As usual, a certain Cartoon Network program gets it right:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2a1LV1IeG8U
Heh-heh!

Happy Holidays anyways!
Anonymous
posted @ Fri, Dec 26, 2014 5:12:32 am EST from 173.58.171.245

On every world, wherever people are, in the deepest part of the winter, at the exact mid-point, everybody stops and turns and hugs. As if to say, "Well done. Well done, everyone! We're halfway out of the dark."
Algernon
"Humans need fantasy to BE humans. To be the place where the fallen angel meets the rising ape.*
posted @ Thu, Dec 25, 2014 8:40:29 pm EST from 109.79.210.32

Oh, and sorry for the double post, but I forgot to mention that the local PBS station (and maybe other PBS stations outside St. Louis) is airing a Christmas special with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir that features John Rhys-Davies (from the promos for it, he's apparently playing the part of the Ghost of Christmas Present in a dramatization of scenes from "A Christmas Carol").
Todd Jensen
Hufflepuffs are really good finders
posted @ Thu, Dec 25, 2014 6:46:36 pm EST from 108.226.1.5

Merry Christmas, everyone!

BISHANSKY - I've got to congratulate you on your display of Tolkien scholarship in that creativity demon. (Tolkien once wrote a series of short stories - in the form of letters to his children - about Santa Claus under the "Father Christmas" alias, by the way, but a much more conventional take on him - mostly. He was portrayed as having a comically inept polar bear for an assistant who would do things like inadvertently switching on the Northern Lights full blast, climbing up the North Pole to rescue Father Christmas' hat that had blown up there - the Pole breaks in half under his weight, and trying to carry too many presents down the stairs at once. Father Christmas also had occasional clashes with the goblins who, while having come down in the world since the days of Middle-earth, were keen on looting his workshop and making off with all his toys.)
Todd Jensen
Hufflepuffs are really good finders
posted @ Thu, Dec 25, 2014 6:28:22 pm EST from 108.226.1.5

Merry Christmas Charlie Brown!
(cue Hark the Herald Angel Sing!)
Matthew
From far, from eve and morning, And yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me, Blew hither: here am I. -A.E. Housman
posted @ Thu, Dec 25, 2014 2:34:58 pm EST from 64.85.229.140

And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say
That the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day.

And then the true meaning of Christmas came through,
And the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches, plus two!

And now that his heart didn't feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light.

With a smile to his soul, he descended Mount Crumpet
Cheerily blowing "Who! Who!" on his trumpet.

He rode into Whoville, he brought back their toys
He brought back their floof to the Who girls and boys.

He brought back their snoof, and their tringlers and fuzzles,
Brought back their pantookas, their dafflers and wuzzles.

He brought everything back, all the food for the feast
And he, he himself, the Grinch, carved the roast beast!

Welcome Christmas. Bring your cheer
Cheer to all Whos, far and near.

Christmas Day is in our grasp
So long as we have hands to clasp.

Christmas Day will always be
Just as long as we have we.

Welcome Christmas while we stand
Heart to heart and hand in hand.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009 at mymail dot pomona dot edu]
"If someone ever tells me it's a mistake to have hope...well then, I'll just tell them they're wrong. And I'll keep telling them until they believe. No matter how many times it takes." - Madoka Kaname
posted @ Thu, Dec 25, 2014 12:53:36 pm EST from 50.148.163.45

I tried to write my take on a "Gargoyles and Saint Nicholas" story once. The basic premise was that Nicholas was a young layabout who didn't pay attention to anyone but himself, and the nobility of some local gargoyles inspired him to become a better person. While I think the premise is fine, when I tried to write it it wasn't much of a story. I couldn't really make it interesting, so I gave up a few pages in. Anyone who's interested is welcome to adopt the idea.
Jurgan - [jurgan6 at yahoo dot com]
posted @ Wed, Dec 24, 2014 10:22:15 pm EST from 24.8.2.111

Please, well all know Santa Claus is actually Sauron. Think about it. Sauron once claimed to be "Annatar, Lord of Gifts." Both Santa and "Annatar" are on good terms with the Elves, and both Santa and "Annatar" give you what you desire with no obvious strings attached.

