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  5 Christmas traditions stranger than yours

  We wonder what Santa thinks of these other holiday observances from around the world...

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• Special Occasions

  Aww! Cute kids talk to Santa Claus

  • 5 Christmas traditions stranger than yours

  • Bah humbug! Best passive-aggressive holiday gifts

  • 'At least we tried:' #PinterestFails

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• 'Layaway angels' spend big $$ on strangers

  

  Kissing under the mistletoe: Pucker up or yuck?

  

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• Celebs

  Actor Jack Klugman passes away at 90

  • Barack Obama is Time's Person of the Year

  • Internet lies: The importance of not being Morgan

  • Morgan Freeman: Newtown quote is a hoax

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• 'Cellist-nerd' Miss USA crowned Miss Universe

  

  Photos: Time's Person of the Year in action

  

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• National Headlines

  Firefighters shot, killed in suspected ambush

  • Busted: The email trick that tripped up Petraeus

  • Who is Holly Petraeus?

  • Americans killed in Libya attack identified

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• 'Freaking out. Bad.' Oregon shooting, as it happened

  

  Subway dilemma: Be a hero or just human?

  

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• Newtown: Surviving Tragedy

  An act of kindness for each life lost

  • Small acts that can have a huge impact

  • Help, my child is dangerous

  • Coach: 'This has to be a time for change'

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• 26 acts of kindness unique to each victim

  

  #26Acts of Kindness for Sandy Hook

  

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• Year in Review

  Quiz: Do you know the most searched stars of 2012?

  • Gallery: Celebs who came out in 2012

  • ‘GIF’ is the word of the year, because…YOLO!

  • Pantone's 'Color of the Year': Through the years

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• 2012: The year in news

  

  Photos: Time's Person of the Year in action

  

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• Sports

  'But what if...' Playoff scenarios for every NFL team

  • Player kicked off team for racial tweet during vigil

  • The (Monday) Morning After: Heat in the East

  • Dream jobs: Cirque du Soleil performer

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• Quiz: Is this really a bowl game???

  

  Crazy Christmas gifts for football fans

  

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• OMG

  Quiz: Is this really a bowl game???

  • Lucky owl survives collision with pickup truck

  • New reality? Bulletproof backpack sales up

  • Watch a moving train get hit by a mudslide

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• Leonard Bernstein! The apocalypse in 34 photos

  

  'Grinch' cop hands out onions to traffic scofflaws

  

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• On the Case

  NRA: We need armed guards in U.S. schools

  • Doctor: School shooting a 'ritualistic' act

  • New threats of gun violence surfacing

  • CT shooting: Mike Brooks talks school security

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• Who is this mystery man?

  

  How law enforcement reacts to mass shootings

  

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• Nancy Grace Mysteries

  Day 1: What happened to Lisa Stebic?

  • Day 2: Where did the Skelton brothers vanish?

  • Day 1: What happened to the Skelton brothers?

  • Day 5: Other 'no body' murder convictions

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• Day 5: Is this what the Skelton brothers look like today?

  

  Day 3: Skelton case ‘like a house of horrors’

  

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• HLN On Air

  Dreaming with your feet

  • Some teachers armed with safety buttons

  • A place of 'love & acceptance'

  • The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus on HLN!

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• DoSomething.org's special 'Stay Strong' tribute

  

  Jennifer Westhoven's 25 gifts under $25

  

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  • Greats who never won the Heisman

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• Good Reads

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  • Rush makes Rock Hall of Fame

  • Judge denies Zimmerman motions

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