In the absence of a traditional Christmas tree puzzle, here's a snowflake.   It's White to play and mate in two.   After White's first move, Black has two possible moves.   You will need to find the mate after each of Black's moves:
                                        (From Hugh Courtney's Christmas Quiz 1973)
And now, the same position moved down a row. This time it's White to play and mate in three:
                                        (From Hugh Courtney's Christmas Quiz 1978)
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