Chris Poole celebrates Christmas with his cats Cole and Marmalade, and comes up with a list of alternative Christmas trees that the cats won't destroy. One solution to the cats vs. tree problem is to give in and create a tree they can destroy, made of boxes covered with Christmas wrap. That is awesome. But it's not cat-proof, just a way of catering to them.

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It's too late for you to take most of these ideas for a Christmas tree substitute, but that's not really the point. It's a nice visit to two cats enjoying Christmas to the max. -via Uproxx

After six seasons of the FX series American Horror Story, there is plenty of speculation about season seven, which won't roll out until the falloff 2017. The first six seasons were self-contained stories, all with different plots, casts, and settings, yet they contain clues that remind the viewer of earlier stories. Do they really stand on their own, or is there some overarching plan to tie them all together?

It is not far fetched for fans to try to connect the seasons of American Horror Story. The previous seasons have proven to intertwine. There also appear to be cryptic clues throughout a season leading to the next season. Some fans conjecture that Seasons 6 through 10 will in some way rehash Seasons 1 through 5.

American Horror Story has consistently shown connections within seasons and between seasons. Fans of the series have found many clues to the next season that have proven true. Whatever Season 7 has in store for fans of the program, it will certainly connect with prior seasons and maybe answer some vexing questions.

Read what people are saying about American Horror Story and where the series might lead at TVOM.    

Near the end of the 19th century, newspapers began to encourage children to send letters to Santa Claus at their addresses, so they could print the best ones. Older children learned to write letters, and little ones as young as three would dictate letters to let Santa know what they'd like for Christmas. Some were straightforward lists of toys, and others poured out their hearts to St. Nick. There are a few rascals, too, such as the child who let Santa know he broke all of last year's toys. In 1907, Percy from West Virginia was obviously prompted to remember his sisters, although he didn't really care about what they received. Maxwell in Florida, on the other hand, was genuinely concerned about his neighbors in 1915.

Read 23 such letters to Santa from as far back as 1896, at mental_floss.  

Visiting your grandparents isn't always something a little child looks forward to, even around Christmas. But when you are Ben Solo, the prospect can be truly terrifying. However, it turns out that Darth Vader is a much better grandfather than he was a father. At least, from a kid's point of view.

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Corridor is back with a sequel to last year's video that introduced Darth Santa. Maybe by this time next year, he'll have even more relatives to menace. -via Uproxx

Most George Lucas-Ass Names In Baseball
- Jett Bandy
- Yonder Alonso
- Jaff Decker
- Boone Logan

Lifetime Achievement Award: Nook Logan

— David Roth (@david_j_roth) December 20, 2016

George Lucas named so many characters in his Star Wars movies that he couldn't spend weeks making sure each one was perfect, so he developed a habit of going with his first instincts. The results are often wonderfully weird. But real world names are becoming wonderfully weirder every year.

David J. Roth asked the question, "What Are the Most Egregiously George Lucas-Ass Names in Baseball?" He thought he knew, but when he sent the above Tweet, he got more responses than he ever expected. By the end of the day, he had been introduced to Boof Bonser, Orlando Calixte, Jedd Gyorko, Tanyon Sturtze, and others. See a lot more contenders at Vice Sports. -via Metafilter

A relationship is in danger over an inappropriate Christmas gift. Or many Christmas gifts, to be exact. This story contains NSFW language. And it is full of misery, but you'll probably still laugh.

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Let this be a warning to you -never give animals as gifts, unless the entire family agrees to such a gift ahead of time. Even then, people would like to pick out their own pets. -via the Presurfer

Time for some holiday silliness! The Reindeer Dancing Simulator is a game somewhat akin to Dance Dance Revolution, with a reindeer doing the steps. Of course, I couldn't get the hang of it, but it's worth a try to watch those reindeer limbs fly around in ridiculous ways. My reindeer was certainly not Dancer or Prancer, but more like Goofy, the two-left-footed reindeer. Try it out yourself at Buzzfeed.

The space battle game series we know as Halo began in 2001. Note there are seven main games, not counting reissues and remasters. Which is the best? Only those who have played all seven and compared notes would know. That said, I don't know if it would be better to introduce a game-playing child just old enough for Halo to the best of them first, or the worst and then work their way up. Get the lowdown on all the Halo games compared to each other at Unreality.

The U.S. diplomatic mission to Japan, led by ambassador Caroline Kennedy, made a video Christmas greeting. Participants include the staff from the offices in Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Naha.

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They are performing the Koi Dance (Love Dance) as performed on Hoshino Gen's TV show Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, the most popular show of the year. As a bonus, here's Ambassador Kennedy's personal holiday greeting video.

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I've never seen a NYT correction that so aptly captures residents of Park Slope. pic.twitter.com/mZkFUh2T99

— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) September 25, 2016

Each year, Poynter rounds up the best corrections to be found in newspapers, magazines, TV, and websites. Sometimes the original errors are so egregious, you wonder how they got past the editors and fact-checkers. In others, you can imagine the complaints that led to the correction. The New York Times is famous for meticulously correcting any errors found or pointed out. But then apparently, so is Buzzfeed.

Love this @buzzfeed correction on #BorisJohnsonhttps://t.co/dl3B8Wso1U pic.twitter.com/hINiKL0md7

— Paul Watson (@paulmwatson) July 14, 2016

Read more of the best corrections, which are often funnier than the original errors, at Poynter. -via Metafilter

In the end, you should just let those regrets go. You should have let them go long ago. They're not doing you any good, and they've been around way longer than was necessary. And by now, no one else cares. Or even knows what you're talking about. Let it go. This is the latest from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble.

We introduced you to Greg Wickherst almost two years ago. The single father sought tips from a cosmetology school on how to style his three-year-old daughter's hair, and they were happy to help him out. Wickherst has had a lot of practice since then. His daughter Izzy is in school, and they are showing off the special Christmas hairdos that Dad has mastered. They range from this whimsical snowman, made for a hairdressing contest, to lovely holiday portrait looks. Check out the Christmas styles at Buzzfeed. You can keep up with Wickherst and Izzy at his Facebook page.

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I swear, John McNamee can twist a fairy tale so hard that it cries. We all cry. This chick is so ugly that the fairy godmother, or whoever this is, can't even stay on task. Yet in the end, it's more important to belong than be beautiful. Wait, that's not it… It's more important to create an illusion of belonging so that we can convince ourselves there's a shred of happiness left in this bleak, cruel world. And if that's not twisted, I don't know what is. This is the latest from Pie Comic.

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Bergen, Norway, has an entire village constructed of gingerbread! It's a city tradition that gets bigger every Christmas season.

Every year since the Christmas tradition began in 1991, Bergen’s community comes together to construct the miniature wintery wonderland. In the video above of this year’s Pepperkakebyen (Norwegian for “the gingerbread village”), you can take a virtual tour through the rows of delicious houses, towers, trains, cars, and ships that are almost entirely made from real gingerbread. The city contains over 2,000 gingerbread houses flanking a mountainside and dotting around a lake.

There will be no Guinness World Record for Bergen's Pepperkakebyen, since a few of the components, like the train, aren't edible. They still enjoy calling it the world's largest gingerbread village. Read more about the Pepperkakebyen at Atlas Obscura.     

Casey Neistat dressed up like Santa Claus, strapped on a snowboard, and let himself be pulled through the snow on a snowboard. He even went high in the air! It looks as if he's being abducted by a UFO in this astounding Christmas greeting.

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The video is essentially an ad, but you don't even know that until the very end. You can see some behind-the-scenes footage to get some clues about how they pulled it off. Do not try this at home. -via reddit