Top 50 Festive Features (SUPER GALLERY)

Coming from a Germany family, Christmas has always been a really important time for me. Decorations adorn the house and celebrations with friends and family happen throughout the month of December. The first day the advent calendar is opened is on December 1st with events leading up to the 24th of December. Family usually comes together in the early evening, sometimes mass is attended, and then a big festive dinner is followed by presents. Yes, presents on Christmas eve!

To keep with the season, here is a list of the top Christmas-themed features seen on Trend Hunter:

Top 42 Ultra Luxury Gifts (SUPER GALLERY)

If you had unlimited money to burn this holiday, what would you buy? Trend Hunter is a pretty good source for ultra-luxury commodities, and we’ve hand picked some of the most luxurious finds we’ve seen this year for the ultimate giving guide for the affluent. No matter your interest, we’ve got you c… [More]

Top 13 Bubbly Beverages - Champagne, Prosecco, Sparkling Wine

With the holidays upon us, festive get-togethers often include celebratory drinking, and what better way to enjoy a party than by popping the cork on a bottle of something sparkling? Ready to glitter your way through the holidays? If the Pucci-designed Veuve Clicquot champagne case isn’t your style… [More]

Top 12 Gifts for Girls - Trend Hunter Holiday Guide (SUPER GALLERY)

Having a hard time deciding what to get your daughter this Christmas? It’s tough knowing what they want, and a struggle to figure out the perfect gift. To help ease your holiday shopping panic, we’ve gone digging through Trend Hunter’s archives to select the top gifts for girls this year. We’ve incl… [More]

Top 30 Christmas Gifts For Kids & Teens 2007 (SUPER GALLERY)

Before you say this is coming a little bit early, I’ll throw out a reminder that Christmas is only 6 weeks away and the items we’re featuring here are HOT; some may even already be sold out. You already know the iPod, Nintendo Wii and other equally-desired-by-adult electronics are on wish lists, but… [More]

Top 16 Christmas Trees + Beach-Themed Christmas Palm (SUPER GALLERY)

If you want to bring in a little warmth to your holiday decor, switch up the traditional evergreen for a palm tree. For an even more tropical feel, add some seashells like the featured beach tree. In today’s modern day, there are so many alternatives to the iconic Christmas tree. New technology ha… [More]

Viral Marketing for a Cause - Santa Swing

The customizable Santa Swing is Everyclick’s festive, user-generated ad, which has the potential to go viral as Christmas gets closer. It’s similar to the ElfYourself ad we saw a while back, but this time, it’s not only entertaining, it also helps raise funds and awareness to more than 170,000 chari… [More]

Holiday Webkinz - Reindeer, Penguin & Santa Suit (GALLERY)

The hottest toy this year, hands-down, were Webkinz. To end a splendid year with a bang, Ganz launched a special Reindeer Webkin for kids wanting to bring a little holiday cheer into their virtual tween world. The plush reindeer is not only adorable as a festive stuffed animal, but it comes to lif… [More]

Designer Desserts - Karl Lagerfeld’s Holiday Log

Karl Lagerfeld has taken a micro-break from designing fashion and put his artistic touch on concocting this culinary Christmas treat. The excentric German teamed up with Parisian baker, Lenôtre, to design the limited edition Holiday Log or bûche de noël. “The Karl Lagerfeld holiday log comes … [More]

Church on Youtube - Community Churches Get Digital

Want to attend a Christmas mass without the discomfort of leaving your home (or computer)?  St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto broadcasts a feed on TV and YouTube.  What makes this interesting isn’t the idea of religion on television, but rather, that a local parish is broadcasting to its own comm… [More]

Nokia Christmas Lights - Unity Display on Regent Street

Nokia is this year’s sponsor for the Christmas lights on Regent Street and have approached their agency, Weiden & Kennedy, to design the display.  The creation is called `Unity’ and consists of 14 clusters of lights that change colour in the wind, temperature and from 14th December, users will be … [More]

Call Santa Free - New Service Relays Messages Back to Parents

TelSanta is a free service that tells parents what their children wants for Christmas via email.  The service is provided free by TollFreeForwarding as a promo for their text to email service. “Children call a toll-free number and listen to a message from Santa. He will ask them to record their wis… [More]

Outsourcing Christmas - Effortless Holiday Celebrations

There’s something magical about Christmas time, the lights, the decorations, the smell of seasonal foods, the sound of laughter from relatives and carols in the background.... until about mid-December that is. That’s when the panic sets in. Sound familiar? The llatest approach to dealing with holida… [More]

