Well, tie me in tinsel and call me Herbie, it's the holidays again. Whether your version of the season is plugging in the icicle lights that are still hanging from last year or full-on light-up Rudolph nose and antlers on the Mini Cooper, here are some surefire ways to help you along this holiday season. Keep checking back, because there's more where this came from. Now pass the egg nog, will ya? — Sam Spence

Trim the tree with family doppelgangers
Trim the tree with family doppelgangers Little People

Put your family tree on the Christmas tree this year with these hand-painted customized ornaments. We also think they'd make great gifts for newlyweds or for a family with a new baby. — Allison Nadeau


Where to eat out this Christmas
Where to eat out this Christmas Better reserve soon

Preparing a holiday dinner can be a lovely, family experience or a nervous breakdown-inducing nightmare. If the latter sounds more familiar, or if you just want to spare your family the hassle of fighting over whose year it is to do dishes, take a look at these dining out Christmas options. — Haley Thomas


Where to find model trains and little snowy villages this season
Where to find model trains and little snowy villages this season Choo choo

While no one knows for sure why model trains have become such an iconic Christmas symbol, Mary Lehr, Curator of the Best Friend of Charleston Railway Museum, shared one theory with us that has roots in a little-known Charleston icon. — Seth Clare


Cocktail Club's Jackson Holland shares his favorite holiday cocktail recipes
Cocktail Club's Jackson Holland shares his favorite holiday cocktail recipes Holiday Hooch

Between office parties and awkward family encounters, it's always best to approach the holiday season with a tasty drink in hand, the stiffer the better. Luckily, the expert mixologists at the Cocktail Club are always generous with their recipes and methodology, and we stopped by on Saturday for a crash course in holiday cocktails. — Erica Jackson Curran


One day at a time, Visitors Bureau Advent calendar makes buying local easy this Christmas
One day at a time, Visitors Bureau Advent calendar makes buying local easy this Christmas 25 Days of Local

No matter where you live, some Christmastime traditions remain the same. Sure, you might have gone to the beach on the first weekend in December or substituted your frasier fir with a sabal palmetto, but you've got your holiday rituals. The Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is putting a new twist on an old holiday favorite that it hopes will payoff for some of the area's favorite local businesses. — Sam Spence


A Holiday Round-up
A Holiday Round-up Parades, reindeer, and a watery sleigh ride

Charleston's never short on holiday events, and here are some of our favorites to get you in the holiday spirit. Kick the season off on Dec. 1 at Southend Brewery with the 5K Reindeer Run. Run, skip, hop, or stroll-- it doesn't matter how you choose to go about it, just be sure to dress in your best holiday get-up to compete in the costume contest and win great prizes. — Ford Dyas


Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town And here's where you'll find him

Before you know it, Santa will be squeezing himself down your chimney. But before he loads the sleigh, he’s got to know what to put in it — here's where you can find the man in red this December. — Kathryn Parton


2012 Holiday Gift Guide
2012 Holiday Gift Guide Naughty & Nice

 You’ve been good all year, tragically, dreadfully, gut-wrenchingly good. After all, you had to make up for all the bad stuff you did last year. Just thinking about a few of the things you did in 2011 is making us say our Hail Marys. But this year, you’ve been a perfect little angel. And so you deserve to be on Santa’s Nice List. Kudos to you.

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