Who knows what goes on inside the old Gilmore place on Centre Street in West Roxbury? It's now guarded by a Santa that's had its hands replaced with small, yellow doll's hands, and who knows what it has sheathed in that "candle," so be careful.

Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee students perform Pedro Osuna's arrangement of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," with vocalist Shalyah Fearing and cellist Nathaniel Taylor.

So Hallmark bows to bigots? Matt Frank is compiling a list of places to get locally made and bigotry-free greeting cards and stationery: Read more.

Steve asks:

Any Boston area places still selling mini Xmas trees? Do any tree farms around here cut minis?

Msmariamad took in the Nova Scotia Christmas tree on the Common.

Copyright Msmariamad. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Eileen Murphy spotted this offering on the streets of Southie today:

Oh, the weather outside isn't frightful and the sidewalks will be delightful tonight with the start of #SouthieChristmas and starting off appropriately with a Christmas Tree.

Ashish Kasturia said good bye to the giant Christmas tree at Faneuil Hall Marketplace today.

This week and next, Boston will pick up residents' un-decorated Christmas trees on their recycling days.

Why, yes, that was Santa dashing through the Charles by the Esplanade today, as captured by Rob Colonna.

WMFO, 91.5 FM in Medford, played two straight hours of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" this morning - including the versions by Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel and Michael Buble and Miss Piggy.

H/t Ron Newman for noticing, since here at UHub World Headquarters, we get WMLN in Milton on 91.5.