Happy Holidays! [Websites that amuse me...Xmas edition]

As we approach the end of the year, everyone starts to do their ‘best of’ and ‘top 10’ lists for the year. I've compiled a couple of them plus some other holiday-related items.
So grab some eggnog, a cozy fire, and enjoy this assortment of articles to while away the relaxing hours of your life.
Merry Christmas!

• Goodnight iPad - a sarcastic retelling of the classic bedtime book
• Related article - kids obsessed by iPads
• Some bad performances of the Hallelujah Chorus
• 6 to 8 Black Men - funny story from David Sedaris, may not be kid-appropriate
• How much does downloading a book increase the weight of a Kindle?
• Google’s Zeitgeist 2011 - the most popular searches of the year
• I think I've changed my mind - this is what I want for Christmas - nerf.
• How marketing brought about the Christmas holiday as we now know it.

Photos:

• Word War II in photos - by the Atlantic, a fascinating 20 part retrospective
• Faces of fear - a belated Halloween related article
• Photos from cherynobyl
• No limits - some gorgeous scenery
• Reuters best photos of the year
• 45 most powerful images of the year - buzzfeed
• 50 best nature photos from the Boston Globe’s The Big Picture - the kids will like #25
• The Year in Pictures: Part I - also from The Big Picture

Video:

• A 1930s tour of Chicago
• Tim Hawkins talks Worship Styles & Family sundays
• Mahna-mahnam - gloriously Muppets
• B&B Official Holiday song - definitely worth at least a short listen