diff --git a/xmas_2018/Makefile b/xmas_2018/Makefile
index 6d897089..b16914d3 100644
--- a/xmas_2018/Makefile
+++ b/xmas_2018/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ xmas2018.o:	xmas2018.s \
 	zp.inc hardware.inc \
 	vapor_lock.s delay_a.s wait_keypress.s \
 	mockingboard.s \
-	wreath.img.lz4 \
-	wreath.s
+	wreath.s wreath.img.lz4 \
+	ball.s ball.img.lz4
 	ca65 -o xmas2018.o xmas2018.s -l xmas2018.lst
 
 
diff --git a/xmas_2018/ball.s b/xmas_2018/ball.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85fd8c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmas_2018/ball.s
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+;=====================================
+; XMAS2018 -- Ball Part
+;=====================================
+
+
+ball:
+
+	;===================
+	; init screen
+
+	;===================
+	; init vars
+	lda	#15
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	#38
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	FRAME
+	sta	FRAMEH
+
+	;=============================
+	; Load graphic hgr
+
+	lda	#<ball_hgr
+	sta	LZ4_SRC
+	lda	#>ball_hgr
+	sta	LZ4_SRC+1
+
+	lda	#<(ball_hgr_end-8)	; skip checksum at end
+	sta	LZ4_END
+	lda	#>(ball_hgr_end-8)	; skip checksum at end
+	sta	LZ4_END+1
+
+	lda	#<$2000
+	sta	LZ4_DST
+	lda	#>$2000
+	sta	LZ4_DST+1
+
+	jsr	lz4_decode
+
+	;==============================
+	; setup graphics for vapor lock
+	;==============================
+
+	jsr	vapor_lock						; 6
+
+	; vapor lock returns with us at beginning of hsync in line
+	; 114 (7410 cycles), so with 5070 lines to go
+
+	; so we have 5070 + 4550 = 9620 to kill
+
+	; FIXME: clear page0/page1 screens
+
+;	jsr	gr_copy_to_current		; 6+ 9292
+
+	; now we have 322 left
+
+	; GR part
+;	bit	HIRES							; 4
+	bit	SET_GR							; 4
+	bit	FULLGR							; 4
+
+	; 9620
+	;   -8 mode set
+	;  - 3 for jmp
+	;=======
+	; 9609
+
+	; Try X=239 Y=8 cycles=9609
+
+        ldy	#8							; 2
+baloopA:ldx	#239							; 2
+baloopB:dex								; 2
+	bne	baloopB							; 2nt/3
+	dey								; 2
+	bne	baloopA							; 2nt/3
+
+	jmp	ball_begin_loop
+.align  $100
+
+
+	;================================================
+	; Ball Loop
+	;================================================
+	; each scan line 65 cycles
+	;       1 cycle each byte (40cycles) + 25 for horizontal
+	;       Total of 12480 cycles to draw screen
+	; Vertical blank = 4550 cycles (70 scan lines)
+	; Total of 17030 cycles to get back to where was
+
+ball_begin_loop:
+
+ball_display_loop:
+
+	; (40*65)-4 = 2596
+
+	; 40 lines of LORES
+	bit	LORES							; 4
+
+	; Try X=42 Y=12 cycles=2593 R3
+
+	lda	$0	; nop						; 3
+
+	ldy	#12							; 2
+baloopC:ldx	#42							; 2
+baloopD:dex								; 2
+	bne	baloopD							; 2nt/3
+	dey								; 2
+	bne	baloopC							; 2nt/3
+
+
+	; rest of screen is hires page0
+	; (152*65)-4 = 9876
+
+	bit	HIRES							; 4
+
+	; Try X=13 Y=139 cycles=9870 R6
+
+	nop
+	nop
+	nop
+
+	ldy	#139							; 2
+baloopE:ldx	#13							; 2
+baloopF:dex								; 2
+	bne	baloopF							; 2nt/3
+	dey								; 2
+	bne	baloopE							; 2nt/3
+
+
+
+;======================================================
+; We have 4550 cycles in the vblank, use them wisely
+;======================================================
+
+	; do_nothing should be      4550
+	;			     -10 keypress
+	;			===========
+	;			    4540
+
+
+;	jsr	play_music		; 6+1032
+
+
+	; Try X=9 Y=89 cycles=4540
+
+	ldy	#89							; 2
+baloop1:ldx	#9							; 2
+baloop2:dex								; 2
+	bne	baloop2							; 2nt/3
+	dey								; 2
+	bne	baloop1							; 2nt/3
+
+	; no keypress =  10+(24)   = 34
+
+	lda	KEYPRESS				; 4
+	bpl	ba_no_keypress				; 3
+							; -1
+	jmp	ba_handle_keypress			; 3
+ba_no_keypress:
+	jmp	ball_display_loop			; 3
+
+ba_handle_keypress:
+	bit	KEYRESET	; clear keypress	; 4
+	rts						; 6
+
+
diff --git a/xmas_2018/wreath.s b/xmas_2018/wreath.s
index 82dff28a..954bcffd 100644
--- a/xmas_2018/wreath.s
+++ b/xmas_2018/wreath.s
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ wreath:
 	; Try X=239 Y=8 cycles=9609
 
         ldy	#8							; 2
-sbloopA:ldx	#239							; 2
-sbloopB:dex								; 2
-	bne	sbloopB							; 2nt/3
+wrloopA:ldx	#239							; 2
+wrloopB:dex								; 2
+	bne	wrloopB							; 2nt/3
 	dey								; 2
-	bne	sbloopA							; 2nt/3
+	bne	wrloopA							; 2nt/3
 
 	jmp	wreath_begin_loop
 .align  $100
diff --git a/xmas_2018/xmas2018.s b/xmas_2018/xmas2018.s
index db390cc3..b4aa3383 100644
--- a/xmas_2018/xmas2018.s
+++ b/xmas_2018/xmas2018.s
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ apple_iie:
 
 	jsr	wreath
 
+	jsr	ball
+
 	;==================
 	; Game over
 	;==================
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ game_over_man:
 
 .align $100
 	.include	"wreath.s"
+	.include	"ball.s"
 	.include	"lz4_decode.s"
 	.include	"gr_offsets.s"
 	.include	"gr_hline.s"
@@ -95,9 +98,12 @@ game_over_man:
 ;   FIXME: we can save 8 bytes per file by stripping checksums off end
 ;============================
 
-; starring
 wreath_hgr:
 .incbin "wreath.img.lz4",11
 wreath_hgr_end:
 
+ball_hgr:
+.incbin "ball.img.lz4",11
+ball_hgr_end:
+