This Christmas will be different. Instead of running down the stairs like a 5 year old yelling “PRESENTS! CHRISTMAS! PRESENTS!”, I am going to think about what the holidays really mean. I mean there isn’t just Christmas. I bet you are thinking, 'oh God, where the hell is she going with this?' Well my point is that there isn’t only Christmas where most of us celebrate the birth of Christ. There is Hanukah where they celebrate light for 8 days. They also get a present for each of the 8 days, for which there is a candle that burns. There is also Kwanzaa, where they celebrate the first harvest. Think about others this holiday season. You should think about others and share the gift of being with a family – togetherness and peace.

Best 5 & Worst Gifts for the Year

BEST?1. Wii – the newest and best gaming system out there.
2. Jewellery – you can never go wrong with it; especially with the ladies
3. Christmas PJs – for those who still wear pjs to bed, you can’t go wrong with having Winnie the Pooh dressed as Santa on them.
4. Ipod/MP3 player – one word: “music”.
5. Christmas Oranges – I think I might be the only one here who can honestly say that I enjoy getting my Christmas Orange in my stocking every year.
WORST?1. Underwear – two words: “Granny Style”
2. Clothes – Clothes that are always too small or too big…
3. Jewellery – For those places that the hole doesn’t exist
4. Movies – Yes, I know movies are great, granted, but they are not great when you get the same movie twice in one year on the same day.?5. Gift Cards – For those places that you hate.

Top Ten Christmas Songs
1. Jingle Bells
2. Santa Baby
3. Jingle Cats
4. Deck the Halls
5. Let it Snow
6. Winter Wonderland
7. Let it Snow
8. 12 Days of Christmas
9. Jingle Bell Rock
10. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

TOP TEN CHRISTMAS MOVIES OF ALL TIME (in random order..)
1. Frosty the Snowman (1969) – even though it was from the late 60’s, that snowman still brings a tear to my eye when he comes to life for those children.
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966/2000) – both the cartoon and the Jim Carrey version still make me laugh, cry and, yes, my heart grows three times the size every year.
3. ELF (2003) – It's Will Farrel trying to be an elf. Enough said.
4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – It’s Charlie Brown, and he didn’t really screw up.
5. The Santa Clause Series (1994/2004/2006) – Tim Allen trying to be Santa….that is another story to be told.
6. Miracle on 43rd Street (1947/1973/1994) – lets just say that since this movie came out, miracles always happen at Christmas
7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) – after you watch this movie, you realize that you shouldn’t pick on anyone smaller than you because you do not know who they will become later in life.
8. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) – He saves Christmas and gets Reindeer off from his roof.
9. The Nightmare before Christmas (1993) – It is what Christmas is really about. Giving your children scary-beyond-belief presents.
10. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) – This is the reason why I stay the hell away from Christmas Lights during the holiday season.