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Eggnog: you know it's delicious, but did you know it once led to a riot at West Point? Let's all raise our glasses to one of the most popular beverages of the holiday season ...

From 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' to 'Home Alone,' here are some bizarre fan theories about the holiday movies you only thought you knew.

The fireplace served as a venue for magical visitors long before Santa Claus came along.

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007).

Christmas is a time for joy, thankfulness, love … and, when it comes to Christmas carols, the occasional bout of cringe.

Electronics were huge (literally) and acid wash was all the rage in 1990.

Mary Bailey is the perfect wife and mother ... or an evil sorceress who wished a lifetime of misery on her husband.

You can disguise candy corn as a Christmas confection, but you can't make people like it.

You're not going to like this.

Some trace inverted trees—which are popping up in malls, retails stores, and homes across the country this holiday season—back to medieval tradition. But what's the real story?

Twenty-five million tons of extra trash will be produced this holiday season. Here are a few easy things you can do to cut back on waste.

Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo light up the neighborhood in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).

Driving around the neighborhood to admire the gorgeous light displays (or laugh at the garish ones) is a beloved holiday tradition, but it helps to know where to look. That’s where Nextdoor’s Cheer Map comes in.

A reminder to drink responsibly this holiday season.

Still from It's a Wonderful Life (1946).

Frank Capra, Donna Reed, and Jimmy Stewart have all called 'It's a Wonderful Life' their favorite movie. But the FBI wasn't as enthusiastic.

The 1977 holiday special won an Emmy, but didn't make quite the same impact as its predecessor.

The Jim Henson Company via Fathom Events

Whether you like your holiday movies classic or contemporary, happy or sad, sentimental or cynical, or with or without Bruce Willis, we've got a Christmas movie for every mood.

It's harder than you think.

These words are so wonderful even Santa wants to use them.

Every time Christmas rolls around it brings with it its own vocabulary of words you barely hear the rest of the year. Here are a few we should bring back.

An unwatered tree is basically one big pile of kindling.

For some Jewish families, a Christmas trip to a local Chinese restaurant is an annual tradition.

As Gentiles feast on turkey and roast beef during the Yuletide season, why do many Jews opt for chop suey? While convenience is king, other ingredients play a part in this delicious story.