Hendrix's Better Christmas Chests
by Minehendrix
Hendrix's Better Christmas Chests gives chests, Ender Chests, and chest-carrying boats, minecarts, llamas, donkeys and mules a festive Christmas texture and model.
What it does
The mod swaps the textures and models of regular chests and Ender Chests for a Christmas look, and the change extends to the chest items carried by boats, minecarts, llamas, donkeys and mules, so the decoration stays consistent across the game. Only the client needs it, so players install it and servers can run without it.
Hendrix's Better Christmas Chests is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with builds for 1.21.4 – 26.3 covering 11 release versions, the latest being 1.2-26.3 for 26.3. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source. Public links to its source code, issue tracker and wiki are available. Its first release came out on 2024-12-07 and it was last updated on 2026-09-29. It requires no additional mods.
Key features
Christmas chest textures
Regular chests and Ender Chests receive a festive texture that replaces the default look.
Christmas chest models
Chest models are changed to match the Christmas texture, keeping the decoration consistent in the world.
Chest items on vehicles and mounts
Chests carried by boats, minecarts, llamas, donkeys and mules show the same Christmas texture.
Free to use
The author states the mod is always free to use, and feature ideas can be suggested through the Feature Request module.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Ender Christmas is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.18.1 – 1.19, released under the MIT License and open source. Disable Christmas Chests is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, but it turns the Christmas chests off rather than restyling them. Animated Inventory is client-side only, not open source, released under All rights reserved and published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix's Better Christmas Chests | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-29 |
| Ender Christmas | Fabric | 1.18.1 – 1.19 | Client-side only | 2022-01-27 |
| Disable Christmas Chests | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-24 |
| Animated Inventory | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-06 |
Questions
Does Better Christmas Chests need any other mods?
Does the server need Better Christmas Chests?
Which game versions does Better Christmas Chests support?
In the catalog
Hendrix's Better Christmas Chests is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Makes Christmas Chests consistent on Christmas and adds a special texture for Ender Chests! This mod makes the Christmas Texture of chests visible on Boats with Chests, Llamas, Donkeys and Mules.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hendrixs-better-christmas-chests
- Owner
- Minehendrix
- Published
- 2024-12-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15