Docs Try to Diagnose Tiny Tim

But why should Tiny Tim have to wait until 2014?

(NEWSER) - Paul Krugman, not always the president's biggest fan, finds something to celebrate this Christmas in the passage of health Care reform bills by the House and Senate: After 2014 Dickens' Tiny Tim will no longer be denied health care because his family can't afford it or an insurance company denies him coverage due to a pre-existing condition. In his New York Times column, Krugman dismisses the Scrooges who are naysaying the bills, dividing them into three categories: More»

A critic says 'bah humbug' to another year's worth of mediocre movies

(NEWSER) - When it comes to films, the Christmas canon is made up of old favorites like It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and Miracle on 34th Street that are, well, old—and it's high time that changed. The 21st century is the "dark ages" of holiday movie going, writes ST VanAirsdale in Esquire , leaving viewers "adrift in a roiling tide of middling dramas as temporary as tinsel—and not much more valuable, either." How else do you explain Christmas films with names like Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus and Holiday in Handcuffs? More»

Warm up the DVD player with It's a Wonderful Life , Home Alone , more

(NEWSER) - Rather stay home than risk more bad weather today? Make a quick trip to the video store so you can hunker down with the New York Daily News' favorite Yule flicks:

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Didn't see that one coming, did you? Jimmy Stewart. 'Nuff said.
2. A Christmas Story (1983): We double-dog-dare you to forget this tale of Ralphie.
3. Home Alone (1990): Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Left behind when his family jets off to France, Macaulay Culkin defends his home turf from would-be burglars.
4. Meet Me in St Louis (1944): Judy Garland introduced the classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" at the end.

(NEWSER) - A British website is accusing churches of political correctness after they made changes to age-old Christmas carol lyrics, the Telegraph reports. Vicars say the edits aim to remove gender-specific or racially charged words, but the editor of a Christian site calls it "a festive car crash. Half the congregation sing familiar words from memory, while the rest stumble over revised alternatives." More»