Brandon's toy:

Micromachines

Matt's toy:

Optimus Prime

Rick's toy:

A Winchester 1894 lever action BB rifle I received at age 12. At this time, I would like to apologize for future pictures posted on this blog.

Henry's toy:

Coal

Jess's toy:

Legos

Amy's toy:

Furniture: building spaceships and forts out of chairs and such.

Eugene's toy:

Optimus Prime

Alisa's toy:

A Power Wheels Firetruck. That thing was awesome.

Lindi's toy:

Those Capsella build-it-yourself robots that could go on land or in the water

Chelsea's toy:

Beach Blast Barbie

Kevin's toy:

GIJOE Hovercraft
[Editor's note: This toy was AWESOME]

Tim's toy:

Blocks that my grandfather made for me as a kid

Wayne's toy:

It's a tie between Intellivision (see photo) or the Star Wars AT-AT

Kareem's holiday songs:

Favorite: Martin Sexton's rendition of "Little Drummer Boy"
Least Favorite: "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"

Rick's holiday songs:

Favorite: "Mele Kalikimaka" by Bing Crosby
Hate: "Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)"

Tim's holiday songs:

Fav: "All I Want for Christmas is You" - Mariah Carey

Least: "Christmastime is Here" - Alvin and the Chipmunks

Jess's holiday songs:

Favorite: "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" -- Original Lennon version

Least: "Little Drummer Boy"

Dan's holiday songs:

My favorite was "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band-Aid, but Goose just blew it up: http://thepopcorntrick.blogspot.com/2008/12/closer-look-at-do-they-know-its.html

Wheels' holiday songs:

Fav: “Joy to the World”
Least: “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”

Nancy's holiday songs:

Favorite: "Joy to the World"
Can we destroy all evidence of its existence, please? "Little Drummer Boy"