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Sure, we have a bad rap for throwing snowballs at Santa, but do we deserve this title bestowed on us by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Phillyist wants to hear what you think!

There's something really magical about the Dickens Christmas Village at Macy's—even if it really is dated. (We do hope you have a better request for Santa than a new sweater, though.)

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• SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others.
• Phillyist counted down the top ten items on Philadelphia's New Year's wish list.
• Gothamist looked at the wooden bikes being offered for NYC's first bike share program on Governors Island.

Y'all have a Merry Christmas? Good. I'm glad. Mine was nice, too.

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With apologies to those readers who don't celebrate Christmas, I'm going to indulge myself a bit here. I love just about everything about Christmas. I actually enjoy Christmas shopping, stressful though it may be. (Which reminds me of the one thing I really don't love about Christmas: my January credit card bill.) I love all kinds of Christmas music, classical, the Bing Crosby standards, and Christmas rock. I also (Amazon).

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We've told you some ways to make the season brighter for local kids. Now here's an opportunity to help out an entire family in one go: Greater Philadelphia Cares is sponsoring Adopt-A-Family. They will match you with a local family in need and provide a wish list. You'll go out and gather some goodies, and drop it all off at a local agency, which will then get it all to the family in question. Easy-- and it addresses that need some of us have to shop (ahem).

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

Yes, it's that time of year again: gift-getting time! Will Santa bring you that video game console you're hoping for? Or is this finally the year when Satan will give you eternal life and help you take over the world?

LAist began the month with a new food series exploring the popular and unknown late night eats around town. If a Top Chef winner opened up a late night spot in Los Angeles, denizens would flock it, yet the LA Times and other media might be wary. Turning to sports, the Dodger season was quite memorable in the way that it imploded and the LA County Sheriff's Department made some games of their own such as "Operation Any Booking," where the object was to arrest as many people as possible within a specific 24-hour period (some might suspect these cops can be found on HotChicksWithDoucheBags). The crazy stories continue in an interview with Brandon D. Christopher, author of Dirty Little Altar Boy, and a Santa Monica College Professor being blamed for the Burma web blackout.

Gear up for next week's impending increase in temperature at The Grey Lodge's Xmas in July tonight at 6 pm. The title of this post isn't entirely accurate: the Lodge discourages any "Santa crap," instead favoring consumption of winter-themed brews. Troegs Mad Elf, Sly Fox Xmas Ale, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale and Harpoon Winter Warmer will all be on tap. They will also have treats from Hesh's Bakery (no word if there will be carrots for any reindeer that might wander in), which are free with the purchase of sandwich or entree. Ah, Mad Elf and X-mas desserts: it's enough to take us back to the cold of December... wait, wasn't it 90 degrees in December too?

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Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed.

The week leading up to Christmas, I spent at least 50 hours in my store. I was cranky and exhausted. I didn’t want to be there. Philly consistently hitting sixty degrees or higher throughout the month of December meant that I consistently wanted to hit every person who went: “DECEMBER TWENTY-WHAT?!” and burst into my store.

We needed some time to recuperate after yesterday's celebrations, and to get over the pleasant shock of last night's easy Eagles win (thank you, Santa!). But now, here we are again, back with a bevy of Philly-flavored news items.

Happy Holidays!

Superstar Peter Forsberg was absent from Tuesday night's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, and it is feared that the Flyers may be without him for some time to come. Having finally returned to the lineup in Saturday's game against the Capitals, Forsberg was put right back out of the lineup by the shoulder of Alexander Ovechkin while coming across the middle in the Cap's slot late in the first period. To have this happen must be entirely frustrating for #21, and it holds the potential to be devastating for an already floundering team. The Flyers had been without their Captain for several games while he sought a pair of skates that would suitably support his surgically repaired ankles. The captain's first comments - he stated that the hit wasn't that bad (it didn't look that bad either) - were reassuring, so let's hope that his absence from the lineup is merely precautionary and doesn't lead to another Lindros/Primeau concussion scenario.

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In this town, when the locals are dissatisfied, they speak out; just ask Santa Claus. So you've undoubtedly heard about Philadelphians' disdain for the amphib-hideous duck boats that began operating in and nearby Old City in 2003.

We're no scrooges, and we appreciate visitors parting with a few dollars in our fair city. There's nothing wrong with a little tacky family fun! But that!

So, this photo is for all the Philadelphians with whom the duckriders have interacted. Allow yourselves to fantasize for a minute: the USS New Jersey vs. the Duck Boat, head to head in the Delaware River. It would be worth bringing the battleship out of retirement.



(Phillyist note: our relief that their website didn't say "interquact with the locals" is easily surpassed by self-loathing for conceiving multiple duck puns while creating this entry.)

We hope you have your Santa hats on. Christmas has come to town, in the form of a barrage of Christmas concerts, replete with Handel’s Messiah sing alongs throughout the tri-state region. Check the Inquirer’s listings for a sing along near you!

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