Jeremy Taylor

There are all sorts of different traditions involving fans throwing things on the ice during hockey games. While most of them involve dead squid or fish, the Calgary Hitman have a much more cuddly tradition.

Then: In 2003's 'Bad Santa,' Brett Kelly played Thurman Merman, aka, "The Kid." The Kid befriends Billy Bob Thornton's title character, first suffering from his misanthropic nature but eventually softening the heart of the cynical St. Nick. It was the biggest role to date for the-then 10-year-old from Canada, who had made his movie debut as another character called "Kid" in the

'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' was the third, and considered by many to be the best, installment in the 'Vacation' franchise. Like its predecessors, it was written by John Hughes and starred Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Unlike the other movies in the series, the "vacation" took place at the Griswold's home during the holiday season.

If you've ever had the urge to bring the lyrics of the seminal holiday song 'The 12 Days of Christmas' to life, this may not be the best year to do it.

While the real Santa is a jolly old elf, some of his impostors who begin to pop up all around the non-frozen parts of the planet come Christmas time are a tad rough around the edges. In fact, some of these mall jockeys and liquored-up revelers are downright sketchy. We've compiled a list of ten of these questionable Santas featured on the excellent Sketchy Santas blog so that folks with common dec

Disney theme parks have strict rules against adult guests wearing "costumes or clothing that can be viewed as representative of an actual Disney character." Just ask April Spielman, who was told by Disney officials to cover up when she entered Disney World in Orlando dressed as Tinker Bell. However, as far as we know, the Mouse House has no claim on Old Saint Nick.

Josh Sundquist wears a lot of hats. He's a motivational speaker, a best-selling author, a vlogger, former member of the paralympic ski team and US amputee soccer team and the founder of a social networking website for persons with amputations. He's also a cancer survivor, and it was that disease which took his leg at age 10.

'Transformers' fan Brian Hall may have won the gingerbread portion of Christmas with the automated 'Gingerbreadatron.' His creation seamlessly shifts from a gingerbread house to a battle robot with a flip of a switch. To achieve this metamorphosis, Hall augmented typical gingerbread house materials with six servo motors and some good old-fashioned cardboard and glue.