Let's get into the Christmas spirit. It's 12 days until Christmas, but the first day of Christmas is actually December 26. But not on my calendar, so here's a video on Day 1.

Run DMC-"Christmas in Hollis"



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Peter Boyle died today. How many guys had John Lennon as the best man at their wedding? Think about pulling those pictures out for show and tell. He'll obviously be remembered for "Everybody Loves Raymond", a show I never really watched. But he was excellent in quite a few things. He and Belushi did "Dueling Brandos" on the first season of "SNL". His guest appearance on "X-Files" was outstanding. And a few movies I like, "The Candidate" with Redford, "Friends of Eddie Coyle" with Mitchum and the Sandra Bullock vehicle, "While You Were Sleeping". "Young Frankenstein" and "Taxi Driver" go without saying.

Rolling Stone has done it again. The Top 100 Songs of 2006. Ay carumba, as lists so often warrant, this is up for debate. "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley is #1. The Good: Lily Allen and Wolfmother in the Top Ten. Beck and The Raconteurs with two each. Pearl Jam, RHCH, Sonic Youth in the Top 40. The Bad: Oh, crap. Fall Out Boy, Snow Patrol, "The Saints Are Coming".

The Top 15 Places to Waste Time on the Web. A list with some forethought from PC World.

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Next year you can golf with Schwetty Balls. Founded by a guy named Glen Head.

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