Below, you’ll find an argument that the best Christmas movie is Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, a film about a bureaucrat trying to survive a dystopian wonderland. Brazil is many things, most of them complimentary. But it is not the best Christmas movie. Not even close.
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What do you get when you rig up flame launchers, giant snowmen, water pistols filled with conic acid, a firework tree, and more? The 12 Explosions of Christmas.
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Christmas Man. Daddy Christmas. Grandfather Frost. Yule Man. Yule Elder. Yule Gnome. Yule Goat. Father Christmas. Old Man Christmas. Biblical Magi. Christ Child. Christmas Log. All those names are names for Santa Claus in other countries around the world. Calling him just Santa Claus just seems so boring in comparison, doesn’t it?
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When I was a kid there was nothing I wanted more than a hoverboard for Christmas. Or a personal robot. Or a videophone. You get the idea.
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Perhaps taking inspiration from A Christmas Story, Redditor cit046286 has decorated her prosthetic leg by adding lights to it. She has used a prosthetic leg since her battle with bone cancer two years ago. She was diagnosed while she was deployed to Afghanistan.
Being the clever and creative person that she is, she stuffed lights inside the leg for a Christmas party. Now she has a super cool leg lamp. It’s a festive look, and it even comes in handy for more than just showing off – like when the power went out for 15 minutes during the party. Also it doesn’t look FRA-GEE-LAY.
I guess her leg can also double as a Festivus pole if she celebrates Festivus.
[via Neatorama]
Nothing will ever be able to replace the simple beauty of a real, live Christmas tree—and don’t even get us started on the smell. But no matter how much we may cherish this piney holiday tradition, the reality remains: They’re bulky, messy, and a pain in the ass to toss out once they’re dead. But fake Christmas trees are tacky, right? That’s where you’re wrong—welcome to the wide and exciting world of Christmas trees alternatives, where the best are anything but.
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Every year, my parents’ neighborhood in Dallas goes all-out for Christmas. We’re talking, trees wrapped in lights from trunk to top, teams of reindeer on display, and even a house with giant, moving jack-in-the-box effigies of every family member moving in sync with carols. Have you seen similar stuff? We want to see it.
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Have you ever felt like making boozy eggnog is a total crapshoot? Half the time you get a smooth and delicious cocktail, and half the time it’s a lumpy, curdled mess. What gives?
Every generation changes Santa Claus to fit with their times. But at the turn of the 20th century, ol’ Father Christmas wasn’t just getting an update to his stature (in the original "Night Before Christmas" poem he used to be a tiny elf), his ride was also getting modernized.
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Well, Merry Christmas. Some beautiful weirdo named Paul Little recreated Home Alone for his Christmas card starring none other than himself. As everyone. Now that is a Christmas card anyone would feel lucky to receive.
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