diff --git a/software/ijnimations/battery.ino b/software/ijnimations/battery.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eadf7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/ijnimations/battery.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+	battery animation by Einstein
+*/
+int battery() {
+  byte animation1[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01111110
+  };
+
+  byte animation2[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01111110, B01111110
+  };
+
+  byte animation3[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110
+  };
+
+  byte animation4[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01000010, B01000010, B01000010, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110
+  };
+
+  byte animation5[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01000010, B01000010, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110
+  };
+
+  byte animation6[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01000010, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110
+  };
+
+  byte animation7[8] = {
+    B00111100, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110, B01111110
+  };
+
+  bool skip = render(animation1, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation2, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation3, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation4, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation5, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation6, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation7, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/software/ijnimations/ijnimations.ino b/software/ijnimations/ijnimations.ino
index 4b03c1f..1676942 100644
--- a/software/ijnimations/ijnimations.ino
+++ b/software/ijnimations/ijnimations.ino
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ LedControl lc=LedControl(20,5,21,1);
 int lowPin = 11;             /* ground pin for the buton ;-) */
 int buttonPin = 9;           /* choose the input pin for the pushbutton */
 
-const int animations = 21;
+const int animations = 23;
 int (*ijnimations[animations])() = {
 	ijhacklogo, ghost, invader, heart, invadesquid, jumper, ijlogowink, 
 	heartbeat, eq, invaderagain, pong, snake, arrows, directions,
-	packman, diagonals, waterdrip, aliens, blockanim, pulse, tewdoodles
+	packman, diagonals, waterdrip, aliens, blockanim, pulse, tewdoodles,
+	battery,xmastree
 };
 
 int lastButtonState = LOW;   /* the previous reading from the input pin */
diff --git a/software/ijnimations/xmastree.ino b/software/ijnimations/xmastree.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e87776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/ijnimations/xmastree.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+	xmastree by Einstein
+*/int xmastree() {
+  byte animation1[8] = {
+B10011000,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00011000
+};
+
+  byte animation2[8] = {
+B00011001,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00011000
+  };
+
+  byte animation3[8] = {
+B01011000,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00011000
+  };
+
+
+  byte animation4[8] = {
+B00011010,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00111100,B01111110,B11111111,B00011000
+  };
+
+
+  bool skip = render(animation1, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation2, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  } 
+  skip = render(animation3, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  skip = render(animation4, 500);
+  if (skip) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}