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Local blogger El Serracho (or The Serrach) finds himself in the Netherlands at the moment, where he reports that it's Christmas season. El is a Global Internet Manager of Production (or GIMP), a job that has sent him to the Netherlands at least 15 times. Those wacky Dutch are so high they give out g ... More >>
You may believe there's a little bit of Santa Claus in all of us, as long as we keep the spirit of the Christmas season alive in our hearts. If you do, you better not mention that to Disney, because according to the BBC, some of the company's mouse-eared bah-humbuggers are claiming that Disney owns ... More >>
It was hard to top last year’s party on that beautiful boat in Newport, but this Saturday the OC Weekly Holiday Party & Fashion Show hit an all-time high with one of the best parties of the holiday season (if I do say so myself). Britney Spears may have been a no-show, but that didn’t seem to ... More >>
KIOSK: LAUNCH PARTY, 5pm Come celebrate the web launch of Kiosk, the first stand-alone publication of the Literary Journalism program that recognizes the best student writing from the classroom and beyond. Free snacks and live music! UCI Bookstore located at the UC Irvine Campus HOLIDAY GIFTS & DI ... More >>
WINE TASTING, 5pm Featured every Friday evening. WineStyles, 2646 Dupont Dr., Ste. C-20, Irvine A CHRISTMAS WITH SCROOGE, 7:30pm The Classic Dickens tale of "Christmastime in Londontown" set to song and dance. It is our annual MTV tradition and a heartwarming way to spend the Holiday Season. Music ... More >>
THE NUTCRACKER, 7pm A Christmas classic! Golden West College Mainstage Theater, 15744 Golden West St., Huntington Beach 1940s RADIO HOUR: A HOLIDAY MUSICAL, 7:30pm For big band fans. Rose Center Theater, 14140 All American Way, Westminster LA POSADA MAGICA, 7:45pm Performed in English with a Lati ... More >>
It's December, so I guess that means we're fully engulfed in the Christmas season. What better way to counter-program than by putting a little Fear in your holiday cheer?
Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina, Friday 6 p.m.Santa Claus himself will kick off the holiday season by flipping a giant switch to light more than 50 impressively illuminated and decorated Christmas trees situated in the tranquil waters of the bay.Back Bay Bistro, 1 ... More >>
Yes, most advent calendars start on Dec. 1. Eat it.Christmas is awesome. Sorry non-observers; I love you but it's true. You get presents, you get to give presents and spread holiday good tidings and so on. And come on, Candy Cane Joe-Joes.Since Christmas music is perhaps the most awesome part of the ... More >>
Look, it's not too late. Jump in the car, drive. See something in her size? Are Pokemon still cool? What's a Ped Egg?--just fucking grab it at this point. Hey, Macy's is even staying open until midnight today and tomorrow for people like you. Hurry. South Coast Plaza: Mon.-Tues., 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Chr ... More >>
The Crystal Cathedral
The Crystal Cathedral
Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart But The Very Next Day You Said You Were Gay
Irvine Park
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
Holiday Ice Rink
Holidays at Disneyland
Holidays at Disneyland
South Coast Repertory
Laguna Playhouse
There's lots of things we hate, but Disneyland isn't one of them. But Food Network's Guy Fieri at Disneyland? We're so torn.Fieri has brought along his entire family and starring in his very own one-hour holiday special centered around the many seasonal treats Disneyland Resort serves up especial ... More >>
Irvine Park
You can order this year's official White House Christmas Ornament direct for $23.The same ornament is available from the Richard Nixon Foundation for $26.95.The latter is the best deal.
