Christmas

I hadn't heard about the Elf on the Shelf until this year. How did I hear about it? I saw friends of mine had adopted an Elf. They were posting pictures of the Elf and the naughty and nice things he was doing

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My kids have fallen in love with the song 'The 12 Days of Christmas.' As I put the song on their various listing devices and CDs I have found that there are way more versions of the song then I ever knew. I gathered up 12 of them here (Really about two great, seven good, three OK and one to make it twelve).

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Thirteen year-old McKenna Pope is fighting mad at Hasbro, and this little activist wants some positive changes now. The eighth grader, who hails from Garfield, New Jersey, has started a petition on Change.org asking Hasbro to make their Easy Bake Ovens more gender-neutral.

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You can always spot a parent around the holiday season. Their hair is a frazzled mesh of cow licks and stray strands as if it’s been pulled by a crowd of frantic people. Their eyes dart around in all directions desperately seeking something that could suddenly appear at a moment’s notice. They break down and cry during commercials that advertise “the hottest toy of the holiday season.”

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One of the coolest displays of Christmas lights EVER! I don't know who has the time to set all this up but I'm glad they did!

There is a local Christmas Light display going on now at the Western Mall, it's not dubstep but it is a MUST-SEE! Going on Now through Christmas

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Here's a little something to get you in the Christmas spirit -- a house with super-elaborate lights that probably drives the neighbors crazy.

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When you hear a story about a landlord, it's usually an angry tale concerning neglect or some kind of funny business with a security deposit. Instead, this holiday season we present a tale that will make any heart grow three sizes.

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On Friday I did a story of what I love at this special time of the year. My mind got to wondering about what everybody else loves. I had to make sure that it wasn't just me.

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I know, I get it. This time of year rolls around and some of us have to suffer through the same dozen songs of the season. We grin and bear it while others jingle bell and go on sleigh rides with their leaping lizards or whatever. So I gathered the Top Five Christmas songs for people that hate Christmas music.

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To me Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year, at least it was until I got divorced. After the divorce, it was depressing. I was sad and unfortunately my girls could tell I was sad. The first Christmas when it was just me and the girls was also the Christmas with the big snowstorm

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