20 Kg Gold Santa - Statue Has Real Twinkle in His Eye

Nothing says Christmas more than a gold Santa Claus in Japan. Ginza Tanaka created this Santa from 20 kilos of pure gold. It’s about 18” tall and has a bag on his shoulder that is also solid gold.  Of course there is a diamond on Kris Kringle’s belt. If you have to ask, the price is 200 million yen,… [More]

Ham, Latkes, Christmas Tree Flavored Pop - Jones Soda Gets Stranger With Each Season

Jones Soda Co. of Seattle, Washington, is marketing holiday limited-edition packs of flavored sodas. The Christmas Pack will include flavors as Sugar Plum, Christmas Tree (I’m not sure if bark flavor is also included), Egg Nog, and Christmas Ham. The Hanukkah Pack will have Jelly Doughnut, Apple S… [More]

Celebrity Endorsed Christmas - The Magic of Macy’s Ad (VIDEO)

This holiday commercial for Macy’s department stores in the U.S. features celebrity designers who decorate the store. It’s no secret that endorsement by A-list celebrities helps to boost a brand, but often times, the stars featured are irrelevant to the actual product. In Macy’s case, the celebs are… [More]

Trail of Lights on the Slopes - Xmas Display From Chairlift

This just sounds far too romantic! There’s something so enchanting about Christmas lights; streets lit with the warm glow of holiday decorations is something magical, regardless of your age. In New York, one ski resort is taking their seasonal lights beyond festive villages, decorating an entire sk… [More]

Nice Gift for the Naughty - Cocoa Coal

Has someone in your life made the naughty list this Christmas? If your heart is too sweet to give them that lump of coal they deserve, a tasty carton of Cocoa Coal could be just the right gift. The popcorn from LesserEvil is dusted in cocoa and slightly sweetened, for a melt-in-your-mouth sensatio… [More]

Endangered Feces - Buy Poo To Save Rhinos

Insulted or flattered? Which would you be if you got Rhino poo in a plastic box for Christmas? The proceeds are for a good cause, they go toward protecting endangered Rhinos. So, if you are eco-friendly, you would be flattered! “This year the International Rhino Foundation is auctioning off four s… [More]

Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties - One Time of Year Tacky Is Trendy (VIDEO)

Here’s one tacky trend that refuses to die. If you’ve never attended a Christmas sweater party, you’ve really missed out. To make up for lost times, get your friends to bust out those tacky sweaters from crazy aunts and knitting grannies and host a shindig to show them off. Best thing ever? Ther… [More]

Holiday Toast Brander - Pop Art Toaster Updated for Christmas Toast

We’ve seen branding toasters before, but in keeping with the season, it is only appropriate to feature those special holiday editions. The Pop Art Toaster comes with six removable Christmas-themed branding stencils. Just pop in that skim milk colored Wonderbread (remember, brown burns won’t show u… [More]

Santa’s Gut Sets Poor Example -Surgeon General Calls Santa Bad Role Model (VIDEO)

The traditions of Christmas are undergoing some major changes. Yah, “ho, ho, ho” is offensive to some women, and Hugh Hefner is the only old guy that can get away with wearing red velvet pajamas and hanging around with “hos”. But Hef isn’t fat—that would be crossing the line according to the … [More]

Mind-Blowing Christmas Lights - Display Worthy of a Music Video (VIDEO)

And you thought you’ve seen elaborate Christmas lights before? The owners of this house went all out, and the clip, complete with a hard core soundtrack, makes a much-deserved music video ode to it. It was filmed from multiple camera angles, so you get the full effect. Some people are just despera… [More]

Clear Gift Pod - Aristoc Socks in a Bauble

Imagine waking up on Christmas morning to an entire tree full of practical gift baubles… if you’ve ever tried wrapping socks, you know what a pain it can be. Until now, there have been few options besides small boxes or ugly wrap jobs. Fortunately, this year, you can give your loved ones socks i… [More]

Recycled Steel Wine Bottle Holders - Hand-Crafted Christmas Figurines (GALLERY)

For a fun way to display your wine bottles on the Christmas table this year, take a look at the steel sculptures by Guenter Scholz. Each whimsical wine bottle holder is hand-crafted out of recycled steel, ensuring each piece is unique. For the holidays, Scholz created a series of figurines perfect… [More]

