Holidays 2011
Don't let the holidays get on the wrong side of you, take our advice on shopping, shows and more and you might just end up under the mistletoe.

An old roomie of mine once wrote a song called "Holidays are Hell" and I wasn't one to disagree at the time. In a big, lively city such as Chicago, however, that shouldn't be the case. The holidays are there for the taking, and inspire everything from great annual sales to new, quirky, non-traditional shows. Hating the holidays is almost as fun as loving them, it seems.
What to give your doctor, bartender and other extra people in your life.
Six things to for the holidays
Celebrate the arrival of the holidays with these spa treatments at Chicago spas.
We find eight new alternatives to Santaland, Scrooge and Bailey Building & Loan.
Make your holiday greeting cards more personal with the help of sites like minted.com and more.
We compare Chicago’s eight productions of the holiday ballet, sugar plums to sugar plums.























