Christmas

A husband and wife couple in the U.K. have found a unique way to make a buck off Christmas -- by renting live reindeer for public appearances. Wonder what Santa thinks about this?

At Dog Milk, Christine Martinez and her colleagues spend all year sourcing the best dog-friendly products for modern pups and their design-savvy owners — especially those of you with an eye for urban edge. This holiday season is no exception. They've rounded up and want to share some of their favorite gift ideas for you and your holiday hound. See what Martinez recommends after the jump.

In this clever Funny or Die parody of the political ads which have been plastering the early primary states, four would-be St. Nicks run for the position of Santa Claus in 2012 and state their cases in a series of attack-style soundbites.

A California teenager got hopelessly stuck in his family's chimney for more than 90 minutes. But, unlike Santa, he wasn't trying to leave presents under the tree.

As any true TV addict knows, the true meaning of Christmas is to give your fave shows the once-a-year opportunity to get all preachy and filled with holiday cheese, er, cheer. You may want to turn on the boob tube for a good laugh -- but at Christmastime, you're going to learn something, darn it! The...

Short on holiday spirit? Then this video, which shows a senior citizen flash mob performing 'Last Christmas' from 'Glee,' will surely get you in the mood.

The Kardashian clan never does anything half-way. So, we shouldn't be surprised that this year's Kardashian/Jenner family Christmas card is in 3-D. Finally, a Kardashian product with more than one dimension.

Here’s a question that Vetstreet's Dr. Patty Khuly gets asked often this time of the year: How do you keep all those pets of yours out of trouble? It's a great question when you’ve got tinsel, glittery ornaments and all manner of holiday trappings decking your halls, walls and — most menacingly of all — your holiday tree (if you happen to have one). Find out what tips Dr. Khuly has for you after t

A couple of enterprising 'Calvin and Hobbes' fans turned some of Calvin's twisted snow creations into a heartwarming tribute video (or at least as heartwarming as the image of a snowman hanging from a noose can be).

To make this year's Christmas tree the best one yet, your tree trimming's gotta go beyond plain old balls. It has to have actual...well, you get the idea. Instead, outfit your "royal Tannenbaum" with some of these cheeky, charming ornaments, ready and waiting for you on Amazon, Etsy and other online emporiums of holiday cheer. ...

Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' characters have become timeless classics, thanks to their long-lasting presence in newspapers and their many animated TV specials. ("It's Arbor Day Again, Charlie Brown!") A big part of the characters' success is thanks to the classic 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' TV special.

Since it first aired in 1965, the beloved special has practically become required viewing for families celebrating the holiday season. It’s message of anti-commercialism and good will towards man mixed with Schulz’s trademark humor of caustic kids in a cynical world is a perfect remedy for the holidays that can get sappier than your aunt’s homemade egg nog.

Matt Damon dressed up as Santa Claus for a promotional ad for Water.org and tried to pawn water bottles off on kids. But if there's one thing to be learned from this clip, it's that most kids don't want to hear about a clean water initiative during Christmas time.

Darth Vader may be a bad guy, but as this video shows, he likes a Christmas choir as much as we do. Who knew the Dark Lord was such a fan of the holidays?

A recent study claims that a lot of Americans aren't getting into the holiday spirit. Well, if that's true, then we think we've found the solution -- cute dogs in holiday costumes! They're fun to look at and an excellent source of inspiration for dressing up your own puppies. ...

The vote may still be out, but we're gonna go ahead and call it: 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' is officially 2011's most popular (and, depending on who you ask, overplayed) holiday song. The Mariah Carey hit from 17 years ago is suddenly everywhere, no doubt bolstered by the remake the pop diva recently did with tween-sensation Justin Bieber. But even regular people are getting in on the act,