Christmas Costumes for Pets - Santa’s Little Helper Dog

Oh for the love of dog! These pet elf costumes are just cruel! If your pooch wears a costume for Halloween, it only makes sense to get them dressed up as Santa’s Little Helper for the holidays. Pawfect for anyone entertaining kids this Christmas is the green get up with red and white stripes. The … [More]

The Most In Demand Holiday Gift - Nintendo Wii Nearly Impossible to Get

Even though Nintendo is pumping out 1.8 million Wiis a month, they still aren’t able to keep up with the demand. Finding one in time for Christmas is nearly impossible—it is THE must have item this holiday, and desperately wanted by all… It was a dark and stormy night, the most popular beginni… [More]

Luxury Shopper Ornaments - Mouth-Blown Christmas Decorations (GALLERY)

Any shopping addict will appreciate these mouth-blown glass luxury ornaments. Sure, they’re tacky, but who can resist a little Christmas kitsch? Part of the Alan B. Silverstone collection, these delicate figurines are made in the traditional style of Italian Murano glass sculptors and are adorned i… [More]

Green Christmas - Eco-Friendly Holiday Cards

So, you’re committed to being eco-friendly, but still have a few uncertainties about greening certain customs, such as what the least environmentally detrimental Christmas card is. You don’t want to come off as lazy, unthoughtful or worse, a Grinch, but you find most e-greetings horrendously tacky. … [More]

DreamWorks Ogre Christmas Special + “Shrek Goes Fourth” in 2010

After the overwhelming success of Shrek the Third, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced Tuesday that the studio will be releasing “Shrek Goes Fourth” on May 21st, 2010. The fourth film will be produced by Lara Breay and Denise Nolan Cascino from Red Hour Films, Ben Stiller’s productio… [More]

Lamborghini Christmas + 10 Other Lamborghini Products (SUPER GALLERY)

Luxury automaker, Lamborghini, is offering a special Christmas package for the serious collector or ultimate fan of the Italian brand. The Christmas set includes blaze orange baubles, themed candles, a calendar for the new year and a set of cards featuring the million dollar Lamborghini Reventon. A… [More]

Milk Jug Art - iPlay Patio Lanterns (GALLERY)

Now you can turn your milk jugs into art! I Play evokes the artist in us all with this eco-friendly make-your-own lamp kit. For $20 it comes with all the craft supplies you need for your creations, all you have to do is start saving your cartons. Milk jugs are one of those things that leave so much… [More]

Personal Snowmaker

If it looks like you’re white Christmas is not on its way, you can use the SG5-LED Snowmaker to ensure you’re building a snowman in no time at all.  The SG5 is the highest volume home snowmaker you can find.  It makes makes up to 180 cubic feet of snow per hour when used with the SNOWatHOME 6GPM sno… [More]

Christmas Yoda - Seasons greetings in a galaxy far far away..

Ok, Christmas for this year has come and gone, but only just Many people like to have a Christmas theme- some prefer a more traditional european feel, others a more modern chic- for the uber geeky, I present Star Wars themed Christmas statues. For those who have always wondered “naughty or nice ha… [More]

Christmas-Edition Hummer - Complete With Fireplace

The GeigerCars.de Christmas-edition Hummer was created for a European TV show called Galileo.  Oh Gizmo describes the car as featuring, “a 3,800 watt JBL sound system, 42-inch LCD TV with digital receiver and DVD player, integrated heated thermos cans with a cookie warmer and to top it all off an … [More]

Scented Toilet Paper - Christmas TP Smells like Cookies (GALLERY)

If you’re going to turn your house into a festive haven this December, you may as well go all out like the Germans do and get some of this Christmas toilet paper. Not only is it printed with a reindeer bum, holy star and “Merry Christmas” greetings, but it also smells like traditional German holiday… [More]

“A Chrismas Story” Board Game - I Double Dog Dare Ya (VIDEO)

What was the name of the Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse?  Which kid got his tongue stuck to the flagpole? What did Little Orphan Annie want Ralphie to drink?  If you know the answers, you’re sure to be the victor of of the “A Christmas Story” board game. (Speaking of Victor, that was the name of the L… [More]

Glittering Holiday Souvenir - I (Love) NY Christmas Ornaments (VIDEO)

Souvenirs are a part of trotting the globe, but for whatever reason, travelers seem to have it in their minds that travel tokens need to be tacky. They don’t. At Grand Central Station this December I saw beautiful, sparkle-encrusted white ornaments which were the epitome of classy, which at $35, w… [More]