Few things generate laughter around the office during the holidays like a well-crafted Christmas song parody. Especially the naughty ones. However, Huntington Beach based group Millionaires' new song "Rated X-Mas" will probably make you wish you hadn't pressed play. To be fair, this group o ... More >>
Most reading this are too you to remember Jack Webb, his long-running radio and television cop show Dragnet or "The Christmas Story" that originally aired on Dec. 21, 1967, and was repeated every holiday season for years after in re-runs.Los Angeles police officers Friday [Webb] and Gannon [Harry ... More >>
Honda Center
Although I've never liked Thanksgiving, I absolutely love the Christmas holidays--not just because of the whole Nazarene bit, but also because my mom and her sisters prepare foodstuffs we don't have at any other point of the year. Sure, they pat out tamales in numbers big enough to feed an army ( ... More >>
Irvine Barclay Theatre
www.rooney-band.comRooney's still touring Eureka, their latest set, and just announced a February headlining tour with Eisley and The Chapin Sisters. If you're a fan, tickets are available today at www.rooneytix.com. Why would you want to buy tickets ahead of time, you ask? Cause you'd ge ... More >>
Deck the hogs with boughs of holly...Late-night Twitter is the best kind of Twitter; someone comes up with a random hashtag and the entire world gets to see just how deeply disturbed the world's collective mind is.This evening's fun is pork-centric Christmas carols. The best ones so far, after th ... More >>
Myspace.com(Click on the band's picture to hear their new holiday tune!) This year, a few OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Eclectic Long Beach rockers Moonshine and the Drugs sing "Sloppy Joe Santa" about ... More >>
Myspace.comThis year, OC/LB bands have come together to provide us with a smokin' holiday soundtrack called the White Elephant Mix. Dustin Kensrue, vocalist/guitarist of Irvine's post-hardcore heroes Thrice, switches gears for a straightforwardly jangly take on "Blue Christmas." Longtime Thrice fans ... More >>
While it doesn't happen too much anymore these days, the hip-hop world has been known to put out a holiday album or two--and sometimes the too-bright cheerfulness of Christmas carols pairs up extra nicely with the often humorous and/or the sometimes, uh, adult content of the lyrics.After th ... More >>
Myspace.comHuntington Beach folk-pop lovelies Honeypie tackle the totally un-PC Christmas classic "Santa Baby" with understated aplomb. The recording is spare, just Trisha Smith's girlish vocals and Ryan Radcliff's reverb-soaked guitar picking. It may not be an earth-shattering rendition (Cynthia ... More >>
Myspace.comLong Beach-repping pop-rockers the Bumpers groove out on "I Need My Baby by My Side." This original tune is a sort of '60s garage-pop ditty by way of lo-fi, with a delicious melody and sweet backing vocals. It tells the sad tale of a young man facing a lonely Christmas in the LBC, ... More >>
[Trendzilla] And it'll even look like you planned it all along
The scenario: it's almost Christmas Eve, and you haven't even started shopping for friends and family yet. And while time is short, you'd love to give handmade presents to everyone. Don't you worry, there's still hope! A quick jaunt to Etsy and a search for the word PDF later, and you're up to your ... More >>
[Locals Only] Santa Claus, go straight to Alex's Bar for Dennis Owens' annual holiday dance party
Psst--hey, you. You, there--the one with the list of folks you're still trying to figure out Christmas gifts for. You know it's Christmas Eve, right? Time grows short! Don't fret, though. The Road Less Traveled in Santa Ana's has you covered with a great last-minute gift that you don't even hav ... More >>
Myspace.comThe second of our bands to cover the hymn "O Holy Night," Florida natives Go Radio tear into the piece with an anthemic, My Chemical Romance-like gusto. Originally released just last month on Fearless Records' holiday compilation 'Tis the Season to Be Fearless, the amped-up carol featu ... More >>
American folk treasure Woody Guthrie is said to have written more than one-thousand songs in his lifetime. "Deportee," "This Land is Your Land" and "Do-Re-Mi" are among his essential classics, but did you know the musician also recorded a Christmas song as well? Guthrie's "1913 Massacre" retelli ... More >>
[Trendzilla] And Lancome Christmas Crackers for the gal you have no idea how to shop for
Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, in which Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. Now that Thanksgiving weekend has passed, it's officially Christmas season, which, depending on ... More >>
Taylor Hamby/OC WeeklyAh, Christmas. It's the time of year when every business known to man vies for your Jesus money. They pull out their big guns of gimmicks and faux frenzies.Thanksgiving dinner is now a meal you have to wolf down quickly so you can get a good spot in line before Target opens. ... More >>
Orange County's very own psychedelic hip-hop punk rock group wants to ring in a very merry funking Christmas with you. The Kings smoke out the Grove of Anaheim two days before Christmas, and we're sending you to get your holiday weekend off to a chill start. Details below.
[Locals Only] Karling's Rockabilly Review at Big's Grill hosts a fund-raiser for the Save-A-Life Pet Adoption group
Bay Theater
We get a lot of free music here at the Heard Mentality offices on a regular basis, but this holiday season, record labels want us the share and gift that music with impunity. Which is great, because if you're anything like me, you're a sucker for good Christmas songs but don't always know how to ... More >>
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