http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspxI caught the Charlie Brown Christmas show last night and remembered that Linus is the original Lisa Simpson (unless there's an original Linus I'm not thinking of).  The fact that the issue of over-commercialization of Christmas hasn't changed sinceen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16243Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:50:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16243Joyce Fenner Midlothian, VAWhat about the virtual snowball fight with Santa, Bob Newhart, Will Ferrell et al from "ELF"? I LOVE that. Where is it? Send me a link, please, Mr. Femia, not-so-secret Santa, or a fellow commenter please? http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16253Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:39:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16253Devon, Cincinnati, OHThe guy who set the Christmas lights to music lives near Cincinnati. He took down the display because it was causing so many traffic problems on his street. Instead, a nearby city helped him set up a faux house frame in a nearby park. They are charing $15 a carload to watch a fifteen minute show.... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS01/311090027/-1/allhttp://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16255Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:52:05 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16255Erik, Kyle, TXWere there supposed to be links? Please add them if so. I would like to check some of them out. Thanks.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16257Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:03:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16257Jeff, South Windsor, CTJoyce, I believe the virtual snowfight was an extra on the DVD. Will, there doesn;t appear to be link to the name-writing penguin. http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16258Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:35:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16258judeI like the bowling santashttp://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16263Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:48:05 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16263alekThanks for the shout-out Will about the Controllable Christmas Lights - another aspect I'd like to mention is the over $14,000 raised by zany stuff like this for Celiac Disease Research - see the site for more details ... and have some fun turning stuff on and off! ;-)http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16269Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:24:04 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16269S.A.M. WIThe Burger King Christmas Carol (http://americanangst.com/dingfries.html) has been one of my favorites for the last couple years.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16281Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:17:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16281Will FemiaThanks Jeff, that was the same as the "more acceptable way" line. I forgot to delete the original text. Erik, something's off with the software so some of the links aren't showing up as clickable. I've made them bold until we figure out what's going on.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16343Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:37:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16343JeffJoyce, http://www.elfmovie.com/snowball-fight.html (my bad)http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16351Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:01:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16351Wendell Wittler, San Luis Obispo, CAWill, re: your comment that "the issue of over-commercialization of Christmas hasn't changed since the 70s, no 60s...": Make that the 50s, since Stan Freberg did his classic satirical record "Green Chri$tma$" in 1958: http://www.mymerrychristmas.com/2006/stanfreberg.shtml One correction to the article: the record got no AM Commercial airplay until 1983; but it did get played on FM, most obviously as a seasonal feature on Dr. Demento. http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16353Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:10:53 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16353Randall K.Will, It will depress you further to know that people have been lamenting the over-commercialization of Chrtistmas for over 150 years. Check out this brief history of Christmas Presents, specifically the last paragraph: http://www.stcharleschristmas.com/christmaspresents.htmhttp://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#16859Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:05:13 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:16859Vonnie B. Reno, NVDon't forget tracking Santa on the NORAD site!http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/29/16223.aspx#17010Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:25:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:17010Elizabeth Canter, New York, NYThis msn site is kind of fun http://www.msnholidaychallenge.com.