Christmas

Check out some crafty and simple ideas to help finish out your Christmas list! Find something for your loved ones that they will love and cherish because you hand made it!

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Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

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Thank goodness for grandparents!  Susie and Jesse are out of school for the week but obviously, mommy still has to work.  My mom and dad have lovingly agreed to take them and spend some precious Grandmother/Grandfather time with them this week!  As we speak, they are in the kitchen making "Forgotten Cookies" with their adored "Gran-Ann".  Anyone ever try these?  They are so easy.

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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 the jump.

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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.

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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.

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Traditionally, people think the perfect gift is the one you’ve spent months thinking about and searching for, or the one you spent a month’s salary on, but new research shows that gift recipients are just as happy, if not more, with less expensive gifts, or the ones they picked out themselves.

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Nothing says “Christmas” on ‘Saturday Night Live‘ more than Michael Buble, a Sting-dressed Jimmy Fallon, and a slew of other big name talents making an album together.

For the follow-up to Buble’s #1-selling ‘Christmas’ album, Justin Bieber (Fallon again), Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and other stars brought together their “talents” for ‘Christmas Duets.’

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Earlier this week, the Pentagon declared the end of the Iraq War, an almost nine-year conflict which claimed 4,487 American lives and removed Saddam Hussein from power. Now, Americans are are conflicted over whether the entire endeavor was worth it.

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Former comic and current crooner Michael Buble combined the best of both his talents — and the best of both big December holidays — when he performed a ‘Chrismukkah’ duet with a TMZ staffer. He also had some harsh words for himself!

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They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.

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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.

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