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Christmas or other Holiday displays from around the world

  1. NYC Metropolitan Museum Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3704/11373818916_9122d416bf_b.jpg
  2. Christmas Cable Car, San Francisco — https://goo.gl/jasjau
  3. Monument Circle “Christmas Tree”, Indianapolis, Indiana: https://historicindianapolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/monument.jpg
  4. Rockport/Fulton, Texas https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/ad31b93d/dms3rep/multi/desktop/135865fa-bb05-4d38-a2bb-594f6dfeae7d.jpg
  5. Rome, Christmas Tree https://goo.gl/C3szu3
  6. The Shining White House
    https://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2018/11/28/0/BP_HWHC18_East-Colonnade_5000.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.suffix/1543437268406.jpeg
  7. Paris 6 Fantastic Ways to Celebrate Christmas in Paris
  8. Houston Zoo https://res.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/crm/houston/2e772aee-b00f-8375-b71dbd5efd03edfe_8ad79db5-9d26-11ae-034628c65e0fc755.jpg
  9. Albany NY New York State's Holiday Tree Lighting - Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 - Albany, NY Events
    10 . Kellogg Park, St. Paul Minnesota
  10. World’s largest Menorah, between the Plaza Hotel and Central Park, NYC
    https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/home/images/events/2014/Worlds%20Largest%20Menorah_Picture%20Color_480.jpg

Happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating!
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Yes, Happy Hannukah! The Festival of Lights…

Christmas or other Holiday displays from around the world

  1. NYC Metropolitan Museum Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3704/11373818916_9122d416bf_b.jpg
  2. Christmas Cable Car, San Francisco — inel: Image
  3. Monument Circle “Christmas Tree”, Indianapolis, Indiana: https://historicindianapolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/monument.jpg
  4. Rockport/Fulton, Texas https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/ad31b93d/dms3rep/multi/desktop/135865fa-bb05-4d38-a2bb-594f6dfeae7d.jpg
  5. Rome, Christmas Tree https://goo.gl/C3szu3
  6. The Shining White House
    https://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2018/11/28/0/BP_HWHC18_East-Colonnade_5000.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.suffix/1543437268406.jpeg
  7. Paris 6 Fantastic Ways to Celebrate Christmas in Paris
  8. Houston Zoo https://res.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/crm/houston/2e772aee-b00f-8375-b71dbd5efd03edfe_8ad79db5-9d26-11ae-034628c65e0fc755.jpg
  9. Albany NY New York State's Holiday Tree Lighting - Sunday, Dec 3, 2023 - Albany, NY Events
    10 . Kellogg Park, St. Paul Minnesota
  10. World’s largest Menorah, between the Plaza Hotel and Central Park, NYC
    https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/home/images/events/2014/Worlds%20Largest%20Menorah_Picture%20Color_480.jpg
  11. Christmas in Buenos Aires, https://goo.gl/x9umy5

Christmas or other Holiday displays from around the world

  1. NYC Metropolitan Museum Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3704/11373818916_9122d416bf_b.jpg
  2. Christmas Cable Car, San Francisco — https://goo.gl/jasjau
  3. Monument Circle “Christmas Tree”, Indianapolis, Indiana: https://historicindianapolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/monument.jpg
  4. Rockport/Fulton, Texas https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/ad31b93d/dms3rep/multi/desktop/135865fa-bb05-4d38-a2bb-594f6dfeae7d.jpg
  5. Rome, Christmas Tree https://goo.gl/C3szu3
  6. The Shining / White House https://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2018/11/28/0/BP_HWHC18_East-Colonnade_5000.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.suffix/1543437268406.jpeg
  7. Paris 6 Fantastic Ways to Celebrate Christmas in Paris
  8. Houston Zoo https://res.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/crm/houston/2e772aee-b00f-8375-b71dbd5efd03edfe_8ad79db5-9d26-11ae-034628c65e0fc755.jpg
  9. Albany NY New York State's Holiday Tree Lighting - Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 - Albany, NY Events
    10 . Kellogg Park, St. Paul Minnesota
  10. World’s largest Menorah, between the Plaza Hotel and Central Park, NYC https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/home/images/events/2014/Worlds%20Largest%20Menorah_Picture%20Color_480.jpg
  11. Christmas in Buenos Aires, https://goo.gl/x9umy5
  12. Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rxxvbXamHGY/WDuFTQBo7qI/AAAAAAAAA_4/ODc2G1tDhZwJDQh_JlrdLpa9Cce0qTweACLcB/s1600/Xmas2.jpg

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Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning
  9. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” - Chevy Chase attempts an “old fashioned family Christmas,” but it goes awry at every turn.

