Look, roasting a turkey can be intimidating. Should you brine it? Stuff it? Wrap it in bacon? But the biggest concern when it comes to roasting such a massive bird is overcooking it. If you’re hosting Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner this year, you will appreciate this gem of a video from culinary professional Mary Risley.

The holidays are right around the corner, which means ’tis the season for cocktails! Perfect for cocktail parties or an aperitif before Christmas dinner, these concoctions will have you and your guests feeling merry and bright.

When he was little, my younger brother, Colin, was obsessed with Lego. His Christmas and birthday wish lists consisted almost entirely of Lego sets. He kept an oversize Tupperware tub of the colorful blocks in his bedroom and spent hours and hours building everything from spacecraft and castles to original designs.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, et cetera. I have had a very tumultuous relationship with the holidays, so today we’re going to walk a little with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Boo!

Put your kids in the holiday spirit with this rockin’ music video of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from Pancake Manor. The classic Christmas song gets an alt-rock makeover, complete with a fun fill-in-the-blank section that your kids will love.

Bring good tidings–and bright smiles–to the babies and kids on your shopping list this Christmas with these top gift picks from 2life.

Hosting Christmas dinner should be a joyous occasion, a time when friends and relatives gather ’round your table to eat, drink and be merry. But we all know it takes a lot of work to host a holiday dinner.

When it comes to Christmas decorating, placing a plastic Rudolph on the lawn and stringing a single strand of lights in a tree just won’t cut it for some folks. Take, for example, Dave Richards, an Australian man with a passion for twinkle lights whose elaborate Christmas display set a new Guinness World Record.

Make her holiday merry and bright with these top gift picks from 2life.

If you only watch one Christmas music video this holiday season, you best make sure it’s this one because, as far as we can tell, life will never get better than dogs playing instruments while wearing festive sweaters. Come on!