Holiday Central

The Best Spinach Artichoke Dip You’ll Ever Make [Intro to Cooking]
This delicious dip only takes about 20 minutes to prepare, and could not be any simpler to execute. I’ve already made it twice this week, and in both cases, I went home with a bowl scraped clean.
10 Holiday Fudge Recipes You Need to Nom On
From candy cane stripes to mint chocolate chips, any of these unique options could become your new holiday tradition.

These Aren’t Your Grandma’s Tacky Christmas Sweaters [Budget Stylista]
All I can say is that I need something to get me out of this Grinch-y funk. I admit that I haven’t found that something yet, but I think I’m on the right track with the following idea: Fake it ’til you make it. In other words, I’m going to dress as festive as possible until I actually feel like it’s the holiday season.
This Mistletoe Kissing Prank Will Make You LOL
Kissing is great. It’s just a nice little endorphin rush to your system. Mistletoe is also the perfect reason to steal a kiss on the guy you’ve been crushing on or the cute stranger at the bar. Reminicent of the “Free Hugs” video, this couple pulls a prank on the unsuspecting people in the video.
11 People You’ll See At Your Hometown Bar Over Winter Break
Whether it’s drunkenly telling a teacher how great they were, or faking a smile while listening to how your old friend wants to drop out of college and travel the world, there’s huge potential for some memorable moments.
13 Best Clueless Gifts From Etsy
Who doesn’t love the movie Clueless? It is a quintessential ’90s fim with amazing fashion, dry and snappy humor and teenage girl/first world problems. I highly recommend seeing the film – quite possibly with a bottle of wine and your BFFs. Anyway, for your friends who quote Clueless like they do Mean Girls these will make some great gifts and stocking stuffers.
How Do I Get Him a Gift Without Making Him Think I’m Asking to Get Serious? [Ask A Dude]
With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to know if it would be appropriate to get him a gift. I wasn’t planning on setting up a formal “gift exchange” dinner or anything, but every now and again I’m in a store and see something that makes me think, “Ahh, he would love this!”

The 12 Olsen Twins Of Christmas
As you all probably know from the endless Tweets and status updates on your social media feeds, today is 12/12/12. This won’t happen for another however-many years. I don’t really care. What I do care about is the Olsen twins.
The Ultimate Guide to Christmas Movies on TV
For those of you who plan to veg out this holiday season, we’ve got a complete guide to the holiday TV programming schedule so that you can celebrate the season while exerting as little effort as possible. It’s got Christmas episodes of your favorite TV shows as well as the classic holiday films you’ve been looking forward to, plus a peek at the New Year’s celebrations.
12 Terrible-Looking Christmas Movies [Gallery]
OK, I’m not going to lie. I haven’t seen a lot of these movies, but I think the movie posters and synopsis speak for themselves. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe these are comparable to Dickensian classics. Probs not, though – probs not. At the very least we can agree that these movies look terrible.
12 Gifts for Him This Holiday Season [Dude's List]
Tis the season to spend your hearts out on the one you’ve given your heart to…for this year, at least. The hardest part of the holiday season is rooted in the inevitable question: “What do I get him?”
What I Couldn’t Ask My Mom For On My Christmas List [The Weekly 10]
I obviously wanted SOMEONE to hear all the crazy things I want though, so I’m going to share them with you, lovely CC readers. It can’t hurt because if any of you are super well-connected and want to make one of these things happen, be.my.guest.
DIY With CC: Beer Advent Calendar [Craft Post]
If you’re anything like me, you are, like, totally excited for Christmas. Every year my mom gets me one of those cardboard advent calendars where you can pop out a little chocolate and you can also see how many days there are until Christmas. It’s a family tradition. This year? While I don’t hate the little pop out chocolates, I could definitely use something a little more adult while I anxiously await Christmas day. Solution. Beer advent calendar. It’s like, you’re double excited. You’re excited for Christmas AND excited for beer. Perfect. And it’s relatively easy to make.
Eight-Year-Old Plans to Donate 100 Dolls to Hospital
If you think you are generous, you have got to see this girl. Kailey Ray is an eight-year-old who is committed to charity work. Although she is very young, she is able to understand that there are children who aren’t as fortunate as her. The precocious girl has come up with a plan to donate 100 American Girl dolls to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in order to help lift their spirits.
Anti-Gay Group “One Million Moms” Attack Ellen DeGeneres Ad
America’s Sweetheart, Ellen DeGeneres, was featured in a JC Penney Christmas ad and the anti-LGBT group One Million Moms has once again criticized the retailer for being ‘pro-gay’ and tarnishing traditional values. Last April, when Ellen was featured in another ad, OMM started their boycott against JC Penney, determined that their choice to hire the comedian was against OMM values.
Tis The Season to Cry in Public Over Cheesy Christmas Commercials [Video]
This commercial for UK retailer John Lewis is the perfect version of the Christmas spirit. Seriously, try and get through it without crying. I dare you. It’s just the cutest thing in the entire world.