News; birthdays/events; what's your favorite Christmas cookie?...Good Housekeeping has a list (some of the cookies on their list Ashley has never even heard of!); word of the day.

News; game: who are these celebrity authors?; do you give money to the Salvation Army bell ringers?; Reader's Digest list of best Christmas towns in the USA.

News; favorite smells...holiday edition; game: one second song...who is it?; what's your elf name?

News; game: movie password; do you snoop for your presents? 30% of kids admit they do!; goodbye/fun facts....national pawnbrokers day...The word ‘pawn’ comes from ‘patinum,’ the Latin word for ‘cloth’ or ‘clothing.’ Pawnbroking history goes back thousands of years to the ancient Roman and Greek empires and China in the East. Pawnbrokers provide cash loans in exchange for goods and property as collateral. even kings have used pawnbrokers...in 1388 King Edward III of England pawns his jewels to fund his war against France. It might surprise you to know that musical instruments are among the most pawned items over the centuries. On Pawnbrokers Day, pawnbrokers often donate the forfeited instruments to schools or charitable organizations who need them, which allows children who wouldn’t ordinarily have access to these instruments the opportunity to use them.