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1. Santa Claus
   Years of research confirmed that initial doubt: Santa Claus is an Americanization, all right, but not of a Catholic Saint. . . Despite a century of repetition, this story is simply untrue. . . (Siefker, Phyllis. Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1997, pp. 5,7)
2. Christmas Traditions -- Santa Claus
   Some Christmas traditions come from religious teachings while others come from different cultures. There are Christmas traditions that are special to each individual family, and some of these traditions might have been started for purely commercial reasons. There are traditions that vary from country to country. Some of these variations are slight while others may be quite different. Santa Claus might be a tradition in one country while a similar character might have a completely different name and appearance in another country. This character usually has something to do with bringing gifts to small children so the appearance and name are not as important as the duties of this usually jolly man.
3. Fran Allison -- Shows
   After four years of teaching, Fran was ready for a change. She had always had a love of singing and landed a job at a Waterloo station. While there she sang, did commercials, cooking shows, just about anything the little station threw at her. One thing led to another and she soon found herself auditioning in Chicago for Don McNeil's popular "Breakfast Club" program. Although originally signed as a vocalist, Fran became famous for her "Aunt Fanny" character which she had perfected while still in Iowa. Here she is, as Aunt Fanny with show host Don McNeil.
4. Christmas -- Christmas Carol
   The world’s most famous Christmas carol is ”Silent Night”, but there are many other beautiful Christmas carols. Read more about these carols and get new inspiration for songs you can sing during Christmas
5. Thomas Nast -- Cartoonist Thomas Nast
   Thomas Nast was a nineteenth-century caricaturist and editorial cartoonist and is considered to be the father of American political cartooning. Born in Germany, he came to New York in 1846. He began work for Harper's Weekly, and in 1860 went to England for the New York Illustrated News to depict the prize fight between Heenan and Sayers, the famous boxers. He then joined Garibaldi in Italy as artist for the Illustrated London News. Also In the early 1860s, he married Sarah Edwards. He was well known in his time for his political cartoons supporting American Indians and Chinese Americans, and for advocating the abolition of slavery.
6. Jerry Colonna -- Bob Hope
   Colonna's persona ... spawned nonsensical catch phrases that he would usually utter upon entrance. "Who's Yehudi?" and "Greetings Gates, Let's Operate!" were his two most famous, always eliciting laughter even without context, justification, or logic. Occasionally those on the Hope show would use such a line sans Colonna as an ad-lib - always a sure fire laugh. The "Who's Yehudi (sometimes spelled Yahoodi)" craze spawned a song that became a best selling 78 covered by several bands of the era. The phrase often popped up as a cheap laugh, although an esoteric reference today, in several cartoons and even a few movies like Topper Returns (1941) and Whistling in the Dark (1941). Friz Freleng's 1942 animated short Lights Fantastic features a "Yahoodi Cafe." Likewise, the Merrie Melody short Slightly Daffy (1944) has a Native American with a Mel Blanc voice shouting, "Greetings Gates, Let's Scalp-atate!" The Dell Comics adaptation of Carl Anderson's comic strip Henry featured a saxophone playing child named Yehudi.
7. Larry Flynt -- Hustler Style
   This holiday season Larry Flynt is playing Santa Claus. To say "thank you" to their affiliate webmaster network, FlyntDigital announced the kickoff of their "Happy Holidays, Hustler Style" promotion this morning by increasing their payouts to $100 (from the usual $40) through the end of 2003. The increased payout is applicable to both standard and console-free tours for all of FlyntDigital's paid trial sites (including Hustler.com, HustlerPlatinum.com, BarelyLegal.com, JennaXXX.com, BustyBeauties.com, LegWorld.com, HometownGirls.com and BeaverHunt.com). There are no minimums or limits to the number of joins, whether a webmaster sends 1 or 10,000 joins to FlyntDigital each will earn $100 between now and Wednesday, December 31 at 11:59pm PDT.
8. Austria -- Miscellaneous
   This coin bears a portrait of the pacifist Bertha von Suttner, a symbol of Austria's efforts over many decades to support peace. Edge lettering of the €2 coin: 2 EURO ***, repeated four times, alternately upright and inverted.
9. Bot -- Bots
   Bot is a great-tasting, natural and low-sugar fortified water. Available in three delicious flavors - grape, berry and orange, bot is flavorful, refreshing, crisp, clean and clear - and not too sweet. Bot contains no artificial flavors, sweeteners, preservatives or coloring. Clocking in at 40 calories per 12 oz serving (1 bottle), Bot has only 9 grams of sugar and is fortified with vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B12. Bot comes in 12oz recyclable PET bottles.
10. High School Football -- Students
    A student at Port Townsend High School was diagnosed with MRSA, school officials said Thursday. Just hours later, the King County medical examiner cited MRSA as the cause of death of a man at a Seattle hospital. John F. Jones, 46, of Federal Way died from MRSA at Harborview Medical Centeron Wednesday, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office. MRSA, short for "methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus" is ... known as the "superbug", as it is resistant to standard antibiotics and therefore difficult to treat. Doctors are trying to figure out how the teen contracted the bacteria. The teen's name and condition are not known.

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