If your friends and family enjoy belting out a yule tide tune as much as mine do then you're probably quite familiar with Christmas songs like It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells and Deck The Halls.

And even though we know all the words and sing these songs and more during Christmastime every year the lyrics contain certain archaic words and phrases that leave us wondering what the hell the songwriters were talking about.

"Bells on bobtail ring?" That refers to a horse's tail that has been cut short, which bells were sometimes hung on for decoration.

"Troll the ancient yuletide carol?" That doesn't mean carolers were going around trolling people all over town, it means they were singing loudly and clearly so all could hear.

"Still through the cloven skies they come?" This doesn't refer to a cloven-hooved cow angel descending from heaven, it means the clouds have cloven (parted or split) so the angels can come down and sing. Regular humanoid angels, not mooing cow angels with teats a-flutter, although that would be way cooler.

Read 10 Archaic Christmas Carol Words Explained at Mental Floss

I'd always heard that food with freezer burn should be thrown away because it's inedible, so I tossed out any food with a dried out edge and tons of ice crystals because it seemed like the right thing to do.

But then came the times where it was either cook up freezer burned food or go hungry, and that's when I discovered food with freezer burn is okay to eat, although it can taste a bit off.

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Freezer burn is caused when the moisture escapes from the food and forms ice crystals on the outside of it, thereby drying it out, and even though it can make the food taste a bit funky freezer burned food is okay to eat.

If you want to prevent your food from getting freezer burn you need to use airtight containers for storage and wait until it has cooled before you throw it in the freezer, since warm food can cause condensation which leads to freezer burn.

And to keep your ice cream from getting that gross layer of freezer burn on top simply slap some cling wrap on the surface before closing up the carton and your ice cream will stay fresher longer!

-Via Taste Of Home

Christmas traditions have become so homogenized and generic that every trip to Target makes me long for the days of crazy random ornaments on the tree, analog toys with zero digital function and crazy mall Santas with a bit of an edge.

That's why I like to check out Christmas photos from yesteryear and see what the holiday is missing today, I mean, besides the cigarettes, booze and funky fashion.

Nobody poses by their tree with a monkey anymore, nor do they openly show their disdain for the sweater their wife bought them or wear matching red and white check jumpers their mother made from an old tablecloth.

Christmas is just too cool for all that jazz these days, but can you ever really be too cool to pose for a family Christmas photo while in the hot tub together? Nah, that'll definitely always be cool!

See Vintage Photos Of Festive Frolics And Other Strange Yuletide Traditions here

Christmas stories are usually really cheery and all about overcoming adversity and giving until it hurts, so it's refreshing to see a Christmas story that addresses the real probem with Christmas- the greed.

Too many people want too many presents and they've all forgotten the true meaning of the holidays- peace, love, togetherness- and delicious food!

So when you see an ad on TV trying to get you to buy a car as a Christmas gift, or you see a kid pouting because Santa didn't bring them the expensive toy they wanted remember this Slack Wyrm comic and slay the spirit of Kringlekrist- before it's too late!

-Via Geeks Are Sexy

We study the habits and lifestyles of famous people because we feel like it will somehow give us some insight into how they became famous and made their fortune.

And when the person is someone we consider a creative genius we hope studying them will somehow make us more like them, unlocking our creative potential by following in their footsteps.

The truth is you can study the lives and daily routines of famously creative people like Ludwig Van Beethoven, Kurt Vonnegut and Maya Angelou and never achieve that sort of creative fame, nor find yourself any more creative or productive than before.

But if you check out this interactive chart created by Podio that details The Daily Routines Of Famous Creative People you can compare notes and see how you measure up!

I find seven hours a day of sleep to be the perfect amount for me, and it turns out Milton, Vonnegut and many other creatives on the list did too.

-Via Lifehacker

You don't have to attend a class to play Santa Claus at malls, holiday parties and in-home appearances, but aspiring Santas who want to work for American Events And Promotions have to attend an intensive class to learn the ropes.

There they learn how to whiten their beard, laugh like their belly is a bowl full of jelly and properly greet and pose with kids so the spirit of Santa Claus will live on in their hearts, thereby keeping job openings available for future Saint Nicks.

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AARP takes us into the Santa Classes for Santa Clauses, and it all kind of makes me miss the days when I donned the red velvet suit and white beard at Christmastime and spread good cheer to all the families and children I met. Oh, and the pay wasn't half bad either!

-Via Laughing Squid

Christmas #25 by Mike Pacheco

He's the biggest hero to ever take to the skies, his larger-than-life persona is a big hit with all the kids, and he is the only superhero who brings a gift when he visits your house. He's Santa Claus, and he has both conquered the martians and defeated Krampus just to make the children of the world happy for the holidays. As far as Christmas heroes go Claus is King, and his timeless tales of chimney sliding adventure will live on forever thanks to children everywhere who look to the night sky on Christmas Eve hoping to catch a glimpes of the mighty Santa!

