Keeping with a new Gothamist tradition, we're asking what your December 25th looks like. Submit your photos tomorrow, whether you celebrate Christmas or not. From surfing to hiking up Runyon, ripping open presents to cooking dinner, going out to eat to wandering Los Angeles area streets. Show us how you spend the day off. Send us your photos at tips-at-laist-dot-com or submit them to our Flickr pool (tag with "122509") and we'll publish a gallery of our favorites on Monday. Happy Holidays! more ›

From the background-friendliness of old standards made barely-audible on aged mall speakers, to the foreground of childhood favorites I've unearthed thanks to iTunes (and can now enjoy while snailing down the 405) -- Christmas music does me right each December. My Christmas faves range from silliness about honking donkeys, to “Merry Christmas” wished in Hawaiian, to John Denver’s sappy/sweet duets with the Muppets. more ›