I love Christmas. It's awesome. Baby magic-types being born, giant trees in your living room, socks full of socks brought to you by an old man stranger -- what's not to like? Welp, there's just this one thing: the thing that sucks about Christmas is that people keep writing songs about it. And jus ... More >>
Oh, boy. We all get to go see the Chihuly fake flower show at the Dallas Arboretum for free! I just saw the press release. The Arboretum is throwing open its doors and letting us all in to see the fake flower show as a holiday gift to the City of Dallas from the Arboretum Board of Directors. This ... More >>
This case has rattled through the halls of federal and appeals courts for eight years now -- the Ghost of War on Christmas Past, a moaning hydra who's been sliced, diced and now winnowed down to one remaining question on which a magistrate says three Plano families may proceed: In preventing ... More >>
I've just been informed the office is closed, which would explain why there's nobody here -- I just thought all the new kids got scared off by Hot Fudge Fridays.It's just as well. I've spent the better part of the last two weeks collating and curating jingle-bell rock, funky Jesii and other holid ... More >>
FlickrDo you have these at Christmas. DO YOU?As we all well know from years and years of church and advertising, there are plenty of reasons to appreciate Christmas: Mistletoe, candy canes, presents, Santa, Christmas Lights, presents, holiday songs, holiday drinking, holiday hams, holiday nut ... More >>
Patrick MichelsScenes from last year's Santa Rampage. What's a Santa Rampage, you ask? It's hundreds of Santas bar-hopping together spreading holiday cheer. They congregate, stick together (because 300 Santas entering a bar is much cooler than just three) and take the city by red, furry storm ... More >>
This week's poster comes to us from artist Scott Spooner, who sends us a quirky take on a Christmas party.Spune Productions throws some great parties year-round, and the poster for their Christmas party, which will take place on Sunday, December 11, at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton, manages to captu ... More >>
Over on the city's Official Website there's a list of the four Christmas tree recycling stations accepting your yule logs till January 14. Says nothing about Hanukkah bushes, though, which is a bit of a bummer, since City Hall just sent word it's added an incentive to this year's recycling effort ... More >>
Photo by popofatticus via FlickrOn Christmas Eve across Santa-revering areas, many little tykes put on their jammies and set out a plate of treats and (usually) a glass of wholesome milk (or perhaps, cider) for Mr. Claus to nibble on. This, of course, is in appreciation of the gifts he'll stuff i ... More >>
It's a Christmas miracle! No-bake treats that taste beyond delicious. All you need is a 11-by-17-inch cookie sheet, a hammer (sweet!), a freezer and a little patience at the stove. If you're no good at baking and you're really good at eating chocolate, this is the holiday treat for you. Stra ... More >>
Rudolph lands in Fort Worth
The MAC gets festive and Blue
The RTC's nuns get crackin'
Spend Christmas with some cross-dressers
Kwanzaa's first day sees several celebrations
Santa takes to the frontier
The master of puppets picks at patrons
Christmas goes metal with the TSO
Dallas immigrants don't have to go home for holiday fare
