Merry Christmas!

One thing that most of us love about Christmas is waking up to the Christmas day and rushing towards the Christmas tree, excited, to checkout the gifts and once that's done, doing awesome Christmas stuff.

Christmas is one holiday which for most of us is about being busy, catching up with friends, hanging out and having a great time.

We are not going to take much of your time and just cut to the chase, here are 24 of the best Christmas quotes from some famous entertainers, writers and thinkers to make your holiday the more merrier.

The wait is finally over. The day that most of us have been waiting for (some in fact living for) is here. I know I'm overjoyed but I can't help it, Christmas just comes once a year so why not!

I know right now you have a lot of things on your mind but keeping the kids occupied while you are cooking or doing the last-minute decoration is the top priority.

It's specially around this time that the kids are super excited, especially on the Christmas eve, so you got to keep them busy. To help you and at the same time save you the time, we have compiled a list of 5 must-have Christmas apps that'll surely keep the the kids at home entertained and occupied.

Just download these apps and handover your iOS device to the kids and see the magic.

Finally Christmas is here. Yay!

The Christmas tree decorated, check. The Christmas decoration all up, check. The Christmas gifts all wrapped up and hidden so that no one is able to find them before the Christmas eve and the Christmas cards all sent out, check. So since everything has been done, it's time to plan your Christmas holiday.

One of my favorite Christmas tradition that I make sure to follow every year on the Christmas eve without a miss is personally checking out the beautiful Christmas trees in and around my neighborhood and also around the world through the internet.

On thing that I'm amazed by with every passing year is that the Christmas tree decoration has gone on a totally new level as it's getting bigger and better and if just like me you too love to checkout Christmas trees around the world then here are some of the best Christmas trees from around the world.

For everyone Christmas has a different meaning, for some the festival is about delicious food, for some its about family, for some the snow and for some (especially the kids) its about the gifts.

While the festival is upon on, the merry making is on all around, already and in case your Christmas tree is up and standing and you are still confused about decorating it, here are 10 DIYs for making amazing Christmas tree ornaments.

With Christmas like 15 days away, everyone around is almost ready for the holiday; the holiday shopping nearly done, Christmas cards sent out, the holiday properly planned and what not!

One of my favorite Christmas ritual is watching the Christmas movie marathon with family and friends. You get to pick up all your favorite Christmas movies and watch them back to back; perfect to get you in the holiday mood.

With just over a month until the festive season, you may think that it's impossible to start your own enterprise to take advantage of the added consumerism during this period. It's time to stop being so negative though, as all it takes is a little planning and some smart decisions and you can open your business up in time for Christmas. If you live in San Francisco, you are doubly lucky as this is a city of endless business opportunities regardless of the time of year! By following the steps listed below, you'll have your new commercial organisation up and running in the next few weeks!

"Life is a love affair, it is poetry and it is music. Don't ask the ugly question like, what is the purpose? Life can't be bridged with philosophical questions."

Well that's what you should be doing this Holiday Season. Just grab an eggnog or a mug of warm cappucinno and rest back to gather some thoughts of the year that's drawing to a close soon enough. What better way to create the right ambiance but some music to go along.

 Going by the tradition of Christmas, most of us would be at the midnight mass or going places singing the age old carols. But how many of us know the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the songs that we all know and sing every year, come Christmas.

What's the worst nightmare for any one during the holiday season, especially around Christmas?

Still being confused with the holiday gifts!

Ever since 2007 NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) that monitors Canada and US air space has been working with Google to help 'track' Santa's journey delivering gifts to millions of children all over the world. But this year, NORAD and Google has 'mutually' agreed to part their ways, resulting in Google launching its very own 'Santa Tracker' to map Father Christmas' travels.

This is Google's 2nd major break-up this year; first being with Apple who left Google Maps to launch their own inferior version of maps, and second with NORAD who decided to collaborate with Microsoft's Bing this year. Prior to working with NORAD, Google used Google Earth to track Santa every year, but this time Google's engineers built a new route algorithm using Google Maps.

"On his sleigh, arguably the fastest airborne vehicle in the world, Santa whips from city to city delivering presents to millions of homes. You’ll be able to follow him on Google Maps and Google Earth, and get his stats starting at 2:00 a.m. PST Christmas Eve." shares Google.

"Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the hills we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight."

It's again time to sing these lyrics as Christmas is almost here. Singing Carols, hanging those mistletoes-n-yuletides, expanse of snow all around and the sprawling decorations adorning the Christmas tree is the quintessential imagery that comes to one's mind. For the kids, its the gifts that the Santa and his Elves would deliver from the faraway North Pole on his sleigh with Rudolph - the red nosed reindeer leading the way. The real brownie point is the Christmas morning, when the year long wait to unwrap the gifts, tucked neatly under the tree, comes undone. Delightful !

Well Google has taken the "HO HO HO " spirit one step further.

"This world you have made is a beautiful place,
It tells the power of your love,
We rejoice in the beauty of your world,
From the seas to the heavens above!"

Ahh! All those honest, God-fearing Church go-ers would instantly recognize this hymn. But how many of us still believe that we would be singing this on 21-12-2012 ?

If you are one of those gullible believe-all who actually place any value in these Doomsday prophecies that have been doing the rounds since 'God-knows-when' era, well we honestly suggest 'JUST RELAX'.

The Internet is filled with the so-called "informative" titbits that have created a huge hysteria. From movies to books to actual "last Day" parties, the world is going gaga planning for something that's as baseless as myths can get. All humbug! We wonder if its Christmas or Halloween again, eh!

The holiday season is in full swing. While Thanksgiving just passed, living upto the Christmas spirit is going to take a lot of effort this time around. Come January 2013, when the world will wake up to a new dawn with smiles and new dreams, American economy will be all set for a showdown with the FISCAL CLIFF.

We aren't exactly visualising scenes from the blockbuster flick Armageddon here but the subtle patterns are hard to miss. Now figure this.

The scene of action is The United States of America; as always! A bunch of know-it-alls in starched pinstripe suits deliberate the future of the Earth. They'r just the talkers. Oops! "Policy Makers" that's what they are called, to use some correct political jargon! However, the real movers are a crack team of oil drillers hired by the top brass to save the Earth.

Well the plot seems fit for the silver screen and we'll let it be just there. What the American businesses can't afford right now is to rely on such Harry Stamper's and A.J's to burst into a last minute rescue.

This wonderful 10ft Christmas tree is a result of hard work over a period of 9 months. 1,200 woolen squares of green color in different shades were created, sewn together by 50-60 women. It was then placed over a metal pyramid frame. Besides the woolen squares, snowmen, Santas, penguins, reindeer and stocking were also made and added to the tree.

This amazing tree was displayed at St Aldhelm's Church in Poole, Dorset of England until the Christmas Eve. The squares will now be knitted together to turn them into blankets and will be donated to the deprived people in Romania and Sri Lanka.

Image to your left is of the Church volunteer, Linda Beverley. Below is the full picture of the tree: