Bad Santa
Bad Santa doesn't hide, push aside or ignore all the pain and misery that can surround a holiday...
Posted in Blogcritics on December 19, 2004 01:35 PM

Yes, Virginia...
A modern-day answer to the classic Virginia O'Hanlon letter asking "Is there a Santa Claus?"
Posted in Blogcritics on December 18, 2004 10:18 AM

Psst! Santa (A Christmas Wish List)
My wish list for books to find under my Christmas tree includes how-to and how-not-to volumes, with some history and science fiction...
Posted in Blogcritics on December 17, 2004 04:42 PM

REVIEW: Manahattan Transfer - The Christmas Album
"Snowfall" gently falls on my ears as the first song of this Manhattan Transfer seasonal disc tremelos through my speakers, washing me carefully, quietly, steadily into a blissful state of bloody, suicidal tendencies, though within the first 10 seconds I...
Posted in Blogcritics on December 17, 2004 02:10 PM

The mystery of Kwanzaa
Finally, the scoop on this mysterious holiday. Many people - myself included until now - believe that Kwanzaa is an Africa holiday transported to the U.S. Not true. Not even close. Malcolm A. Kline, in yesterday's USA Today, reported on...
Posted in Blogcritics on December 17, 2004 10:01 AM

A Lovemongers' Xmas From The Heart
What a year Heart is having! They had three titles from their back catalog remastered and released prior to unveiling their newest masterpiece Jupiters Darling
Posted in Blogcritics on December 16, 2004 08:56 PM

Holiday Season Stats
Those festive folks at the U.S. Census Bureau have come up with an assortment of holiday season fun facts and statistics with a particular eye on America's most revered seasonal tradition: buying things: Christmas Trees, Ornaments and Gifts $521 million...
Posted in Blogcritics on December 16, 2004 11:39 AM

Christmas With the Simpsons
...if you're a casual Simpsons junkie, then Christmas With The Simpsons is probably for you.
Posted in Blogcritics on December 16, 2004 11:34 AM

All I Want For Christmas is No More Christmas Albums
Clay Aiken is releasing a new Christmas album this year. So is Mannheim Steamroller. So is Chris Issak. So are The Barenaked Ladies. So is Jessica Simpson. So is LeAnn Rimes. So is Jethro Tull. How many Christmas albums can...
Posted in Blogcritics on December 16, 2004 09:50 AM

Married Christmas: Notes for the Dysfunctional
be consoled in the knowledge that millions are going through the exact same things this time of year
Posted in Blogcritics on December 15, 2004 10:11 PM

Santa Claus A Democrat. Scrooge & the Grinch Republicans
Just when you thought it was safe to put away your Vote Bush and Vote Kerry buttons along comes findings from another political survey. This time it's the political leanings of Jolly Ol' St. Nick himself. Survey says....Santa Claus is...
Posted in Blogcritics Archives on December 14, 2004 09:55 PM

The Holiday Spirit
Truthfully, I hate the holidays. Or, at least the way we celebrate them in the U.S. I hate presumptiously wishing people I don't know a Merry Christmas. I hate the excess. I hate buying people presents because I'm supposed to,...
Posted in Blogcritics Archives on December 14, 2004 11:20 AM