Among the many gifts “Seinfeld” bestowed, the celebration of Festivus warms our cockles the most. Each December 23rd, we gather around the aluminum pole for miracles, feats of strength and, naturally, the airing of grievances. So what are your grievances?

In 1997, “Seinfeld” introduced the concept of Festivus to a public eager for a less-commercial way to celebrate the holiday season—a “Festivus for the rest of us.”

Frank Costanza: “Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way.”
Cosmo Kramer: “What happened to the doll?”
Frank Costanza: “It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us!”
Kramer: “That must have been some kind of doll.”
Frank Costanza: “She was.”

Few know that Festivus is a real holiday invented by the father of “Seinfeld” writer Daniel O’Keefe, writer Dan O’Keefe. According the Wikipedia, the original Festivus took place in February 1966, as a celebration of the elder O’Keefe’s first date with his future wife, Deborah.

The celebration of Festivus begins with the “Airing of Grievances,” which usually takes place immediately after the Festivus dinner has been served. But screw it, we’re going to gather around the aluminum pole anyway, although someday we hope to move up to a carbon-fiber pole. So, have at it. Air those grievances people. Maybe the subject of your grievance—or their corporate rep—will hear it and respond. Now, that would be a Festivus miracle!

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Everyone loves Sesame Street, right? Well, that might be a pretty sweeping statement to make, but frankly, with so many characters from the childrens’ educational show, surely something about those lovable hand puppets will appeal to you. Who can forget Ernie and Bert’s extremely close friendship (which some say border on a relationship), as well as the Count who can’t stop, well, counting? If you want to relive your fond childhood memories of Sesame Street, you can now do so by picking up Sesame Street Video USBs from the nearest Toys R Us store, subject to availability, of course. Alternatively, your less than deep interest in this series doesn’t mean you can’t fill up someone’s Christmas stocking this holiday season with it, right?

The Sesame Street Video USB drives will come equipped with a special “wearable” connector strap, and as mentioned previously, are now available at Toys R Us stores nationwide. Of course, if you prefer to take the “greener” route, there is always the option to purchase it online at Toysrus.com. The drives themselves will hold a capacity of 400 photographs, songs and printable content, where it will be accompanied by a complementary character-specific full-length home video: The Best of Elmo, Abby in Wonderland, Big Bird’s Do the Alphabet, Bert and Ernie’s Word Play, Cookie Monster’s Best Bites, A Celebration of Me: Grover, or Sesame Street’s 25th Anniversary: A Musical Celebration.

Among the collection includes seven beloved icons: Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Ernie and the Sesame Street street sign. That ought to send most Sesame Street fans into unbridled joy. ATP Electronics will be behind the production of these flash drives, and the amalgamation of Sesame Street’s educational content with a new technological format will definitely bring education to the next generation in a much more fun manner in which they can identify with better.

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