In tonight's multimedia matchup we have an 8-Way contest featuring capriccio, MollyCule, LadyMin, celticfrog, Kookaburra, torgar, Merbley and Nim. They have chosen ' A Christmas Story' as the theme for their match and the stakes are that the Loser celebrates the winner in the medium of their choice, posted in the sugarshack..

The rules for this contest are thus: This is part 2 of a 2-part contest, both parts will run simultaneously. Why simultaneously? To preserve anonymity! And to that end, we'll also forbid voting and commenting in the contest as well. You can comment after voting has ended.

In this contest, you will bring your holiday/winter themed story from part 1 of this contest to life by recording it in story-telling fashion. You may use any voicing variations you wish, but you and you alone must provide the voicing for the entire piece. Background/effect sounds and music are allowed.

Time limit has been lifted, but be conscious of your file size for dial-uppers, please. Record your story using any means you like (free audio editor Audacity is a great option) and submit it in .mp3 format. Files will be hosted by Worth member capriccio; send her a private message when you are ready to submit to get instructions on how to upload your entry. You will also need to receive a url to add to your multimedia entry. This will be the link to your audio file. capriccio will site message/reply to your email with the link to your file. "Listen to this entry here." should be all that is contained in your multimedia entry.(With 'here' being the clickable link to your file.)

If you require assistance with linking your entry you can see the stickied thread at the top of the Testing Grounds forum. If you require additional help, please site message Anni with the link capriccio sent you to your file.

Voters: You should judge the stories based on the delivery and presentation of the 'story'. Do NOT judge the story/text itself - this is done in the part 1 contest. Please right-click and choose "save-as" for each entry to listen to the stories so that we can save cap's bandwidth. Thanks!

All normal Worth multimedia rules apply unless otherwise stated above.

The players will have until 11:59 pm Worth time on Monday, December 22nd to submit their entries, followed by a voting period of 3 days.

Competitors are reminded to maintain anonymity during the contest.

Good luck!