The Strokes' Julian Casablancas performed his holiday single "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" on yesterday's Late Night. A newly-trimmed-down Horatio Sans and Jimmy joined him onstage, dressed in the same holiday sweaters worn in the original SNL sketch. Awesome!

Who doesn't associate Christmas with the beautiful face of irish rock legend—and drinking extrodinaire— Shane MacGowan? Kirsty McColl joins in this song is a beautiful folk ballad dedicated to our fair city at Christmastime.

Like your holiday cheer served up alongside thrashing death-metal? These prankster travel around, singing carols at various locations— giving those watching the show quite the surprise when the song gets to the chorus.

This adorable kitty somehow climbed up to the top of this Christmas tree and refuses to get out.

Grover and the Sesame Street gang ask kids all the important questions about Christmas time. Cute!


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December 22, 1958 The Chipmunks Top the Charts. Way to go Alvin... Alvin? Alvin?! ALVIN!!!

If you insist on chopping down your own Christmas tree this year, make sure it's not going to fall on and crush your home.

When Bob Goulet married his wife Vera in 1982, they started an annual tradition: sending Christmas cards to family, friends, and fans everywhere. Here are all of them, presented in order and set to his own music. Thanks, YouTube!

Sometimes, you've got to know when you've been bested. Ladies and gentleman, without further adieu, EdBassMaster: " You better not sniff, better not try, don't even breathe, I'm tellin' you why: farting Santa's coming to town."

Secret Santa is one of the most exciting aspects of the holidays: Who will you draw? How do you find out what they like without tipping them off?

The band that helped us believe in a thing called love (at least while singing along in falsetto) decided to make a christmas single during their fifteen minutes of fame. Yes, this video is as bad as you expect.

A local Brooklynite had the smart idea to set up a video camera facing the imminent snow and hit record. He ended up with a beautiful glimpse at the storm that kept us indoors this weekend.

This cat approaches a mechanical singing christmas tree cautiously only to be scared stiff by its motion detector. Watch it jump super high in shock.

This little boy experiences the whole spectrum of emotion when he find out he finally has his own Nintendo Wii. First happy then sad and eventually nauseous.

Two great musicians get together and make a great song. Too bad the banter in the beginning of this music video leans more towards forced-and-boring than natural-and-cute.

In this never-aired, extended secret scene from 24, Jack Bauer interrogates the most jolly terrorist of them all: Santa.

Clearly the theme of the week is The Sing-Off at Gawker.TV. In recognition of that, today's Cheesy Holiday Retro Jam stars none other than the shows' host, Nick Lachey during his boyband days.

Looking for the perfect mashup of the Charlie Brown christmas special to send around to your family this season? Look no further, as we've rounded up the best the web has to offer.

Today's cheese-tastic holiday music video might just be the worst of them all! Watch MiMi throw herself at Santa in her red snow suit, play with a white dove, and pretend to open presents in the most 90s way possible.

What did Rachel Maddow and Fox News president Roger Ailes' say to each other at tonight's White House holiday party for broadcast journalists? Our guess: [Five minutes of awkward silence.] MADDOW: "Well, I guess I'm going to get a drink?"