Top 10 Christmas Villains

(1970). As part of Santa’s supposed back-story, the Burgermeister was the mayor of the small village where Kris Kringle first passed out his toys. When the Burgermeister tripped on errant toy duck he banned toys. Even a brief flirtation with a yo-yo wasn’t enough to convince him to change his ways. By making Kris an outlaw he forced Santa to go down chimneys. See how important Christmas villains are? The Burgermeister was given life by venerable cartoon voice artist Paul Frees who also provided the voice for the other cartoon villain Boris Badenov.

9. Heat & Snow Miser

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Top 10 Bizarre Christmas Traditions

it’s a bird) that is wrapped in seal skin and buried under a rock in the frost several months before Christmas.  The Christmas tradition is to dig up the kiviak, squeeze out the rotted guts, and then eat the auk.  No, I’m not kidding.  According to the few reports we could find, it smells a lot like Stilton cheese and tastes really tangy.  We’ll take your word for it, Greenland. Image source: http://foodlorists.blogspot.com/

9.    Hiding Your Brooms

Bad witches and evil spirits could exist here as well as Norway.  Norway takes preventative measures on Christmas Eve, when evil baddies and baddie witches might try to make off with your brooms.  Hide all your brooms! Apparently, Christmas Eve is a prime broom-joyriding time in Norway.  It could be here, too!

8. Kallikantzaroi & Pig Jaw Protection

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Top 10 Most Unusual Christmas Trees

The divers of Manila’s Ocean Park installed a beautiful decorated underwater Christmas tree. They surprised their visitors by posing as Santa Claus and mermaids in front of the underwater evergreen, as part of the park’s Christmas show.

9. Mountain Dew Christmas Tree

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Top 10 Trashiest Christmas Gifts for Him

First let me point out that truckers are not trashy. They are often owner-operators who work long hours to support their families. At this time of the year they are right up there with Santa’s elves: making sure we get our parcels, our turkeys, and our toys.

The following items, however, are certainly trashy

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Top 10 Hot Christmas Toys of All Time

10. Mr. Potato Head

1952
1 million sold
Hasbro

The Christmas Story
Originally George Lerner’s idea for this famous toy spud seemed like it might be a dud. At first, no one seemed interested in his idea, but eventually a small family-run toy company called Hasbro began production. Mr. Potato Head became so popular that a Mrs. Potato Head was introduced the next year.

The Craziness
Mr. Potato Head was the very first toy advertisement on TV. Thank you Hasbro for starting the never-ending chorus of

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