to get teh one in lvl 17 to explode a little but no where near a boom like 7 & 18!

By ~JaiMe~

well, like TMH, i too was done with it; then out of, well, let’s say boredom (NOT addiction! ;) ) i picked it back up to give it a couple more tries. less than a dozen & i got… wait for it….

124,390 !!!!! :D 2 birds, 1st bird into magic spot took out whole snow structure & left wooden part on left intact with over 96k in points, 2nd bird up & then down thru bit of remaining snow @ right side of wood platforms which took out last pig on bottom right & all of wood/pigs on left.

i have a droid, btw, so good to know its not teh phone.

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o my… just played todays 3-4 times, finally 2-starred it. think i will wait till i get some sleep to play it! 0/

By TMH

Congrats jamie, I dont think I have the patiemce to keep going on yesterday’s to get that high a score.

By TMH

On the 19th now, have managed to 2 star it at 43,710, but have only managed to clear it that once !
Help please Bird Leader :)

Rank: Sling God with 37915 points
By Bird Leader (@birdleader)Score: 106,750

The walkthrough for level 19 is up. Check it out here.

By TMH

19 still has me swearing !!
What a Pig of a level ;)
A real Swine ! ;)

Have still only managed to clear the thing once, and only got 2 stars for it !

By Toppig

got 47,110 on today’s finally to get the three stars. Aim first White bird just over present and then drop egg just after it. Still takes loads of trying!

By bob

this is clearly a glitch which will be patched up in another bug update…

By John

I love 18 – too much fun! 117800 is my highest.

19 is hard – got 44500 for the three star.

By TMH

I just finished 19 too John, 44,530, thats enough of that one for me, its taken me about 100 attempts to get 3 stars, loads of times I cleared the pigs but couldnt quite crack 44K to get the stars !
19 is one level I will not be playing again, still love 18 though :)

By TMH

Bob, I dont think its a glitch, level 7 had a magic spot too, got me 118,440, only used one bird !

By Mark

I didn’t know there was a trick spot here. I managed to get 105k by dropping the first bomb down between the scaffolding and the ‘wall’. Get that to drop far enough through the snow there and you can wipe out every bird except the top left one. It doesn’t do as much collateral damage as the trick spot seems to in the video above. Will give this a try later.

By TMH

Trick Spots are defo the way forward :)
Gibve us more of those please Rovio !!!

By Eddie

Managed to get 124100 on this one with two birds and the glitch.

By Dr Stig

I have been playing this level for three days – always two stars. Frsutrating, and never an exploding pig!
Just now – 122830, and my first exploding pig (but I needed two exploding birds)
Arghhh. Why do they explode only some of the time?

By TMH

Oh this level is a doosey !!
When you get it just right its as funny as hell !
I still only have ahigh score of 117,610 on this one, its still fun to come back to now and again :)

By Grayson

I don’t think the exploding santa hats work anymore since the Hogs and Kisses update. I’ve tried this many times, and it doesn’t work. I have managed to get 95160 before on this level, which is pretty much just barely over 3 stars. I can’t remember how I did it though, and would like to improve my score.

Shouldn’t the walkthroughs not have only a video of a glitch? It’s cool if you do like you did on Christmas 1-7 where you show the normal way, and then the glitch, but there should be a video on the legit way to do it. Especially since it seems like the glitch doesn’t work anymore.

By Shawn Hayes

I totally agree with you. I have tried and nothing exploded for me. I cannot get 3 stars on this no matter how hard I try. I have 3 stars on every Angry Bird level in every game but Christmas is killing me. I have 4 I can’t get 3 stars on. DARN IT!

By fubai

same here… though i’ve play earlier w/out bothering the stars… found out nothing such as exploding santa hats… now, since the new level is not out yet, have to replay and get all stars…

Rank: Sling God with 37915 points
By Bird Leader (@birdleader)Score: 106,750

Yeah, I can confirm that the “glitch” was fixed, though all levels can still be 3 starred.

By Vsortiz

94220 using my own method. The hat didn’t explode for me either

By Hunter MacLean

I can’t get the santa hat to explode on this level. Can you share your method?

