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Holiday Spirit Boosters: 10 Things To Look Forward To On The Home Stretch

The Huffington Post Canada     Posted: 12/20/11 07:03 AM ET

With the holiday season starting earlier and earlier each year it can be tough to maintain one's festive cheer for such a long stretch. By the time Christmas rolls around, the mall has made us crazy, we're manic from all the chocolates and cookies, there's tinsel tangled permanently in our hair, and if we have to hear Justin Bieber sing about Mistletoe one more time, it's not gonna end well. This is holiday burnout.

But the cure is just a click away: For anyone who's feeling more Grinch-like than Kris Kringle, we've compiled a list of 10 things that will surely reignite your festive spirit and give you something to look forward to. By the time Christmas rolls around, you'll be feeling as jolly as old St. Nick.

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Bet you can't peel the skin off in one piece! Challenge accepted. Clementine oranges are such a fun part of the holidays -- once those crates show up at the grocery you know the holidays are here. Crack one open and its citrusy fragrance will help you feel refreshed even in the most harried of times. The best part: finding one in the toe of your stocking on Christmas morning.
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With the holiday season starting earlier and earlier each year it can be tough to maintain one's festive cheer for such a long stretch. By the time Christmas rolls around, the mall has made us crazy, ...
With the holiday season starting earlier and earlier each year it can be tough to maintain one's festive cheer for such a long stretch. By the time Christmas rolls around, the mall has made us crazy, ...
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colin72
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02:20 AM on 12/21/2011
"Almost There: 10 Things To Keep Your Holiday Spirit Burning Bright"

10) Alcohol
9) Denial
8) Internet porn
7) TV
6) Cookies
5) Loud music
4) Mocking articles on Huffington Post
3) Atheism
2) Limited time at family gatherings
1) More alcohol
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suzdot
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03:39 PM on 12/20/2011
By the way - I have given of my time and treasures and I do celebrate the birth of Jesus
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suzdot
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03:38 PM on 12/20/2011
Okay- i live in Phoenix USA- the White Christmas,Boxing day with rosy cheeks and the fireplace are not options, crackers are few and far between, I 'm diabetic so clementine, egg nog andd cookies and cakes aren't at my house either. I've been watching all the movies and I do get the day off though... any other ideas before I can say "bah humbug"?
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cjsim
an 86 yr. old progressive democrat
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11:43 AM on 12/20/2011
give to food banks, shelters, anything to help those in real need. That is what ? Christmas should be about. cjsim
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Phoenix Lee
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10:58 AM on 12/20/2011
i am lucky i turned evangelical because christmas is a necessary evil for the heathen and prosperity christians, the date is heathen too.
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