$11 Million Christmas Tree

Most Expensive Christmas Tree

The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi showcased what could be the most expensive Christmas tree in the world. It’s 43 feet high and covered in expensive traditional Christmas bulbs and ornaments, as well as almost 200 precious stones
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Christmas Ugly Sweaters

Find out why you will get attention (sometimes not good) for your Rudolph style.

Some folks like to decorate trees for Christmas. Others like to decorate themselves for the holidays. Think “Bridget Jones.” We offer both sides in the ugly-sweater debate. Exhibit A. Hear from fashion critics who offer reasons why it’s a fashion don’t, and a self-proclaimed holiday sweater lover who thinks the garments are all the rage

Santa sweaters

A fashion no, no, no 
"There's a way to have whimsy without throwing elegance out the window. Avoid conversationals. They just look juvenile and unsophisticated. Wear a brightly colored necktie that adds more festivity than a regular business tie, but doesn't say ‘ho ho ho' all over it."

Reindeer Sweaters

Ditch the reindeer games. 
“Humor is definitely a do. A reindeer sweater is a don't." Suze Yalof Schwartz, Glamour magazine's executive fashion editor-at-large.

Christmas tree sweaters

Don’t be a walking card.
"If your intention is to make people laugh and smile, then it can work. But you definitely don't want to wear anything too motif-y [with] reindeer, Christmas tree, snowmen. You'll just be a walking greeting card. Not chic."

Snowmen sweaters

The weather isn’t the only thing that’s frightful.
"It's a fine line between festive and foolish. While garish outfits might get you some punchbowl driven laughs, preserve your reputation as a class act by avoiding sweaters with reindeer or snowflakes, ties that could double as wrapping paper and any combination of red and green."

Holiday sweater lovers

Not all think Christmas sweaters are ugly
"Wearing these sweaters, it's a way to take that good holiday feeling with you. Christmas makes me wonder, what if it were like this all the time? If people felt this way, if that feeling carried through the rest of the year. Just imagine."


Teacher's holiday spirit

Fashion that makes kids pay attention.
Many of Day's sweaters have a single motif on the back, a detail she looks for to entertain the kids while she's moving about the classroom.

Holiday traditions

Don’t knock her spirit.
“It's just like putting up the tree or baking cookies. It's part of what the holidays have come to be for our family."

Dog holiday sweaters

Even dogs aren't safe. Like this costumed poodle, Mary Day also dresses up her own dog.

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Christmas Holiday Skills

Think you know everything about the holidays? Test your knowledge on movies, music and more of the season.

Popular Christmas songs

1. What holiday song has sold the most copies (in single and album form) since 1940?

‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

2. In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many lords a-leaping are there?

Santa’s reindeers

3. Which of Santa's nine reindeer shares his name with a former presidential candidate?

‘A Christmas Carol’

4. Name the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

‘Frosty the Snowman’

5. In the original version of the song "Frosty the Snowman," recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950, what was Frosty's nose made of?

‘It's a Wonderful Life’

6. In the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life," what is the name of the character played by James Stewart, and what town does he live in?

Eggnog drink recipes

7. According to the International Bartenders Association, what should be mixed with eggnog?

Santa’s flight on Christmas Eve

8. Taking into account time-zone changes, how many hours does Santa Claus have to deliver his gifts all the way around the world?

‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’

9. In Dr. Seuss' 1957 children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," where does the Grinch live?

The Nutcracker ballet

10. In Peter Tchaikovsky's fantasy-ballet "The Nutcracker," the heroine Clara helps the Nutcracker by throwing what at the Mouse King?

Santa Claus

11. There are two towns in the United States named Santa Claus. Where are they?

Hanukkah toys

12. In the popular song "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel," what is the namesake four-sided Hanukkah toy made of?

‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’

13. What happens between God and sinners in "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"?

Grandma and reindeers

14. Under what circumstances did Grandma get run over by a reindeer?

‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’

15. In "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," the singers declare, "We won't go until we get some." Some what?

‘Here Comes Santa Claus’

16. Fill in the blank in this lyric from "Here Comes Santa Claus": "Hang your stockings and....'cause Santa Claus comes tonight."

'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'

17. How was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer originated?

Pop Christmas songs

18. Fill in the blank: "Santa baby, slip a ________ under the tree for me."

‘Silent Night’

19. In the second verse of "Silent Night," what do the heavenly hosts sing?

Traditional Christmas songs

20. What did the little lamb say to the shepherd boy in a 1962 Christmas favorite?

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