So, how's the consumerist orgy side of Christmas faring? Well, retailers aren't consoling themselves with liquored-up eggnog, but they're not exactly decking the halls with crumpled-up greenbacks, either. But they're keeping their fingers crossed.

America has turned Black Friday (and wringing its hands about Black Friday) into a national sport. But it seems the U.K. has one-upped us, with the invention of "Panic Saturday." Now that's my kind of retail phenomenon. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT AND START STOCKPILING FROZEN DOLLS, THIS IS NOT A DRILL, SIREN JINGLE ALL THE…

For years, Fox News has bleated about the "War on Christmas," suggesting the phrase "Happy Holidays" and some complaints about nativity scenes on public property amount to an all-out assault on a sacred tradition. Meanwhile, Christmas has overflowed its traditional borders, annexed Thanksgiving and begun laying siege…

The holiday retail wars are upon us! Macy's kicked off the melee by announcing they'd open at 6 pm on Thanksgiving; now Target says free shipping will be available for every damn thing on their website until December 20. Go right ahead and order that sack of Dove chocolates for your honeybun's stocking.

If you're lucky, yesterday (whether you celebrate Christmas or not) was a safe day full of good tidings and great joy. Assuming that it was, I think it's time we take a moment to thank the selfless people who sacrificed their own holidays so that ours could be more comfortable. No, not the police! Not the people who…

In this video, a smattering of random celebs sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas." You know, lords a leaping, maids a milking and all that.

Have you heard of Mad Friday? It's like the British version of a frat party run amok, except the people celebrating aren't all in college and the partying takes place in bars and on streets the Friday before Christmas. There's still plenty of alcohol, violence and incessant PDA though.

Steve Kardynal, the lovable breakout star of Chatroulette, is back with another one of his adorable sing-alongs, this time looping internet users into an unexpected music video for Mariah Carey's classic hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You." If this doesn't get you into the holiday spirit, well, prepare to be…

'Tis the season for Stephen Colbert to sing Christmas carols on his show all week! (The best season of all!) Last night, Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper stopped by to help Stephen with his sign-off by joining together for a beautiful and adorably sloppy version of "Let It Snow."

With Hannukkah upon us and Christmas right around the corner, we received a plea from a reader to tackle gifts for girls.

Bad news for those of you traveling over the long weekend. It looks like Mother Nature — THAT BEAUTIFUL BITCH — will be pulling out all of the stops to keep you from your intended destination. For so it is written: When the holidays of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving converge in the year of 2013, there will be snow, there…

Thanksgiving is for being with family, stuffing yourself full of turkey and cranberries, watching cartoon characters float in a parade, and maybe enjoying the broadcast of violent sports. But this year, you'll be able to start your Christmas shopping even earlier: Some stores will be open on the holiday.

Christmas Eve is here! 'Tis the season for burned cookies, missing packages, fighting families and broken-hearted breakups. Have you ever had The Worst Christmas Ever? Maybe it wasn't exactly a cruel Christmas, but a horrible Hanukkah or a catastrophic Kwanzaa?

Okay, I am going to shoot straight with you right now because I trust you and know that you of all people won't betray that trust. Here goes: I am one of the 7 adults in the United States who still tunes into Glee every week and I'm not even going to pull that "it's a guilty pleasure" excuse. No, I watch it because,…