By corrr

Can you post your method?

Rank: Flinger with 0 points
By Cheri (@cheri)

How’s a girl supposed to 3 star this level if the exploding pigs don’t work anymore????? HELP PLEASE!!! I have tried multiple areas to place the bomb birds and noting is working for me. (Apparently I should not have waited to 3 star the christmas episodes, but gees the holidays were hectic!) Can someone…anyone… please post a post-valentine update way to clear this level? A video would be like chocolate cake on my birthday. :)

By Habanero

Good point. This level almost becomes a new brand game with the removal of the exploding santa hatted pig.

Investigated your cry for help, and although I cannot post a video I have now 3 starred this twice (a 94K+ and a 96K+) by the following method.

Fire first bomb bird up so that it drops through the snow inbetween the wood structure and left hand concrete upright more or less to the bottom. The explosion normally takes out all but the far left pig and top right pig.
Use 2nd bomb bird to clear up wood and you can get 80K to 85K after 2 birds. Finally angle yellow bird up and diagonayly down through the snow on the right hand side, which will also drop the final green pig into oblivion :-)

By Habanero

lol … or a brand new game even!! I’m OK at Angry Birds but not basic typing!!
2nd bomb bird takes out any pigs left in the wood pile by the way!

By Amber

I am having the same problem. I updated to the valentine season and my exploding pig is not working at all. I’ve played this level over 500 times and nothing… My high score is 93360. It’s so frustrating because the score required for 3 stars is 94000. I have 3 stars in all of the other seasons so it’s not like I suck or anything. I’m ready to give up and write this game off completely. Please help! :(

Rank: Flinger with 0 points

I know how you feel! the xmas ones are all so difficult. Im missing a couple stars but this level I have highscore of 93990…im 10 pts off and cant get it! AHH!

By Hunter MacLean

Anyone able to upload a video of this walkthrough using the latest version of Seasons? I can’t get the exploding santa hat and I’m with everyone who says they “changed” something with a recent update.

By left of center

I just scored 103,160 with two birds, without any exploding santa hats.
I launched the first black bird into the first little pig on the snow to the left of the structure. Black bird destroys the snow column before exploding. The only pig standing after that explosion is the one above on the right.
Launch the second black bird into the snow column on top of that pig and the second bird will destroy the pig, the present below and some of the structure…
It took some practice, but it wasn’t too hard.

By Hunter MacLean

This is the way to do it! It takes a bit of practice to land the bird through that column, but it works. I could never get all but the pig on the top right because there was one at the bottom of the wood structure with a had, but after exploding the pig in the top right I just ran the speedy-bird through the wood to get 97,100. DONE!

By Pete

THANK YOU!!!

Rank: Flinger with 0 points

YOURE A LIFESAVER!!

Rank: Master Slinger with 6700 points
By wanda (@wanda)Score: 97,820

excellent! thanks for this. 97820 and 3 stars- I’ll take it :)

Rank: Slinger with 1030 points
By birdvictory (@birdvictory)Score: 101,000

Great method. 101,000 after only a few tries.

Rank: Champion with 3295 points
By Laurence (@laurence)Score: 102,760

102760 with this method – brilliant post-glitch method, thanks

Rank: Hardened with 675 points
By Mikkor (@mikkor)Score: 102,500

Really good! Improved my score over 7000 with this. Thanks! :)

By jghost90

I aimed the first black bird to drop into the column with the present…that explodes everything but the wooden structure…
then i aimed the second black bird to the first level above where the little pig is sitting on the ground and it blew the rest of the structure.
i ended with 3 starts with a score of 94120.

By Hung(a)ry birds

Thanks a lot! I have done it for the first time with this method. 95390 pts.

By det

Got 99250 by dropping first blackbird down the snow column between the wooden structure and the stone structure, which killed all but far left and right pigs. Second blackbird dropped directly on far right pig, which then fell onto present, and blew up much of the inside chamber. Last yellow bird I used to tear through pile of wood, where the last pig was hiding.

By Angry bird

This worked on the first try! Thanks!

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