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Music, The Listener Nov 30, 2020
Fringe Christmas music is the best Christmas music

Case in point: the cheeky retro new wave of “Santa,” by Chicago composer and multi-instrumentalist Ian Iversen.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: The Listener, Ian Iversen, Santa, Break, Christmas music, holidays, holiday season, Christmas

City Life, Feature Nov 24, 2020
Chicago keeps holiday tradition alive

From digital events to socially distanced pop-ups, things in 2020 can still be merry and bright.
- By Emma Oxnevad
- Tags: Feature, Holidays, Christmas, Krampus, COVID-19, Christkindlmarket, Dmen Tap, Lost Lake, pop-up bar

City Life, Feature Nov 10, 2020
We’ll stay home for Christmas?

Reader staffers on what holidays look like in 2020.
- By Taryn Allen, Brianna Wellen, Colette Willard, Adam M. Rhodes, Salem Collo-Julin, and Amber Nettles
- Tags: Feature, COVID-19, holidays, Christmas, Taryn Allen, Brianna Wellen, Colette Willard, Adam M. Rhodes, Salem Collo-Julin, Amber Nettles, pandemic, travel, food, tradition

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Dec 13, 2018
How to deal with sex-shaming family members over the holidays

Dan gives advice to a couple on tumblr, a "free sexual woman," and the younger half of an age-gap couple, all dreading upcoming gatherings.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Savage Love, tumblr, sex-shaming, slut-shaming, straight-shaming, age-gap, porn, internet, family, holidays

Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2016
Rahm Emanuel had ‘frank, direct, and honest’ meeting with Donald Trump, and other Chicago news

Also, Alderman Anthony Beale is proposing major reforms to the honorary street-sign program.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel, immigration issues, New York City, Chicago, Anthony Beale, Trump International Hotel and Tower, City Council, Bruce Rauner, Exelon, energy, nuclear energy, ComEd, Englewood, gun violence, holidays

Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2014
Video
Garage-rock supergroup the Snow Angels play their 12th annual beer-soaked holiday party this weekend

Because it's a Chicago punk-rock tradition.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Snow Angels, Empty Bottle, egg nog, Christmas, holidays, Outer Minds, Mannequin Men, Bare Mutants, Vee Dee, punk rock, garage rock, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2014
While the city sleeps on Thanksgiving Day, lonely souls rule the neighborhood streets

How the Uptown post office, Elton John, and a middle-aged schizophrenic made my anti-Thanksgiving.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Arts, Moviegoing, Architecture, Uptown, mental illness, art deco architecture, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, holidays

News & Politics, Chicagoans Dec 13, 2013
This week's Chicagoan: Frank Suerth, Santa Claus

"I have a lot of kids who are so excited to see me, they're waving, and then when they get up to me, they're a little bit scared. I tell 'em, 'Santa never hurt anybody.'"
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Frank Suerth, Santa Claus, beards, roles, Christkindlmarket, Daley Plaza, jobs, fake stomachs, toys, puppies, Christmas, Christmas Day, hotels, families, holidays, parties, schools

Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2012
Video
Making your bike imitate a horse, a necessary measure

Buy Trotify to make your bike go clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Cycling, DUH!, Two Wheels, News, Trotify, cycling, Two Wheels, Monty Python, holidays, gifts, coconuts, clip clop, horse, bike lights, Original Content London, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 27, 2012
The Christmas countdown

The U.S. Department of Consumer Enforcement would like to remind you that Christmas is just four weeks away
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Consumerism Week, News, Variations on a Theme, consumerism, Shop.org, holidays, Christmas, branding

Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2011
Holiday finery

Taking a look at sartorial norms in your family.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah

Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2010
Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include the Adicts, Akron/Family, Olafur Arnalds, Blitzkid, Accept, Frontier, Sic Alps, and Tennis.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Early Warnings, Adicts, Akron/Family, New Year's Eve, Olafur Arnalds, Sic Alps, Accept, holidays

Reader, Matches blog Dec 20, 2010
Video
The Island of Misfit Dates

Sticking to my resolution this year, reminded again where yellow snow comes from, and the most obvious thing not to do in front of your date.
- By Heartbroker
- Tags: Mismatched: Bad Dates, Great Stories, 2011, Ball Drops, Candy Cane, Cheese Ball, Chicago, Christmas, D'Agostino's, Date, December, doctors, eggnog, Fetish, Food, Google, Grinch, Hangover, Holidays, Matchbox, New Year, Omen, Party, Pee, Resolution, Santa, Snow, Super Powers, The Ramones, Warm, Winter, Yellow Snow, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 24, 2009
Mediocre Last-Minute Gifts for People About Whom You're Ambivalent

And with that, we retire our gift blog.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: RE Gift, Walgreens, 7-Eleven, Freedom Tray, holiday shopping, shopping, Christmas, holidays, gifts, gift ideas, gift guide, plush flea, Hershey's, chocolate, copper bracelet, Imperial Massive Googly Ball, TeleBrands, TeleBrands bottle tops, hair net, Christmas light necklace, novelty headband, antlers

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2009
A Grape Hostess Gift

Quick pickled grapes, a perfect hostess gift
- By Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Food & Drink, pickled grapes, Splendid Table, Matt and Ted Lee, hostess gifts, southern cooking, Lee Bros. recipes, Christmas, Hanukkah, holidays

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2009
The Ugly Christmas Sweater Phenomenon

An investigation into the ironic popularity of holiday knitwear.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Ugly Christmas sweaters, holidays, uglychristmassweaterparty.com, eBay

Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2007
Jingles, sound bites, and Ho Ho Ho's

Get in on XRT's holiday harassment.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, WXRT, holidays

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Case in point: the cheeky retro new wave of “Santa,” by Chicago composer and multi-instrumentalist Ian Iversen.

From digital events to socially distanced pop-ups, things in 2020 can still be merry and bright.

Reader staffers on what holidays look like in 2020.

Dan gives advice to a couple on tumblr, a "free sexual woman," and the younger half of an age-gap couple, all dreading upcoming gatherings.

Also, Alderman Anthony Beale is proposing major reforms to the honorary street-sign program.

Because it's a Chicago punk-rock tradition.

How the Uptown post office, Elton John, and a middle-aged schizophrenic made my anti-Thanksgiving.

"I have a lot of kids who are so excited to see me, they're waving, and then when they get up to me, they're a little bit scared. I tell 'em, 'Santa never hurt anybody.'"

Buy Trotify to make your bike go clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop

The U.S. Department of Consumer Enforcement would like to remind you that Christmas is just four weeks away

Taking a look at sartorial norms in your family.

This week's Early Warnings include the Adicts, Akron/Family, Olafur Arnalds, Blitzkid, Accept, Frontier, Sic Alps, and Tennis.

Sticking to my resolution this year, reminded again where yellow snow comes from, and the most obvious thing not to do in front of your date.

And with that, we retire our gift blog.

Quick pickled grapes, a perfect hostess gift

An investigation into the ironic popularity of holiday knitwear.

Get in on XRT's holiday harassment.

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