Given all the depressing events lately, and the upcoming Christmas celebration, we thought you might enjoy something jubilant and adorable to remind us life can still be pretty awesome.

Today's afternoon links, featuring the sophisticated cat waiting till the last minute, the Tumblr Christmas tree, and a dog who loves plastic bottles.

Christmas is coming soon, and it's been a pretty rough month for some folks.

To help ease the anxiety of Christmas rapidly approaching, we present you with this: the "12 Memes of Christmas."

It's the Kardashians vs. the Honey Boo Boos in the worst Christmas battle ever?

Today's afternoon links, featuring a very Cthulhu and chemistry Christmas, plus a fat cat in Russia who will stare into your very soul.

Robot Chicken brings in a beloved G.I. Joe writer. For a rare live-action cameo, no less.

Here are twenty examples of gloriously geeky Christmas sweaters and holiday shirts to attempt to explain to your grandma this year.

The xx covered the great Christmas song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!