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning
  9. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” - Chevy Chase attempts an “old fashioned family Christmas,” but it goes awry at every turn.
  10. “A Christmas Carol” – Scrooge gets the Christmas spirit

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” —Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning
  9. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” - Chevy Chase attempts an “old fashioned family Christmas,” but it goes awry at every turn.
  10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Always winter and never Christmas in Narnia, until the Witch’s power fades

substituting for #10, “A Christmas Carol”, which was already at #7

Oops, thanks gkster!

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” — Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning
  9. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” - Chevy Chase attempts an “old fashioned family Christmas,” but it goes awry at every turn.
  10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Always winter and never Christmas in Narnia, until the Witch’s power fades
  11. “Trading Places” — Billy Ray and Louis swap positions in Wall Street and On The Street, Ophelia disrobes :eek:, and Randolph and Mortimer get theirs in the end

So does Beeks. Ouch!

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” — Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning
  9. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” - Chevy Chase attempts an “old fashioned family Christmas,” but it goes awry at every turn.
  10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Always winter and never Christmas in Narnia, until the Witch’s power fades
  11. “Trading Places” — Billy Ray and Louis swap positions in Wall Street and On The Street, Ophelia disrobes , and Randolph and Mortimer get theirs in the end
  12. Die Hard - Yippie-Ki-Yay MotherFucker!

… someone had to say it!

Fiction set at Christmas or another year-end holiday, and a brief plot description

  1. “The Blue Carbuncle,” Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes must solve a jewel-theft case involving an aristocrat, a lost hat and two geese
  2. “A Christmas Story” — you’ll shoot your eye out!
  3. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry - she can always grow her hair back
  4. “Home Alone” — Kevin, the youngest, gets left behind
  5. “Miracle on 34th Street” - Spur-of-the-moment hiring decision by Macy’s leads to lawsuit - do your background checks, first, people!
  6. “Ghostbusters II” - Four paranormal investigators and eliminators battle Vigo the Carpathian, an ancient tyrant whose soul has somehow ended up inside a painting at the Manhattan Museum of Art, who plans to steal the body of a baby and unleash a new era of evil on New Year’s
  7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens - The firm of Scrooge & Marley will never be the same again.
  8. “It’s a Wonderful Life”- a second class Angel shows a man his life has meaning
  9. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” - Chevy Chase attempts an “old fashioned family Christmas,” but it goes awry at every turn.
  10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Always winter and never Christmas in Narnia, until the Witch’s power fades
  11. “Trading Places” — Billy Ray and Louis swap positions in Wall Street and On The Street, Ophelia disrobes , and Randolph and Mortimer get theirs in the end
  12. Die Hard - Yippie-Ki-Yay MotherFucker!
  13. Frosty the Snowman - Those silly snowmen. Once they come to life, they don’t know nothing.

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Funny quotes from Bill Murray movies (though not necessarily spoken by Bill Murray)

  1. “Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today!” --Groundhog Day

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Funny quotes from Bill Murray movies (though not necessarily spoken by Bill Murray)

  1. “Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today!” --Groundhog Day
  2. “Oh, Mrs. Crane, I’m looking at you… You wore green so you could hide. I don’t blame you - you’re a tramp! Ooh! That was right where you wanted it! Ooh Mrs. Crane, you’re a little monkey woman you know that? You’re a little monkey woman… You’re lean and you’re mean and you’re not too far between either I bet, are ya? Would you like to wrap your spikes around my head?” - Caddyshack

Funny quotes from Bill Murray movies (though not necessarily spoken by Bill Murray)

  1. “Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today!” --Groundhog Day
  2. “Oh, Mrs. Crane, I’m looking at you… You wore green so you could hide. I don’t blame you - you’re a tramp! Ooh! That was right where you wanted it! Ooh Mrs. Crane, you’re a little monkey woman you know that? You’re a little monkey woman… You’re lean and you’re mean and you’re not too far between either I bet, are ya? Would you like to wrap your spikes around my head?” - Caddyshack
  3. “We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!” - Ghostbusters