Good Lord: The Globe rubs our faces in the fact that its staffers are on better Christmas-card lists than we are:

You may not have received Christmas and other holiday cards from the likes of Caroline Kennedy, Bob Kraft, NASCAR, and the Red Sox -- but we did.

Well aren't you special? Thanks to Bostonist for pointing out this cheery slide show - and wondering if maybe Globies are trying to compensate for the fact that they aren't really on all that many cool lists (Clinique? They list a card from Clinique as something to be proud of?).

Set aside a few minutes and just read it.

WBUR reported this morning that City Councilor John Tobin will ask Gov. Patrick to require the guy with the 500,000 lights to hire a police detail.

The station quoted Tobin as saying it would be just terrible if somebody were hit by a fast-moving car on the Jamaicaway/Arborway while stopped to gawk at the brighter-by-the-year Castle. Tobin said he asked Dominic Luberto to hire a detail, but that Luberto refused, saying he's already given the city its largest Christmas display. Because the road is a state parkway, it would be up to Patrick or State Police to force the issue.

So you're playing one of Santa's elves in a store window during an Inman Square midnight-madness sales event - the night of a godawful snowstorm. You just might really get into it.

Photo after photo of the Santas in Speedos run (even more). Even posts video.

Maria Varmazis took part in a flash-mob pillow fight on the Common:

Christmas tree made of lobster traps.

Bri reports that Hood's Sugar Cookie Eggnog actually tastes like sugar cookies:

... To be specific, it tastes like one of those preservative-filled, made-in-1987, extruded-from-a-vat sugar cookies you buy in 7-11 at 2AM because you're too tired to remember just how awful they actually are. ...

Look! Boston Santa flash mob, Dec. 9! Via MetaBoston.

And for you minimalists, don't forget the Santas in Speedos run on Dec. 15.

Steve Sherlock photographs that wire dropping into a trash basket surrounded by stanchions at South Station and explains why you should remain calm: It means they're getting ready for the annual model-train installation.

Lyss files a report from the Jamaicaway, where she visited Domenic Luberto's brighter than bright Castle and yard tonight.

Earlier:
The man with the 500,000 Christmas lights.