2024.1: Add introduction

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+Happy New Year! 🍾
 
-These are the beta release notes for Home Assistant Core 2024.1 (and is thus a
+We wish you, and all the loved ones around you, all the best for 2024! 🥂
-work in progress).
 
-If you encounter any issues with the beta release, please report them on GitHub:
+I cannot think of a better way to start the new year: Home Assistant Core 2024.1! 🎉
 
-- Issues with integrations, automations and such (Core related):<br>
+This release is fairly small, as expected; we are just coming out of the holiday
-  <https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues>
+season. However, it does contain some nice improvements and
-- Issues with the frontend/UI/dashboards:<br>
+features to be excited about and a stunning total of 13 new integrations!
-  <https://github.com/home-assistant/frontend/issues>
-- Issues with the documentation:<br>
-  <https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant.io/issues>
 
-Please be sure to include the beta version you are running in the issue
+My favorite: the automation editor changes. It had quite a bunch of user
-version field (not title), so we can classify your issue correctly.
+interface tweaks. Most are focused on making it friendlier and easier to use
+for new and long-term users, making it quicker to find the right trigger,
+condition, or action.
 
-Issues introduced in the beta are processed with priority.
+I greatly liked this improved experience, and I hope you do too!
 
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+Enjoy the release!
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-Home Assistant Core 2024.1! 🎉
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-Thanks for helping out testing the beta! ❤️
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-Enjoy the (beta) release!
 
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