Again this year, The Baltimore Sun, the indulgent parent of Garden Variety, has created a place on line where you can up-load photos of your Christmas tree and sneak a peak at other trees in famous and not-so-famous places.

Go here and put up a picture of your tree and send your friends to the Web site to see it! Beats having everybody over for drinks and heavy apps, right?

And while you are at your computer, take a look at the video The Baltimore Sun's multi-media staff created of major, and minor, celebrities, including yours truly, reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas." My high school forensics team (before that phrase meant crime scene) coach would be sooo proud.

Hint: I am not the one in the Raven's jersey.