Spy chief Mike Hayden was also at the switch on Christmas Eve. more >>

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The final and 24th White House holiday party is tonight, and it's the top Bush staff that will be serving the cooks, ushers, and other residence workers. more >>

Here's Sen. John Kerry's seasonal card to us, showing a cozy pose with his wife Teresa. more >>

It’s just like the Dr. Seuss book. Sort of. After the Grinch ruins Christmas by stealing all the little tots’ surprises, he merrily returns the presents Christmas morning to the children of Whoville. In the same fashion, Facebook’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday for the online sales-tracking device that apparently revealed some of its users’ Christmas and Hanukkah surprises and changed the system so that Facebook users now have to opt in. more >>

Senate Democrats didn't spew venom and President Bush didn't respond with insults when they met Monday night for the black-tie Christmas Congressional Ball at the White House. more >>

One blogger speaks out against the holiday culture of excess. more >>

A feature on the popular social networking site Facebook is rattling users as they begin to do their holiday shopping. The site's news feed, which lists a variety of things users' "friends" are doing, is now listing what users are buying as well—a potential Christmas gift spoiler for some. U.S. News's Kimberly Palmer outlines the controversy and asks readers for feedback today in her blog, Alpha Consumer. more >>

Yikes, our first holiday invitation arrives before Halloween. Still, thanks, Heritage. more >>