I did an informal survey of eight of my friends who don't visit the forum (yes, shockingly I have friends who aren't into DS - sad for them - but true
) and I just heard back from the last of them. I picked each person specifically because four of them have LED monitors or tablets and the other four still use CRT monitors. Of the four who have LED monitors or tablets, all reported they could read the forum without any problems because the print is all crisp and clear no matter the color or background color. However, things were evenly divided when it came to the four who still use CRT monitors - two saw everything clearly - but the other two had a bit of a problem. However, that was only until they adjusted the sharpness of their monitors. So what I'm taking away is that perhaps the problems some may have with the Christmas theme might be due to their monitors. Perhaps trying to adjust the sharpness will help. Though perhaps it won't because I do remember that when I was still using a 20 in. Viewsonic (which is a very respected brand) CRT monitor, adjusting the sharpness never really worked that well for some reason.
But I suppose people can still try that. And if it doesn't work and the Christmas theme still remains a problem, there's always the alternative that Midnite reminded of going into your profile to change back to the Midnight Storm 2 theme.