Fish Eye Ornaments Make Pets Look Silly – Christmas Chimera Baubles (GALLERY)

If you love the goofy effects of fish-eye photography, then you’ll love these fun black and white Christmas chimera baubles. They feature entertaining images of dogs and cats that have been distorted to lookas if the animal is looking at it own reflection in the orb. If you’ve ever wondered wh… [More]

$51,000 Basket of Cheer - Vivat Bacchus Christmas Hamper

The world’s most expensive Christmas hamper is this scrumptious creation by Vivat Bacchus. The receiver of the US $50,987.50 basket will indulge in a kilo of Royal Beluga caviar with the enclosed buffalo horn spoon, nibble of fine cheeses and Spanish Joselito ham. To wash it down, the themed bas… [More]

Web-Controlled Christmas Lights - Canadian Invention Controls & Programs Decorations

A resident of Ottawa developed a unique software program that allows anyone on the Net to control and program a unique pattern for Christmas Lights running live and in real time on this street of Ottawa Ontario, Canada. You can also add your house to the network. [More]

Dorky Computer Decor – USB Christmas Lights

Just because you’re stuck at your computer all day doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the corny traditions and festivities of the season. Plug this kitschy strand of red and green cubed Christmas lights in your USB, complete with shimmering streamers, pop on the Dean Martin, and let the yule rule!… [More]

5,000 Trees to Deployed Troops - Operation Christmas Tree

A year after James Ward, a laid-off truck driver from Westminster, MD, started Operation Christmas Tree the project has grown into a national effort and shipped 5,000 potted trees this holiday season. James started Operation Christmas Tree in 2006 to cheer up his deployed stepdaughter and her unit i… [More]

Frosted Turd For Trees –Yule Doos Ornaments

Oh joy, more Christmas poo! It’s almost tempting to say there is a new trend in which turds are replacing the turtle doves of yore. The immaculately coiled Yule Doos Ornament is coated in glittering white frost, and fastened with a pretty red and green bow from which it can be hung on your decorat… [More]

Ultra Elaborate Christmas Lights - Korean Decor Outshines Anything U.S. Has (GALLERY)

Once again, the U.S. has been topped by an Asian country for the biggest and the best. The Christmas lights around the lighted tree in front of the city hall of Seoul kind of put anything the U.S. does to shame. Makes the tree at Rockefeller Center or in front of the White House pale by comparison.
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What Billionaires Want for Christmas (GALLERY)

The Wall Street Journal reports a record number of billionaires in the U.S. and says that there are many gift ideas for the “Gilded Age.” Among the most luxurious is a $1.4 million submarine, a $1.6 million private concert by the Kirov Orchestra, yacht charters, jewelry, expensive estates, and g… [More]

Viral Christmas Cheer - ElfYourself

Why don’t you go ElfYourself? Personalized gifts and greetings like these are just way too much fun! Even if you’re too shy to turn yourself into an elf by putting your own mug on a dancing holiday cartoon, you can be just as amused watching your friends to a merry jig on your screen with these vira… [More]

Be Santa on Facebook This Christmas

Be Santa is a new facebook app that was just launched on facebook. This fun application allows you to send virtual gifts to your friends, write a letter to Santa, or actually send real gifts. This facebook app is from the Guys over at Dank Apps (they recently received funding From Bay Partners under… [More]

Sparkly Aquatic Ornaments - Glittering Frogs, Fish & Seahorses (GALLERY)

These glittering aquatic ornaments are a cute way to stray from traditional Christmas decor. If you’re not into toy soldiers, sugar plum fairies, cheesy Santas or prancing reindeer, but you don’t want to skip out on the festivities entirely, consider adorning the boughs with merry marine life. The… [More]

$2.17M Christmas Art - Norman Rockwell Santa Painting (VIDEO)

A Norman Rockwell painting of a hard-working Santa Claus sitting on a stepladder sold for $2.17 million at Christie’s. The painting, “Extra Good Boys and Girls,” is the original painting that was used to produce a Saturday Evening Post cover in 1939. It shows Santa checking his list of good li… [More]

Santa Claus banned from Austria

Anti-Santa campaigners claim Father Christmas ‘scares children’ and detracts from the true spirit of the festive season.  In addition, Santa is being removed to accomodate Austria’s rising Muslim population, “As Muslims continue to increase their populations in Western countries more western traditi… [More]