ONE MORE WEEK...

...til CHRISTMAS!

GOOD NEWS FOR THE ADELE HATERS
It's been eleven months since ADELE'S album "21" came out...and since then, she's been one of the biggest sensations in music.

That's despite the fact that she's had to cancel a lot of tour dates because of throat problems. Last month, she had surgery on her vocal cords. It was a success, and she expects to be able to perform again by February.

But Adele isn't planning on beginning work on her next album anytime soon.

She says, "I'm really looking forward to some time to do nothing...I imagine I'll be 25 or 26 by the time my next record comes out. I haven't even thought about my third album yet."

Adele is 23 now. She turns 24 in May...so if you really want to take her at her word, that means we probably won't see another Adele album until late 2013 or 2014.

She adds, "I'm just gonna lay some concrete, set up home and just 'be' for a bit. I'll disappear and come back with a record when it's good enough. There will be no new music until it's good enough and until I'm ready."









PFFFFT
Men might procrastinate on buying gifts. Men might not always buy the perfect thing. And men may not have a reputation for buying THOUGHTFUL Christmas gifts...But dammit...at least men are willing to drop some serious money.

A new survey found that men spend approximately 52% MORE on Christmas presents for their women than their women spend on them. Men spend an average of about $235, women spend approximately $155.








SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOP DOES THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Next month, we're going to find out if SNOOP DOGG has a handle on how much normal people's kitchen appliances cost...because he's going to be a contestant on "The Price Is Right".

Snoop is participating in the show's first ever celebrity week. He'll compete against regular, non-celebrity contestants on Monday, January 2nd. (The celebrity episodes have already been filmed.)

JENNY MCCARTHY will take on the contestants on Tuesday...NEIL PATRICK HARRIS will be the celebrity on Wednesday. Thursday will feature former "American Idol" star CHRIS DAUGHTRY, and HEIDI KLUM will be Friday's star.

Naturally, the celebrities will be playing for charities. Snoop's winnings will go to his Youth Football League.

Btw, it sounds like Snoop did pretty well. Producer Mike Richards says, "It was a lot of fun to watch these celebrities play our iconic games. Each one had their own unique strategy to win.

"Let's just say Snoop knows more about the price of grocery items than you might think!"









CHRISTMAS: WOMEN ARE IN CHARGE, BUT...
Women are in charge of Christmas. That's a fact. A survey last week found that 0% of couples say the man takes the lead for the holidays. But deep down, men secretly think they could do it better.

A new survey found that more than one-third of men think Christmas would be MUCH better if they ran the show. Here's what men say they would change...

#1.) People would be expected to spend less on gifts.

#2.) Family Christmas cards would become rare...more than half would stop sending them.

#3.) There would be NO visits from the in-laws.

#4.) They'd do whatever it took to make the holiday season LESS STRESSFUL.

#5.) And finally, instead of traditional Christmas dinner, they'd serve STEAK and FRENCH FRIES.

YEAH!!!







CHRISTMAS: BY THE NUMBERS
And now, Christmas by the numbers. The Postal Service will handle 16.5 billion cards, letters, and packages...

two billion candy canes will be sold...

220 million poinsettias will be sold...

Americans will buy 25 to 30 million real Christmas trees and 17 million fake ones...

and the average family will mail out 28 cards.

According to a new survey, the way the average family spends their time together on Christmas is...watching TV. Almost EIGHT HOURS of TV. About 20% of families say at least one argument breaks out over what to watch on Christmas. Movies, Christmas specials, and sports are the most common picks.








SHUT UP & FLY
You know what makes Christmas more fun? MATH. "The Atlantic" magazine ran the numbers on Santa's Christmas Eve journey and found the following: There are 526 million Christian children under age 14 worldwide. Santa needs to hit 22 million per hour, every hour. That's 365,000 kids per minute, or 6,100 per second.







BAD GIFTS AND WHAT TO DO WITH THEM
"Consumer Reports" released their annual holiday survey, and found that one in five people have gotten a lousy holiday gift. Which might seem kind of low, but that's 49 million people.

11% of people said that their in-laws give them the worst presents, and 5% blamed their grandparents. Here are the five most common things people do with a bad present. (People could choose more than one answer.)

#1.) Make the best of it: 44%

#2.) Keep it and store it someplace out of sight: 39%

#3.) Donate it to charity: 18%

#4.) Re-gift it: 13%

#5.) A tie between "throw it out" and "return it to the store": 11%

6% of people say they try to sell the bad gift. 2% give it back to the person that gave it to them, and 2% post a picture of it online to make fun of it.








KATY PREGNANT??
People keep trying to make KATY PERRY pregnant. Wait, that didn't quite come out right. Although I Know *I* would! People keep trying to SUGGEST that Katy is pregnant. There, that's better.

But Katy keeps denying it. There may be a little paunch there, but Katy swears it's all down to JUNK FOOD. (And can't we all relate!) On the BARBARA WALTERS special the other night, she specifically called out Taco Bell.

Katy wore a tight dress Wednesday while pimping her new perfume...and when the pictures hit the web yesterday, the chatter ignited yet again.









MTV's TOP 10 ARTISTS OF 2011
1.) Katy Perry
2.) Nicki Minaj
3.) Adele
4.) The Throne
5.) Lady Gaga
6.) Rihanna
7.) Beyoncé
8.) Lil Wayne
9.) Drake
10.) Justin Bieber









THE HOLIDAY POLL (POLE?)
Harris Interactive just conducted a huge holiday poll. Here are some of the results:

Favorite Christmas Movie: "A Christmas Story"...but not by much. 20% of people chose that one...while 19% went with "It's A Wonderful Life", which NBC is airing on Christmas Eve this year. TBS will have your hookup for "A Christmas Story".

What a RIPOFF. EVERYONE knows "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is THE.BEST.CHRISTMAS.MOVIE.EVER. DUH!

Favorite Christmas Special: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". This is the animated version, not the JIM CARREY movie. It was chosen by 23% of respondents.

This was another close one. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" got 22%.









WOW, LADIES...WOW. SAD SAD SAD.
2,000 women were asked about their husbands and boyfriends...and NONE of them said their man was perfect. Not ONE.

The average woman rated her man as being about 69% perfect, which meant that they had a long list of things that needed to be fixed. Here are the five biggest complaints.

#1.) Not getting along with her family.

#2.) Using her toothbrush. (what? ewwwww)

#3.) Leaving the bathroom dirty.

#4.) Hating her friends.

#5.) Not being good with children.

Some of the classic complaints about men finished lower than expected. Driving complaints were #10. Being a mama's boy was #11. Burping and farting was #16. And watching too much sports was #19.