"Christmas Time Is Here" by The Vince Guaraldi Trio. tjc

Wired indulges us with the operational side of Santa's gig. tjc

From command and control at the North Pole to secret manufacturing facilities in China and Eastern Europe, from the Pacific shipping lanes to the deployment of domestic-access operatives, Santa owns the silent night. With NSA surveillance tech, they see you when you're sleeping, and they know when you're awake. They know when you've been bad or good — thanks to algorithms that make Google look like Pong. You better not shout. You better not cry. Operation Santa is coming to town.

The Twelve Days of Christmas brought to you a cappella. (thx mg) glc

Strange Maps Chrsitmas style. glc

The problem with Christmas dinner, according to Slate, is that we can't decide on a main entree. tjc

Rasheed Wallace should have gotten T'd up for the remix. (via Sports Guy) tjc

Learn everything there is to know about Christmas. jmj

A Charlie Brown Christmas, as performed by the cast of Scrubs. jmj

From NPR: U.K. Muslims Support Keeping Christ in Christmas. We could learn something from the religious acceptance from the other side of the pond. Isn't that ironic? tjc

Muslim leaders join the U.K. Commission for Equality and Human Rights in urging Britons to enjoy Christmas, and not worry about offending non-Christians. The urging comes amid reports of schools cancelling nativity plays in order not to offend Muslims and students of other religions.