Celebrate the biggest hero of the season with this Christmas #25 t-shirt by Mike Pacheco, it's a mighty fun way to show the world that Santa will always be your favorite superhero!

Visit Mike Pacheco's official website and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more ridiculously cool designs:

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My Little Thing Kennel-thing by 6amcrisis

Those cute and colorful pony dolls are still a big hit with the kiddies, and can be found in many homes across North America. So the alien invader who fell to Earth saw those little pony dolls as the perfect vessels for hybridization and a great tool for infiltration- so they started melding with every pony doll they could find. Then came the dark day that became known as the Christmas Crisis, the day when alien-hybrid toys all over the continent assumed their natural form and attacked the children who'd received them as gifts on Christmas day...

Warn the world about the danger of alien-toy hybrids with this My Little Thing Kennel-Thing t-shirt by 6amcrisis, it's one scary good design that'll make your fellow fans say "now that's my kinda thing!".

Visit 6amcrisis's Facebook fan page, official website, Twitter and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:

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The term "millennial" is used to describe people of a certain age who are apparently totally inept, live with their parents, have crippling student loan debt, don't know about anything pre-90s and totally vex and annoy older people.

This term gets used so often that most internet users think they have a solid idea of what a millennial is, so they throw the term out there as an insult whenever they don't agree with something a younger person says online.

But as you'll see in episode 63 of Ultra Spiritual Life with JP they have millennials pegged all wrong- because millennials literally don't exist offline.

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Star Trek fans are typically calm, collected and logical, like a Vulcan vacationing on Delta Vega, while Star Wars fans are far more fiery and passionate, like a Wookiee after their last bowl of Wasaka-berry pudding was stolen by an Ewok.

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And ever since Episode VIII: The Last Jedi came out the fans have either been cheering or jeering about the latest installment and going off as the force of fandom within them rises once again.

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So if you see a Star Wars fan walking around with a lightsaber you'd better steer clear until this whole Star Wars hysteria blows over...oh wait, that Han Solo prequel is coming out in May...

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See 15 Painfully Accurate Tumblr Posts About Star Wars Fans here (NSFW language)

The holiday calendars people create to raise money tend to fall into two categories- sexy or cute.

The cute ones make a great gift for your grandma and sell pretty well overall, but if you want people to talk about your calendar you've gotta go with a sexy vibe for your calendar.

So when the Try Guys decided to make the ultimate holiday calendar they chose to cover all bases, going for cute when appropriate and sexy when it was not, and the end result is pure man magic. (NSFW language)

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Jingle Bells is one of the most cheerful of all holiday songs, and people can't help but smile and get in the holiday spirit when they gather 'round with friends and family and sing Jingle Bells.

But as talented pianist Toms Mucenieks demonstrates in this video all you have to do to change Jingle Bells from a happy song to a sad one is play it in a minor key:

Long story short – I somehow got tired of the same Christmas songs every year, so I tried to make a sweet twist to the Jingle Bells turning into something like depressive Christmas version.

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-Via Laughing Squid

'Tis the season for giving, and while retail stores take their employee's time by making them work extra hours most employers make it worth their while by giving them a holiday bonus to thank them for all their hard work.

This year IKEA gave their 14,000 employees something high tech for the holidays- two Hamilton Buhl virtual reality headsets, one for them and one to give as a gift.

But IKEA had a very good reason for giving their employees VR headsets- because they recently launched IKEA Place, an AR app that allows customers to see how furniture will look in their home before they make a final purchase.

These headsets aren't all that expensive, so to make sure their employees were happy with their holiday bonus they also contributed millions to their employees' retirement funds:

The brand also announced in a press release that it will be offering “thank yous” to 123,000 employees worldwide through a total contribution of US$113 million to their retirement funds—that’s US$1,403 a person.

Part-timers will also receive bonuses as means of IKEA’s gratitude.

-Via DesignTAXI

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I just can't get enough of those face swap pics people post online, because when the swap works out right the pics look so damn funny it's criminal.

We've seen people swap faces with their dogs and various animals, their shirts and their buddies with hilarious results, but when you use a baby as the main subject of a face swap the results go from hilarious to terrifying.

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The face swap app seems to trip out whenever a baby's involved and therefore tries to swap features with anything in the scene around the same size, including the dials on an oven or daddy's nostrils, creating some incredibly odd images.

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And when the final images aren't strange in a good way they end up looking like a waking nightmare. At least they're both potty trained!

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See 25+ Times People Tried Face Swap On A Baby And Regretted It Immediately here

Lazy Christmas! by Raffiti

Nobody does last minute Christmas shopping like a sloth, because to them last minute means they'll be getting together for Christmas some time around March. Sloths were never too good with the concept of time, but considering they only get around to doing about two things a year you should feel lucky if a sloth wants to get together with you for Christmas at all! And if Santa were a sloth it would take the guy approximately five thousand years to get around to delivering

Celebrate the holidays the slothy way with this Lazy Christmas! t-shirt by Raffiti, featuring a funny ugly sweater-style design that'll warm people's spirits wherever you go!

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