We asked for your stories about receiving horrible gifts for Christmas, and they turned out to be even worse (or is that better?) than we ever expected. Here are some of our favorites, and the well-deserved winner.

There is an uncanny resemblance between Usher's 2010 hit "OMG" and Homer Simpson's Christmas carol from the season 14 episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" See for yourself, if only to hear a Usher / Homer duet.

This will melt your heart. Even as the kids get older, they pay heed to tradition, scooting down step by step to greet their father on Christmas morning. From 1985-2009. Video put together by the kid (grownup).

We already know that James Franco thinks we're all idiots. But what about his grandmother? In this Christmas video, Franco and Granny discuss his new movie, 127 Hours, before she gives her opinion of those too afraid to watch it.

After enduring dozens of grueling hours with your relatives this holiday season, you may need to go to the bar for a drink. This poses its own challenges: navigating the impromptu high school reunion that occurs therein.

Didn't you all think by Christmas 2010 we would have robot butlers to fix us eggnog and buy our Christmas presents? We don't, but here's something cool: A flying robot that plays 'Jingle bells' on a keyboard.

Christmas movies always have some strange underlying message usually to not be selfish, but the truth is some of them are pretty comical. In every Christmas movie the main character gets owned at least once. Here are the best.

It's that time of year again to gather around the computer with friends and family to share some of the funniest, heartwarming, and most memorable Christmas videos of the holiday season. Even Grandma will like these.

Have you dreamed of waking up to a puppy in a bow on Christmas morning? Maybe this year you'll be as lucky as the kids and adults in this montage of two and a half minutes of pure joy.

This song will make your Christmas unforgettable. You know these guys. They're now featured in the new Hyundai commercials. This is their GEM. Just play it again and again and again.

Most people don't think about it, but recording a commercial voice over can be quite difficult. Here is an ad agency's behind the scenes look at Santa's attempt to record a simple "ho ho ho." It ain't pretty.

We can all agree that Christmas trees are beautiful, but have we ever thought about how they feel during the holidays? Here is a video of what it's like to be a tree from a trees point of view.

And now for a Christian version of Justin Bieber just in time for Christmas.

Click to viewHundreds of kids in New York City think that Santa Claus lives on West 22nd Street. He does not (he lives in the North Pole, duh)—these two guys do. But after receiving 450 letters, they're helping out anyway.

Kids at the Jirasartwitthaya elementary school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, are paid a visit by an elephant dressed as Santa Claus earlier today. [Image via AP]

[It's like a toy store exploded in the front yard of this Brooklyn home, one of many that had elaborate lighting displays—and huge power bills—for Christmas. A few more pictures from the 'hood below.]

An article in Pharmaceutical Journal claims that "reindeer deliberately seek out the mind-bending fungi to escape the monotony of dreary, long winters." Herdsmen then drink their pee to get a secondary high. Explains all that flying, doesn't it? [Sun, via]

San Antonio weatherman Steve Browne feels the need to take up a whole minute of airtime to perform his "human tuba" routine. We're not sure what this has to do with Christmas. And it's more than a little odd.

Did you know that God actually hates Christmas? In a scene that looks straight out of South Park we bring you this heartwarming Christmas song the entire family will enjoy!

Ke$ha sends her warmest wishes to you in this inspirational holiday video message all the way from Moscow. Stay classy girl!