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'Tis the SeasonA roundup of Slate holiday coverage.

Illustration by Nina Frenkel. Click on image to enlarge."Me and My Big Wimpy Hobby: I make Christmas wreaths for the ladies in my life. You got a problem with that?" by Alex Heard. Posted Dec. 20, 2006.

"The Sovereign vs. the Idiot: What kind of gift-giver are you?" by Joel Waldfogel. Posted Dec. 19, 2006.

"A Very Ecumenical Christmas: Why conservatives despise the phrase happy holidays," by David Greenberg. Posted Dec. 15, 2006.

"Bad Corporate Santa: Tell us about your Scrooge-like employer," Daniel Gross. Posted Dec. 15, 2006.

"What Beast Is This? The trouble with Christmas dinner," by Liesl Schillinger. Posted Dec. 23, 2005.

"Bring Out the Kwanzaa Kinara: OK, the holiday is made-up. But for my family it was useful," by Melonyce McAfee. Posted Dec. 23, 2005.

" 'Who are my mother and my brothers?': The Gospels don't preach family values," by Lauren Winner. Posted Dec. 23, 2005.

"The Maccabees and the Hellenists: Hanukkah as Jewish civil war," by James Ponet. Posted Dec. 22, 2005.

"Jesus and the Gospel—What Really Happened? Three historians debate," by Larry Hurtado, John S. Kloppenborg, and Alan F. Segal. Posted Dec. 22, 2005.

"Eluding Happiness: A Buddhist problem with Christmas," by Jess Row. Posted Dec. 22, 2005.

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