The history of Christmas cards has taken some strange turns over the years, but maybe none stranger than when Surrealist icon Salvador Dalí made Christmas cards for Hallmark.
The Christmas Porta Potty, a gift that keeps on giving
Today in 1966, the Beatles were trying to make one great take of their new song “Strawberry Fields Forever,” and with help from producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick, they ended up making that one great take out of two half takes.
Everybody has their own holiday traditions
We wish you good health and lots of happiness, and we hope that, even now, you have plenty to celebrate. Merry Christmas!
Ever tried to re-gift a present you didn't need? Two brothers-in-law kept giving each other the same pair of pants for decades - and in increasingly complicated wrappings. Plus: ever hear about the time Alex Trebek walked onto the Jeopardy! set without pants?
Why does NORAD watch Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, while watching for missiles and bombers the rest of the time? It all started when an ad for a Santa Claus hotline accidentally published a military hotline number during the Cold War. Plus: a gag gift known as the "Nothing Box" was maybe one present that wasn't supposed to travel through the skies at Christmastime.
A day later, the cookies are baked!
For the first time in Christmas baking history, the old boy is getting his ingredients organized beforehand!
We have a lot to be happy about this year, and we hope you do too. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and here's to a new year!
