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10 Extreme Christmas Trees

Carl Pettit — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:47:53 +0000

Most people are familiar with the massive, and very impressive, Christmas tree that graces New York Cityâ€™s Rockefeller Center every year. This tree has come to symbolize the holiday season for millions of people, and is something of national icon, appearing as a backdrop in countless movies and television specials. While New Yorkâ€™s tree is [...]

14 Adorable Dogs Dressed Like Reindeer

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:00:54 +0000

Aww man! We’ve been sucked in again. It’s another edition of animals in costumes, but we swear it’s way worth your time. Why? Well, because there are few things more adorable than dressing up our dogs and cats in holiday garb and showing them off on the Web. We’re positive they love it! (Maybe.) After [...]

10 Weird Christmas Finds on Pinterest

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:37:15 +0000

With all the time we spend on Pinterest, it's no wonder we've come across so much quirky and awesome stuff. Half our holiday gift and decorating ideas come from the site alone! Want to check out Disney/Star Wars mash-up art or a cheeseburger dress? They've got you covered. Not surprisingly, the site also has a whole slew of questionable holiday products you can pin and repin, like a pickle ornament or a creepy spandex reindeer costume.

10 Christmas Fails to Get You Through the Holidays

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:00:16 +0000

Attention everyone: we now officially have T-minus eight days until Christmas, and preparation time is running out faster than we can shove holiday cookies in our mouths. We still have to buy last-minute presents, dig out those stockings from the back of our closets and make time for that awful office party.

15 Gingerbread Houses That Are Way Better Than Ours

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:25:16 +0000

There's something about the holidays that puts a lot of us here at TheFW into extra crafty moods. Maybe it's all those awesome Etsy decorations we so wish we could copy or just the fact we're feeling particularly festive this time of year. Either way, trying to get all creatively crafty is just plain old fun.

Boy Sits On Santa's Lap, Realizes 13 Years Later It's His Father-In-Law

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:48:32 +0000

When Chris Burd was 13-years-old he went to the mall in Maplewood, Minn during Christmas time. He was with his three-year-old sister, and to appease her he also sat on the lap of the mall's Santa Claus and asked for gifts.

Fast forward 13 years. Chris had recently become engaged when he got a call from his mother who tells him she had made an interesting discovery while going through a batch of old pictures.

The 10 People You'll Encounter at Your Office Christmas Party

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:43:06 +0000

One of the reasons we love the holidays so much is that there are tons of ways we can celebrate. Ugly Christmas sweater parties probably rank at the top of our favorites, just because wearing the ugliest cardigan ever in the name of holiday spirit is strangely fun. So what ranks towards the bottom of our favorites list? Office parties.

Jimmy Kimmel Gets the Real Story of Christmas From Kids

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:42:57 +0000

With the Christmas countdown officially at 11 days, we can hardly contain our excitement for presents and Santa and grandma’s awesome cookies. All this holiday hype has got us thinking, though: Do you honestly know the true story of Christmas? We’re talking about the history behind the holiday and what all the festivities mean. We’re [...]

Top 5 Most Annoying Things at Holiday Parties

Rob Banks — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:30:41 +0000

This past week has been hectic for me and I’m sure you have begun the rush of holiday parties already this season. They have all been a riot but, there is always something at each party that really bugs the royal geebies out of me. (And no, the in-laws are not on this list). 1. [...]

It's a (Depressing) 'Charlie Brown Christmas' Reunion

Emerald Catron — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:42:19 +0000

Let's give some props to the Animation Domination folks for this warped take on the classic holiday special 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' This is worse than the worst-case scenario we imagined for Charlie Brown and the gang.

Mistletoe Prank Makes Everybody Make Out

Emerald Catron — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:37:24 +0000

Here's a little video to get you into the spirit of Christmas, if you're kind of trampy. Nate, Caitlin and Stuart set up shop on the campus of Brigham Young University to trick as many people as possible into kissing them by using a sprig of renegade mistletoe that drops down at a moment's notice. They are braver than we -- the whole time we watched this all we could think was "Herpes! Herpes! Herpes alert!"

Mall Santa Takes Adorable Photo With Sleeping Baby

Emerald Catron — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:15:56 +0000

Here’s your daily dose of cute — Santa pretending to sleep for a picture with a sleeping baby. A family waited in a long line at the mall in Boise, Idaho, facing Christmastime shopping crowds, to get a picture of 8-month-old Kiptyn with the Santa there. After over 30 minutes of waiting, and right before [...]

10 Festive Christmas Photobombs

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:20:48 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, photobombing is super hard, and it requires a lot of skill. For starters, you have to get the timing down perfectly and do it so no one posing actually notices your moves leading up to the photobomb. We don’t know why, but animals have already got this whole thing down pat. [...]

Hilarious X-Mas Display, Very Controversial

Rob Banks — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:00:51 +0000

Some houses go over the top for Christmas which, I think is great. Some of the light displays are awesome and some are rather strange. Some people have more lawn ornaments than Dave’s Christmas Store & some people like to have Santa have a bathroom break on their roof. Wait, what? Yeah, look at this [...]

This Snowman Prank Is a Chilling Holiday Treat

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:15:21 +0000

Ghastly little children and zombie corpses in elevators aren't the only things petrifying people around the world this holiday season. It looks like even Frosty himself is getting in on the act to wish us all a very happy (and spooky) holiday.

Best Christmas Present Reactions

Rob Banks — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:47:57 +0000

I’m crying laughing. Watching people open presents that have over-the-top reaction is hilarious. If they love it and are excited its usually cute n whatnot. But, if you give a bad present, especially kids, the reaction can be hilarious. Check out these videos. Jimmy Kimmel put a challenge out there to get the best reaction [...]

10 Grinches Who Tried to Ruin Christmas

Carl Pettit — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:59:43 +0000

Christmastime should be about family, generosity and good cheer, but sometimes there are a few baddies lurking about to spoil everyone’s fun. We’re talking about nasty Christmas villains here. Thankfully most of them are merely figments of some storyteller’s imagination. But not all of them. There are always a few real life Yuletide rogues out there just waiting to make a mess of the winter holidays.

Singing UPS Guy Is Modern Day Santa

Emerald Catron — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:25:29 +0000

Here's a nice UPS man singing a Christmas song about how he's basically a modern-day Santa. He actually makes a good point. Plus, he can sing. Our favorite part is at the end when he offers up the disclaimer that he wasn't slacking on the job, since he's on a scheduled break. It makes us want to order so many packages online,

See Over 800 Santas Running in Germany

Emerald Catron — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:33:34 +0000

Roughly 800 people put on Santa costumes for the Fourth Annual Michendorf Santa Run in Michendorf, Germany. The race is sponsored by Laufclub Michendorf (which translated means Michendorf Running Club, imagine that) and is 10 kilometers long. You can't quite tell from these pictures, but it actually began snowing pretty hard during the race, which probably makes these the most Christmas-y photos ever. Enjoy!

How the Real-Life Grinch Scares [VIDEO]

Rob Banks — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:16:55 +0000

This is hilarious. Some people can handle a little scare and well…some can’t. I wish I came up with this idea. Just maybe I will so make sure you brace yourself as you’re walking by the garbage can. Haha