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1. Bass Guitar, Baby Goats, and a Break for Guys: In this week's Odder News: a rocker's dream, a holiday for men, and goat saviors.; Tags: trees, environment, crime, rock music, goats, holiday

2. Courting Father Christmas: "Since I am also a lawyer, I can act as an attorney for Father Christmas, and remind the plaintiff that Father Christmas fulfills wishes and gives gifts only to good girls and boys. Let him analyze his behavior and, perhaps, find something that has prevented Father Christmas from presenting him with gifts for the New Year holidays. This will be the main line of defense."

– On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to defend Father Christmas after a St. Petersburg lawyer sued the gift-bringer.; Tags: court, lawyer, gifts, new year, holiday, vladimir putin, putin, father christmas, ded moroz, Christmas

3. Lenin Claus Is Coming to Town: A delightful Soviet winter tale about children, a big holiday tree, and the true meaning of Christmas: communism.; Tags: Christmas, holiday, New Year, lenin, children

4. How to Pick a Christmas Tree Like a Russian: A Russian tree retailer lends some tips on how to land the perfect spruce you've been pining for.; Tags: trees, Christmas, new year's eve, New Year, holidays, holiday

5. Neater, Braver, Smarter, Stronger: Ever wonder about the ideal police officer every Russian citizen dreams of? Look no further!; Tags: crime, law, neural network, holiday, ideal, police day, police

6. Garnet Bracelet Salad: A Tribute to a Popular Russian Love Story: How a classic romance novel inspired a delicious Russian holiday delight.; Tags: holiday, food, kuprin, literature

7. Hell's Builders: “There is not a single builder in Paradise.”

– Stanislav Lisichenko, Russian restaurateur, providing an anecdote for Russia’s “Builder’s Day," August 8.; Tags: infrastructure, day of the builder, holiday, construction, builder, building

8. Fountain Frolicking Forbidden: The St. Petersburg city government has threatened to prevent traditional celebrations of VDV Day by turning off its fountains. Such grinches.; Tags: government, city, st. petersburg, holiday, military

9. International Women's Day: A Look Back: Tired of having to do Valentine's Day and Mother's Day separately? Try it the Russian way and combine them into International Women's Day! A closer look at this convenient holiday's socialist origins and not-so-socialist present form.; Tags: russia, holiday, women, socialism; By Eugenia Sokolskaya

10. Tik-Tok Goes the Progress Clock: Political entities and 97-year-old veterans on social media, transgender marriage, and sushi at office parties show Russia is ready for 2020; Tags: world war ii, great patriotic war, trees, holiday, New Year, food, social media, putin, lgbt, marriage

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