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Taylor Swift Reveals the Best Christmas Gift She's Ever Received

Jessica Sager — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:05:09 +0000

Harry Styles of One Direction may have surprised Taylor Swift with a singing telegram for Christmas, but even that can't top the best gift ever -- which is from another guy she loves.

Watch This Kid's Priceless Reaction to His Christmas Present

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:32:58 +0000

The holiday season is usually a momentous time for laughs, cheers and smiles, but this kid's reaction, while still happy, was a little different. He might not have been too psyched over that initial gift, appearing a bit apathetic, but the second one surely got to him, resulting in a response no one expected -- especially the parents.

Dad Gets Tickets to the National Championship Game [VIDEO]

Eric the Intern — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:05:24 +0000

One of the best parts of the Holiday season is giving someone the perfect present. Well this dad is a huge Alabama fan and he could not have gotten a more perfect gift. Yesterday was Christmas and all today on the internet everyone was putting up awesome reaction videos. This one is my favorite, mainly [...]

Katy Perry Tweets Picture of John Mayer in Santa Costume

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:08:57 +0000

Ho ho ho! John Mayer is so much more than a cad with a big mouth when it comes to relationships. The singer-songwriter and guitarist is also a great role player.

His GF Katy Perry tweeted a picture of him in a Santa Claus costume -- giving off a sly grin in place of the furry white beard -- on Christmas.

65,000 L.E.D. Christmas Lights [VIDEO]

Eric the Intern — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:41:22 +0000

This lady puts Clark Griswald to shame. I think that this is one of the brightest displays I have seen in awhile. A Christmas display with almost 65,600 LED lights at a California home has been attracting hundreds of spectators every night, but not all of them are thrilled by the spectacular light show. Neighbor Joe [...]

Christmas Present Fantasy Versus Reality

Emily V. Gordon — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:37:59 +0000

Every year, hours are spent scouring the Internet and local stores for the perfect present that will change somebody's life, be the material representation of true friendship, and bring joy to humanity. Every year, that never happens. Every year, the unwrapping of gifts is an occasion met with dread. Every year, it's gift cards for everyone, and here's why.

14 Creepy Santas Who Might Give You Nightmares

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:00:26 +0000

We love Santa. We really do! He's probably the coolest old guy we know, spending his life making presents, managing elves and eating cookies. Truth be told, we're sort of jealous. The jolly old guy usually looks bright and cheery and not all that scary, which is yet another reason we're fans.

10 Adorable Reactions on Christmas Morning

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:21 +0000

On Christmas morning, there's nothing worse than getting a bad reaction to one of your presents. This is especially prevalent among the younger crowd, particularly those under age 12. Why? Well, the kiddos don't necessarily have an understanding of faking appreciation and re-gifting later, so it just comes off as bratty behavior.

Carrie Underwood Has Sore Throat at a Concert. [VIDEO]

Eric the Intern — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:21:16 +0000

Carrie Underwood was feeling a little under the weather this past Friday. She was recovering from a sore throat she got in Chicago. Carrie Underwood then did a very nice gesture. Carrie Underwood may have struggled with some vocal problems over the past few days, but she showed fans there’s absolutely nothing wrong with her heart [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About 'A Christmas Story'

TheFW Staff — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:54:26 +0000

Director Bob Clarkâ€™s classic holiday comedy has a distinction that few family movies can claim: Most people donâ€™t mind watching it over and over again. Thatâ€™s probably why TBS airs â€˜A Christmas Story,â€™ the movie based on the works of humorist Jean Shepherd, for 24 straight hours on Christmas Day. Parents love watching Flick get [...]

15 Gingerbread Houses That Are Way Better Than Ours

Cameron Simcik — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:05:16 +0000

There's something about the holidays that puts a lot of us into extra crafty moods. Maybe it's all those awesome Etsy decorations we so wish we could copy or just the fact we're feeling particularly festive this time of year. Either way, trying to get all creatively crafty is just plain old fun.

Jimmy Kimmel Gets the Real Story of Christmas From Kids

Cameron Simcik — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:55:57 +0000

With the Christmas countdown officially at 11 days, we can hardly contain our excitement for presents and Santa and grandma’s awesome cookies. All this holiday hype has got us thinking, though: Do you honestly know the true story of Christmas? We’re talking about the history behind the holiday and what all the festivities mean. We’re [...]

Mistletoe Prank Makes Everybody Make Out

Emerald Catron — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:37:24 +0000

Here's a little video to get you into the spirit of Christmas, if you're kind of trampy. Nate, Caitlin and Stuart set up shop on the campus of Brigham Young University to trick as many people as possible into kissing them by using a sprig of renegade mistletoe that drops down at a moment's notice. They are braver than we -- the whole time we watched this all we could think was "Herpes! Herpes! Herpes alert!"

10 Festive Christmas Photobombs

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:20:48 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, photobombing is super hard, and it requires a lot of skill. For starters, you have to get the timing down perfectly and do it so no one posing actually notices your moves leading up to the photobomb. We don’t know why, but animals have already got this whole thing down pat. [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Elf'

TheFW Staff — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:05:04 +0000

The Will Ferrell holiday classic ‘Elf’ wasnâ€™t supposed to be a hit. Despite being a heartwarming comedy released around the holiday season, it had several things going against it before the filmmakers had a chance to start shooting. Ferrell had just found a loyal audience thanks to his memorable performance as Frank the Tank in [...]

12 Santas Caught in Weird Situations

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:35:09 +0000

With Christmas only two weeks away, Santa is a pretty busy guy these days. He has to double check all presents are made, organize final copies of the naughty and nice lists and do some last-minute reindeer grooming so they're in tip-top shape for Christmas. It's a stressful few weeks, but Santa's been doing it for like, hundreds of years, so he has the whole thing down pat.

UPS Man Sings Hilarious Holiday Jingle [VIDEO]

Eric the Intern — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:24:37 +0000

Let’s be honest nowadays Santa needs a little help delivering those presents. So he asks the UPS man to deliver a few and he needs your help. So all those Cyber Monday presents are coming in and those deliveries aren’t easy. So one friendly UPS driver gives you a friendly reminder on how you can [...]

Santa Claus Calls Kids Favorite Team "Stupid"

Eric the Intern — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:46:06 +0000

So a Canadian Santa Claus is in some hot water after an incident this past week. Really Santa picking on kids. The Santa apparently showed up 30 minutes late for his gig at Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market and then proceeded to insult a 3-year-old boy. According to the kids mom this is what happened next. [...]

Redditor Parent Makes Hilarious Family Christmas Cards

Emerald Catron — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:45:03 +0000

Aside from that time when a cousin, without a trace of irony, sent a family Christmas card that was a picture of all the kids dressed up in hunting camo holding rifles, these are the best family Christmas cards ever. They were made by Redditor TPThatsMe, and if you go to the post on Imgur, you can also watch a video for how each of the photos came into being.

Boy Sits On Santa's Lap, Realizes 13 Years Later It's His Father-In-Law

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:48:32 +0000

When Chris Burd was 13-years-old he went to the mall in Maplewood, Minn during Christmas time. He was with his three-year-old sister, and to appease her he also sat on the lap of the mall's Santa Claus and asked for gifts.

Fast forward 13 years. Chris had recently become engaged when he got a call from his mother who tells him she had made an interesting discovery while going through a batch of old pictures.