The Holidays are great because we get that rare chance to see family and friends that we normally don't see during the year. But, let's face it, there's only so much time we can spend with our family, during the holidays, before we need to decompress a bit. So, for those
Each year we get dragged into going to a Christmas party or two and each time we're forced into a "white elephant" gift exchange. Most of the time we take home a crappy (yet funny) gift.
You know what a white elephant gift is, right? It's an anonymous gift exchange and according to Wikipedia
In its most basic form, the gameplay is as follows: Each participant supplies one wrapped gift. Participants determine in what order
Santa Claus rules. Unless his beard gets stuck mid-mall stunt, then his cool status gets a little iffy. But otherwise, good ol' St. Nick is really awesome. Why? For starters, he has reindeer as pets, gives out presents for a living and gets thousands of free homemade cookies on Christmas Eve. Basically, the guy's livin' the life. It's no wonder he's survived to be like, hundreds of years old!
The Gaylord Texan hotel in Grapevine, Texas has an ICE! show that looks so incredible I'm ready to go check it out now. I've never been to the hotel, which has it's own gardens, waterways, shopping and more, now it has a Christmas show which includes a show of 'ice' based on the movie Madagascar.
One of the best parts about the holiday season is when Santa comes to town for a visit. Every single year, he makes his rounds to American shopping malls so little kids (and adults-- we’re guilty) can have an up-close-and-personal gift-begging session with the guy. The whole thing is pretty impressive if you think abo
Not that we're counting or anything, but Christmas is only 27 days and a few hours away, which means it's time to get into the spirit ASAP. Now, this doesn't mean going 'Gangnam Style' crazy with house lights. You also don't have to go buying the 12 days of Christmas to prep for the holidays either, although that would be super awesome. It can require very little to no effort to feel all tingly with Christmas excitement, like making obnoxiously long gift lists or dressing up our cats like reindeer. Come on, you know we can't get through the holidays without embarrassing our pets.
I've had to pick up my 10 year old daughter from school lately, on our way home she insists on singing me, her Christmas song of the day. For the most part I think it's 'cute' that she is trying to put me in the Holiday spirit. The major flaw in
I love doing arts and crafts, something I got from my mom, it's fun and relaxing and you have something special to show for it when you're done. This year I haven't been able to do as much as I would like, especially since I have a new home with much more room. I have made
Usually right after Thanksgiving, you'll start seeing Christmas lights twinkling on houses and lawns all across the world. I've always thought putting the lights up was fun to do because the end result is cool and it gets you into the holiday spirit
The holiday always brings with it some wonderful smells and tastes. From cooking, baking and even beverages. There are a few beverages that we associate with Christmas and winter nights curled up by the fireplace
While the 2012 'Doctor Who' Christmas special "The Snowmen" won't officially debut until - you guessed it - Christmas, The BBC has been kind and generous enough not to make our wait too arduous. In addition to the earlier clips, trailer and photos we've scouted, the network has released an official poster and synopsis of the episode, which will introduce Jenna-Louise Coleman as the Doctor's new companion Clara and pit the two against some seriously wicked snowmen. Ready for a look, then? Geronimo!
Christmas traditions take on many forms. Decorations, gifts, food, songs, and more are what let us know that we are immersed in the season to be jolly. But one of my favorite Christmas traditions is the return of claymation movies to television. It seems, growing up, that these movies were on T.V. every night of the holiday season, and I watched every one of them each year. In honor of one of my favorite holiday traditions, I bring you my top 5 Classic Claymation Christmas Specials.
