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Editor’s note: Republishing this as a new list for 2012. It is one of my favorite Christmas lists. Hope you enjoy it.  Who doesn’t love the time-honored tradition of having their child pictured on Santa’s lap? Nothing is more cute than to see little Timmy or Sally smiling brightly on Santa’s lap while sharing their [...]

No wonder so many children are terrified of Saint Nick. If any of these Santa Claus characters were part of my childhood I would be screaming and crying not to sit on his lap too. You may want to take your kids from the room before viewing this list of the Top 10 Most Unintentionally [...]

It’s that time of the year again.  The time of the year when traditions are carried out faithfully and decorations are mounted precisely where they were a year ago.  If you look close, you might even see contrasting dust layers form a sort of farmer’s tan where holiday spirit has offset natural progressions.  The holiday [...]

The tradition of children receiving gifts during the month of December is relatively the same no matter where you go in the world, but the character that brings the gifts can vary quite a bit from country to country. It is true that the American version of Santa is rapidly catching on abroad, but in [...]

Christmastime is here.  We all have our own holiday traditions – in my family we watch a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve and stuff our faces.  Your family might do something different.  Shoot, you might even be from another country, where there are what seem (to us) like some pretty wacky traditions.  Some you might [...]

I used to have one of the items on this list painted on my bass guitar case – a gift from an ex-boyfriend. I confess this to prevent readers from getting their cartoon boxers in a knot as they try to justify how classy they really are. 10. Trucker Style Accessories First let me point [...]

With so many Christmas movies out there, it’s hard to pick our favorites.  On the other hand, it’s pretty easy to pick the stinkers.  Here you will find our list of the top ten worst movie Santa Clauses.  You may agree, you may disagree.  I might get an angry letter from Billy Bob Thornton or [...]

With Christmas movies, such as “Scrooged” (or any other “Christmas Carol” knockoff) and even “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” they follow the same tired cliché – man loses something of value, realizes the Christmas spirit and then all is well with the world. To paraphrase Scrooge – humbug! There are too many of these delightfully sappy [...]

If you are like me, you may struggle to find the perfect gifts for the man you love. Men are different from us: their needs are simple, and this list will provide your male companion with everything he needs to thrive during the holiday season…be it booze, guns, or a little cheesecake, it can be [...]