

Since correct throws only influence the score and getting gifts in previous levels is slow due bigger score screen time, this run will not contain gift throws. In autoscrollers there's nothing much you can do besides avoiding the enemies and throwing gifts into the chimneys.Also it takes 65 frames to transform, and lasts for 500 frames Avoid getting coffee becoming Anti-Claus, since the only advantage is the invincibility, which is not useful in this run.Avoid getting gifts, because each one is counted in the score screen, taking extra frames.Damage boosts when necessary, limited to 3 hits due Hard difficulty.In general, the Guidelines suggest to go with hardest if there's "miniscule time differences between difficulties" or "if you're unsure". I chose Hard because it would increment the challenge a little in the form of not abusing damage so much, would be boring if I just relentlessly rushed through the enemies.

There are 3 difficulty levels: Easy (4 lives, 5 hats), Normal (3 lives, 4 hats), and Hard (2 lives, 3 hats).
