Merry Christmas, Uplifting; Entertainment; Tolkein, Music

Merry Christmas

• 2 years after death, woman gets her Christmas Wish for family
• Dying girl's Christmas wish granted by 10,000 carolers
• All I Want For Christmas is Chatroulette—Steve Kardynal strikes again.

Uplifting

• Young Girl Gets Dream-Come-True Dance With Prince Charming
• Shoeshiner Donates $200K in Tips to Kids' Hospital
• Man Survives 3 Days At Bottom Of Atlantic

Entertainment

• Netflix's War on Mass Culture—"Binge-viewing was just the beginning. Netflix has a plan to rewire our entire culture."
• 'Walking Dead' creator sues AMC over profits from zombie series
• WHOLOCK - Sherlock meets The Doctor!—The Doctor and the Detective.

Tolkein

• On The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and weaknesses in the source material—"Ars' resident Tolkien nerd explains why deviating from the book can be a good thing [Salon]."
• Here's Why Peter Jackson Can't Make More Tolkien Adaptations (Even If He Wanted To)
• 'Gandalf' Recreates 'You Shall Not Pass' Tolkien Scene on Tram Tracks

Music

• The 19 best cross-genre covers of all time Salon
• Steve Irwin Gets Autotuned in a Delightful Musical Tribute
• Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3