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For years, as I watch the Christmas specials on TV and sing along to the carols on the radio, I’ve pondered and wondered about certain things the holiday season brings. Since today is the culmination of that intense questioning, I have compiled a list of my most burning queries hoping that someone - if not Santa himself - will present me with answers:

• Where did the modern image of Santa Claus come from?
• Is it true that the modern image of Santa Claus was a Coca Cola marketing ploy?
• What is a Yule log?
• What do the 12 days of Christmas mean?
• Why do people cook a whole roasted pig with an apple in its mouth?
• What are other kinds of nog are there besides egg?
• Is it possible to make egg nog jello shots? (and would they be called jelloggs?)

Merry holidays, WikiAnswerers!

(I’m not suggesting we’re pigs or anything…)

If you’re anything like me, you’re a last-minute shopper. And, while there may be no such thing as a stupid answer, there are stupid gift ideas…

The art of gift giving is to focus on the person receiving the gift as opposed to… yourself. Keep the age, background and interests of your generosity’s target in the forefront of your mind. Would you give your teenage daughter a fancy pen? Your boss a pair of sneakers?

Since the start of the ’season of giving’ (or is it ’season of buying?’), we’ve been receiving Santa-sized sackfuls of questions on WikiAnswers concerning what are appropriate gifts for seniors/toddlers/workmates and everyone else in our lives.

Here are some samples:

• What are some good Christmas gifts for teens?
• What are some good Christmas gifts for co-workers?
• What are good Christmas gift ideas for the person who has everything?

Feeling generous? Give answers to the Holiday Gift Giving Q&A on WikiAnswers.

And for gifts that work for anyone in your life - from baby to professor to granddad - be sure to check out the online store with all the answers!

The holiday season is upon us. It’s a time for reflecting on all those important things in life like families and friends…making your lists and checking them twice. You know the drill.

But it’s also a time to ponder really meaningful things like those in our latest WikiAnswers featured topics: Gift Giving and Holidays/Traditions. I mean, who HASN’T wondered what that crazy old grinch wanted with Christmas once he stole it!?

Kick off the holiday season by answering Gift Giving or Holiday questions like the following:

• What is a good Christmas gift for your boss?
• What will be some hot items for Christmas shopping?
• What is a good gift for a 16-year-old?
• How can you help needy families at Christmas?

Happy holidays!