On a related note, if Santa is indeed Sauron, this means Melkor has broken the Door of Night and revived his greatest followers, which means Dagor Dagorath is right around the corner.

He seems to be playing it slow, however, tempting the children of the Edain into darkness by playing upon their greed. Once he feels he's corrupted us by making us materialistic and selfish enough for his tastes, he'll use that to manipulate us back into his service (again, we seem to fall into his service depressingly easily) before striking at the now-extra-dimensional Valinor. Judging from our present culture, it'll only be another generation or two…
Greg Bishansky
posted @ Wed, Dec 24, 2014 9:17:48 pm EST from 67.189.178.253

Considering the modern day image of Santa Claus is an amalgamation of Saint Nicholas of Myra, the Dutch Sinterklaas, the English Father Christmas figure and Odin himself. I always imagined that Santa Claus would have been similar to the New Olympians, that is to say the offspring of a mortal and a member of the Third Race.
Matthew
From far, from eve and morning, And yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me, Blew hither: here am I. -A.E. Housman
posted @ Wed, Dec 24, 2014 8:38:37 pm EST from 64.85.229.140

I recently learned that St. Nicholas, one of the originals of Santa Claus, was the patron saint of New York City. It gives new possibilities to that story Greg Weisman mentioned having plans to someday write in which the gargoyles would meet Santa.
Todd Jensen
Hufflepuffs are really good finders
posted @ Wed, Dec 24, 2014 6:43:27 pm EST from 108.226.1.5

And away we go on with the show!
Vinnie - [tpeano29 at hotmail dot com]
Mark Twain: "Don't argue with stupid people. They'll take you down to their level and beat you with experience."
posted @ Wed, Dec 24, 2014 12:13:35 am EST from 108.198.141.164

Tenth.

Followed by the comment room falling silent until next Monday, most likely.
Todd Jensen
Hufflepuffs are really good finders
posted @ Tue, Dec 23, 2014 5:56:31 pm EST from 108.226.1.5

Ninth!

And Happy Hogswatch!
Anonymous
"Humans need fantasy to BE humans. To be the place where the fallen angel meets the rising ape.*
posted @ Tue, Dec 23, 2014 5:21:33 pm EST from 109.79.108.60

Eight!!!!!!! Happy holiday everyone!
Jazzy - [jazzlaindia at gmail dot com]
posted @ Tue, Dec 23, 2014 1:51:06 pm EST from 170.28.4.4

Seven! Happy Christmas Eve Eve!
Ross
posted @ Tue, Dec 23, 2014 1:26:25 pm EST from 50.148.97.169

6 (to keep the countdown going)
Comet
Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
posted @ Tue, Dec 23, 2014 7:29:44 am EST from 80.187.100.243

(5th)Fifth!!!!!
Vinnie - [tpeano29 at hotmail dot com]
Mark Twain: "Don't argue with stupid people. They'll take you down to their level and beat you with experience."
posted @ Mon, Dec 22, 2014 2:04:51 pm EST from 108.198.141.164

Pete, Janie, Tommy, and Zuzu!
Masterdramon - [kmc12009 at mymail dot pomona dot edu]
"If someone ever tells me it's a mistake to have hope...well then, I'll just tell them they're wrong. And I'll keep telling them until they believe. No matter how many times it takes." - Madoka Kaname
posted @ Mon, Dec 22, 2014 2:04:16 pm EST from 50.148.163.45

Troisième!
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
"It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
posted @ Mon, Dec 22, 2014 9:07:27 am EST from 137.183.232.22

Dos!
Matthew
From far, from eve and morning, And yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me, Blew hither: here am I. -A.E. Housman
posted @ Mon, Dec 22, 2014 5:30:07 am EST from 71.202.80.122

First!
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it lasts" -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Mon, Dec 22, 2014 12:09:51 am EST from 72.208.91.93