Tag: SANTA

Ah, Christmas. A time of year to come together, rejoice, and slink away from the family to drown yourself in gaming mania. Why should the holidays put a damper on our playing? If anything, this is the perfect time of year to hunker down with a mug of cocoa, a festive sweater, and our picks of great yuletide-themed games. 'Santastic Santa' takes 'Super Mario Bros.,' and adds a healthy dose of ...

It's that time of year again, and that can mean only one thing: that we're about to start tracking Santa like an ICBM, with the help of NORAD and Google. Since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has brought joy to youngsters by using its high-tech satellites and radar to track jolly ol' Saint Nick as he crisscrosses the globe, delivering toys to all the good little boys and girls ...

The stockings are hung with care, the tree is glowing bright, and Santa's list has been checked and re-checked. With two days until Christmas Eve, there's nothing left to do but let the anticipation build. One necessary part of that Christmas preparation is tracking Santa's flight path through the night sky. There are several ways to track Santa this year, but if you're looking for experienced ...

He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. And now, he reads your text messages, too. Yes, jolly old St. Nick is hip with texting, thanks to AT&T. (Hey, if Grandma can do it, why not Mr. Claus?) According to Newser, kids can send a text to Santa by using the number 1224 (clever, right?), and he will reply to the question or comment at no extra cost to Mom and Dad, with sweet ...

In the vein of the fake Sarah Palin Facebook page, Holy Taco is celebrating the holiday season by poking fun at Santa and all things Christmas. The Photoshop pranksters at Holy Taco have recreated Santa's Gmail inbox, replete with 419 scam messages and offers for cheap Viagra. Of course, Santa's inbox also has bratty kids asking for a PlayStation 3 and PETA complaining about his enslavement of ...

We always thought there was something off about a fat, red-faced guy, who gave kids gifts for just "being good," and took to sitting the good boys and girls on his lap. This week some other people started realizing that maybe good ol' Saint Nick has a few screws loose -- including those who tried to speak to Santa via his northpole@live.com address on MSN Messenger. It seems the Microsoft run ...