Santa Claus

It's Not Easy, Being Green

At Level Ground Arts, Santa Claus vs. the Martians Does a Very Good Bad

My Angel Is A Centerfold

Big Tex is Gone. There's a Hole in Our Hearts.

On this day, we lost a fried hero. This morning, Big Tex caught on fire at the State Fair of Texas. Twitter lit up with jokes about as quickly as Tex did. I guess we all grieve differently. See also: Big Tex Burned Down Today at the State Fair Alice Laussade's exclusive interview with Big Tex We'd ... More >>

The Christmas Miracle at Yesterday's Mavs-Heat Season Opener: That Drunk, Angry Santa

Our Mike Mezeul was at the AAC for yesterday's season opener, where not a highlight was to be found between the buzzers. His slide show from the interior decorating session can be found here; The Official Banner-Raising Video follows, as do a few other distractions from a Christmas Day blowout, incl ... More >>

Man or Astro-man?, Mind Spiders

Saturday, December 17, at Sons of Hermann Hall

Psst. Ginny. It's All a Lie!

Made a Playlist, Now Checkin' it Twice: By Request, Last Night's Christmas Music Show

​Many thanks to the many folks who tuned in and called in during last night's late-night Christmas-music spectacular, which gets a replay on KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) beginning, why, right this very moment. (That'll be just the three-hour yuletunes special, not the two hours of pirate-radio non-h ... More >>

Top Alternatives to Milk & Cookies for Santa

Photo by popofatticus via Flickr​On 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 Em-Effing Cookie-Baking Time: Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies

Alice LaussadeChocolate chip cookies with bacon? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. (He suffers from angina.)​It's the holidays. A time filled with magic and wonder -- a time when wishes are granted. A time when getting completely blackout drunk is socially acceptable and everyone's nice t ... More >>

Cosmic Kringle

The Tragic Tale of That Giant Santa Who Once Sat Upon Porter Chevrolet on Mockingbird

ViaSeveral Friends of Unfair Park also found this photo taken around the same time in 1953.​End of the day Friday I posted that photo of the enormous Santa Claus sitting atop Porter Chevrolet, taken some time in December 1953 and for sale, for one more day, on eBay. It was, I thought at the time, ... More >>

The Nose Knows

The City Council's Sold on Neighborhood Farmers Market Ordinance Proposal

Patrick Michels​I hate it when things work out. From my point of view, it's not good for business. But it looks like city staff and the Dallas City Council may actually come up with a reasonable way to oversee operations of multiple neighborhood farmers markets. Ah, well. Can't lose 'em all. They' ... More >>

I Rang in 2010 Positively Positive. You?

Ready for a happy weird year? Well, c'mon!​My New Year's resolution? To be more positive. More optimistic. More don't-look-now-but-holy-hell-my-glass-is-half-full. Bear with me, this is gonna be tougher than going without a crumb of food for 10 days. Ready? Here goes. I'm open to the idea o ... More >>

He's On His Way

Oh What A Night

Carol of the Balls: The Mavs, Um, Sing?

This just-posted video of the Dallas Mavericks performing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is fairly self-explanatory. Step aside, 1986 Dallas Cowboys. But where's the downloadable MP3?

March of the Merry

Kids, Meet Dick

O, Tannenbaumination

Pop Quiz, Music Snobs!

What the hell happened with music in 2008? Well, let's see if you know.

Slaughterhouse Eight: Steakhouse Serves Reindeer For Christmas

Make that "Slaughterhouse Nine," including the once great Rudolf, pictured here in rare form.In one of the more disturbing promotions, Park Cities Prime offers reindeer chops through December 30, or as long as the carcasses of Prancer, Cupid and Blitzen are fit to cook. That's right--16 ounces of Da ... More >>

Bad or Good?

PDNB is good for goodness' sake

Shopping Stop-Off

The Galleria hosts Hamill and a sleighload of lights

Night About Town

Take in a musical at Fair Park

E Street Theater

Elfin' Magic

Addison eats up a Crumpet

Little Gray Elves

Brave New Christmas

Alternative holiday jams

Elfin' Magic

Addison eats up a Crumpet

Kiddie Carols

Deck the Halls with gasoline

¡Ask a Mexican!

Scandal Claus

Bells Will Ring

Designers add high-fashion baubles and bows to DIFFA's annual charity event

Season's Bleatings

Thanks to these CDs, it's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Well Trained

Polar Express is a kids action movie that parents will also warm to

Best Makeover

Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

Holiday Jeer

For a joyous holiday, Christmas sure has some bloody awful music

Ho Ho Hunh?

Once more, Tim Allen drops a lump of coal down the chimney

Christmas Cash Cow

Theatre Three whips up a delicious holiday trifle, even if it's mostly empty calories

Fractured Fairy Tale

Reckless' helter-skelter heroine searches for the meaning of Christmas--and life

Holidaze

Unwrapping our annual roundup of musical season's greetings--and beatings

Small-screen cheer

Night & Day

December 10 - 16, 1998

Deck the malls

This season's Christmas album offerings

Events for the week

Jingle bells, Jingle sells

The industry aims for the heart of Christmas-- with a shotgun

In search of Santa

Kris Kringles are everywhere this time of year, but where's the real Mr. Claus? With a skeptical 7-year-old's help, we cut through the fake snow and polyester beards so you know where to go