[Phoenixone]

ok correct me if im wrong but i think i have it:

{if $smarty.now|date_format:"%m" == 11}
<!--November -->
<span style="color:#00c000; margin-left:25px; font-family: Consolas; font-size:12px"><script language="JavaScript" src="{$SkinDir}/daystochristmas.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span>	
{else}
	<!--DEC -->
	{if $smarty.now|date_format:"%m" == 12}
<span style="color:#00c000; margin-left:25px; font-family: Consolas; font-size:12px"><script language="JavaScript" src="{$SkinDir}/daystochristmas.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span>
	{else}
    	<!--FEB -->
    	{if $smarty.now|date_format:"%m" == 02}
		<span style="color:#00c000; margin-left:25px; font-family: Consolas; font-size:12px">
		<script language="JavaScript" src="{$SkinDir}/daystochristmas.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        </span>
        {else}<!--STANDARD -->
        <span style="margin-left:25px">{include file="today_newsbar.tpl"}</span>
        {/if}
    {/if}
{/if}

i tried {else if} statements and that did not work as soon as 1 statement was correct it would show all data in the other if statements