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12 Days of Newsmas: The Winners

And here they are, as promised... our winners of the 12 Days of Newsmas contest. Each of these talented souls will soon be receiving a Flip Video camera in the mail -- our gift to them. Like their photos? Think...

Prettiest/Ugliest Holiday Sweater

Picture it: Rudolph crests the moon, with eight of his cronies and Santa atop a sleigh piled high with presents. Below, a village sleeps; houses line neat, snowy avenues and offer curled smoke to the skies...

Best Storefront Display

Now's the time when stores whip out the big guns to entice holiday shoppers, and we want you to document it.It can be the window display at Macy's or lawn gnomes in front of your local hardware store --...

“It's the Most Wonderful Time ....

.... of the year!” Before Staples appropriated part of that song for its back to school sales campaign, featuring parents gleefully gliding through the aisles shopping, with children glumly dragging their...

Weekly Roundup: Dec 27, 2K7

Welcome to the holiday edition of the Weekly Roundup. Today we have:Celestial bodiesA Newsmas reminder: your inebriated holiday snaps could be leveraged into a cool new toy Uncultured in the Globe and MailBenazir...

What Are You Doing Today?

Yeah, I'm workin' on Christmas. But hey, that's cool. I also notice that you guys are checking in to keep Ryan, Rob Walker and I company, which is really neat-o. So... what are you doing for Christmas? Anything...

Least-Eco-Friendly Holiday Light Display

Does your neighbor's holiday light display assault both your aesthetic sensibilities and the ozone layer?  Is the mall down the road lit up seven shades of garish? Any good shots of ominous robotic...

The 12 Days of Newsmas: NowPublic's Holiday Contest

Here's where we celebrate the best, worst and weirdest of the holiday season. Have a photo, video or story you want to add to one of these categories? Just click on the links below and post it to the relevant...

Best New Year's Day Ever

And now it's time to start again, no matter how much pain you're in. Post photos, videos and stories about your New Year's Day here.Return to the 12 Days of Newsmas home page.

Sexiest Santa

Bad Santa! Post your egregious, lurid defamations of the fine name of Saint Nick here. We accept elves too; no naked people, though!Return to the 12 Days of Newsmas home page. 

Best/Worst Holiday Office Party

Wow, that jerk in accounting really knows how to let his hair down once he gets a few beers! Post photos, videos and stories about your best holiday office party here. Any mistletoe mishaps? Butt-Xeroxing? Tell...

Alternative Holiday Carols

Sometimes "Fa la la la la, la la, la la," is enough to stir the heart; sometimes "Jingle bells, Batman smells," is the order of the day. Whether you're young, old, or otherwise, we all have our take on a remix...

Best/Worst Holiday Decoration

Whether you've got a blinged-out Doug Fir or the shiniest Menorah this side of Manhattan, we want to see it. Sporting something more Charlie Brown like? Maybe you're a bit of a humbug? This one's for you...

Wildest New Year's Eve Celebration

Still going to remember it a year later? Or can't remember it the next moring? Good think you documented it. Post photos, videos and account of the wildest New Year's Eve celebrations here.Return to the 12 Days...

Most Out-of-the-Way Holiday Celebration

Hanukkah in Honduras? New Year's Eve at the North Pole? Post photos, videos and stories about your most out-of-the-way holiday celebrations here. Return to the 12 Days of Newsmas home page. 

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