Links
Morning links
- Happy Christmas Eve, guys; I hope your holiday break has either already begun or is exceptionally imminent. I’m going to step away for the screen for a tiny break myself, so expect me back full-steam on January 2—but don’t surprised if I pop in before then for a quickie or two. Meanwhile, let’s celebrate 2012′s last round of morning links with a bunch of vintage holiday-themed Playboy covers. (Retronaut)
- Were you aware of the popular megachurch holiday tradition known as the singing Christmas tree? Because it sure took me by surprise. (Slate)
- The origins of the Christmas Stocking, with fun pictures. (Threaded)
- Shoppers: I have located the Ugly Christmas sweater motherlode. Behold. (Ugly Christmas Sweaters)
- The Vatican has its own tax-free secret department store. (Time)
Posted on December 24th, 2012
As a former professional musician, I can tell you that singing Christmas trees (or as they were called at the place where I played, “living Christmas trees”) are one of the main reasons I am now a lawyer. I was never so happy to turn down work as I was to turn down that gig the first year I worked at a law firm.