Christmas
All I want for Christmas is no more silent night, holy hype
'I don't believe just 'cos ideas are tenacious it means they are worthy,'' sings Tim Minchin his tender 2009 ode to a typical Australian family christmas, White Wine In The Sun.
Tim Barlass
Don't let Christmas repeat on you
Tim Barlass Reading this will save you precious time this Christmas.
Wendy Squires
Let's bar the humbug this Christmas
Wendy Squires There is a good message that could be retrieved from the modern-day mess of Christmas.
Ian Rose
Merry e-Xmas? Oh, for the Bing and bling and delirium of Christmas past
Ian Rose Back in the mid-'80s, a film came out called Falling In Love. In it, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep, at the very height of their powers, play Frank and Molly, strangers who meet and, well, fall in...
Heckler
Hoping to hear silent night this Christmas
Heckler CHRISTMAS has a distinct resonance in our house. In other homes, the festive season might be accompanied by the sound of Jingle Bells or the comforting noise of cooking from the kitchen.
Heckler
'Tis the season not to shop for Christmas
Heckler DEPENDING upon which particular bit of the globe you spent your childhood years you are likely to have firm associations with Christmas festivities.
Richard Woolcott
Colonial attitudes reappear in our plans for Christmas and Cocos islands
Richard Woolcott In the Asian century, we seem to ignore legitimate concerns of our neighbours.
Richard Glover
Guess what? Armageddon for Christmas
Richard Glover Ten per cent of Australians, according to an article in the Herald, believe the world will come to an end on December 21.
Danny Katz
The night before Christmas
Danny Katz A nice little Christmas poem from Danny Katz? Not likely.
Heckler
Sharp as a Christmas card lawyer
Heckler Take a breather and imagine what product would need this: on the back, in small print, is: ''CAUTION: product contains removable objects which are not suitable for children under three years of age.
Christmas catch-ups
Toni Jordan Why do we do it? Why do we say, "We must catch up before Christmas", as though "Christmas" is actually code for "Armageddon" and anyone we don't see before the 25th of December we will never ever see...
Catherine Deveny
The office Christmas party
Catherine Deveny The office Christmas party is officially an opportunity to boost morale and reward workers, but it's generally the one night of the year it's possible to really kick some butt.
Geoff Strong
I'm dreaming of a hot Christmas … and other lost carols
Geoff Strong A brave attempt to inject Australia into seasonal songs failed to endure.
Danny Katz
Sweet treats can't hold a candle to fun police playing the heavy
Danny Katz Extract from the latest edition of Staying Healthy In Child Care, published by the Australian Government Health And Safety Tribunal (AGHAST).
The Milky Bars, and joke, are on them
John Birmingham People with super big phones have always looked weird when using them as originally intended.
Jane Caro
A folly good time, had by all
Jane Caro These are the 12 worst things about Christmas, in no particular order.
Heckler
Vilifying the virus of email
PLEASE everyone, spare me that pitying look on your smug faces when you ask for my email address and I say that I am not on the internet.
Jan Etherington
Nothing too festive about being marooned with the in-laws
Jan Etherington In what could turn out to be the understatement of 2012, Pam Hughes, 71, from Hampshire, in Britain, admitted it was ''a bit of a strain'' to spend so much time in a confined space with her...
Heckler
Darling, you shouldn't have - really
Heckler AN EMERGENCY Bad Mothers meeting was held last night. The minutes follow:
