The legendary Kevin Bacon has given us the surprise Christmas song of the season

1 [The legendary Kevin Bacon has given us the surprise Christmas song of the season]( Holiday music is a funny thing. On the one hand, there are the old classics that we replay year after year—Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," Nat King Cole's "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire," Burl Ives' "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" and so on. On the other hand, we have the ever-increasing repertoire of modern Christmas music, since every artist seems to feel the need to release a holiday album. If it weren't for modern Christmas music, we would never have been blessed/cursed with "Last Christmas" or "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and there's no question that such songs can be a mixed bag. But this year's surprise breakout holiday hit comes from a rather unexpected source—the one and only Kevin Bacon—and it's simply delighful. [Read the story]( 2 [16 of the Gen X time capsules that make zero sense to any other generation]( Let’s hear it for the lost generation—the slackers and middle children who brought us apathy personified and grunge music. Sure, Gen Xers might not be as loud as the boomers, millennials or even the Gen Zers of this world, but that’s only because, if we’re honest, they’re too busy taking care of things themselves to have time to complain. And you know, for being the forgotten generation, the world can’t seem to stop talking about it. From Gen X pop culture classics re-emerging into the mainstream, to making headline-worthy spikes in wealth over the past couple of years, this group is (finally) in the spotlight. Recently u/Ruffffian asked the Reddit community to share what they consider to be “THE most Gen X” thing. As a certified millennial, I have absolutely no idea what half of them are (seriously, what is a “Garbage Pail Kid” and why are they terrifying?). But I guess that’s why only you latchkey kids can proudly claim them. Much of what people shared harkens back to an experience, rather than an actual object. But one thing’s for sure—only Gen Xers can fully understand, let alone appreciate, this list. [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( 3 [KFC tackles food insecurity this holiday season with its Sharemobile food truck]( The last thing children should have to worry about is where their next meal will come from. But the unfortunate reality is food insecurity is all too common in this country. In an effort to help combat this pressing issue, KFC is teaming up with Blessings in a Backpack to provide nearly 70,000 meals to families in need and spread holiday cheer along the way. The KFC Sharemobile, a holiday-edition charitable food truck, will be making stops at schools in Chicago, Orlando, and Houston in December to share KFC family meals and special gifts for a few select families to address specific needs identified by their respective schools. These cities were chosen based on the high level of food insecurity present in their communities and hardships they’ve faced, such as a devastating hurricane season in Florida and an unprecedented winter storm in Houston. In 2021, five million children across the US lived in food-insecure households, according to the USDA. “Sharing a meal with family or friends is a special part of the holidays,” said Nick Chavez, CMO of KFC U.S. “Alongside our franchisees, we wanted to make that possible for even more families this holiday season.” [Read the story]( 4 [Thousands send holiday cards to cheer up 95-year-old who misses his late wife every Christmas]( George Dowling has hated December, his once favorite month, for the past nine years. Christmas has become a difficult time of the year for him after the death of his wife in 2013. Lucille, his late wife, lived for the holidays. She decorated their Christmas tree and their Pawtucket, Rhode Island, house the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas cookies were continuously being baked. "She was Christmas," Dowling, 95, told The Washington Post of his wife, who he was married to for 70 years. "She did everything big; all the cooking and baking." Lucille passed away on December 1, 2013, following a battle with Alzheimer's. Dowling and his daughter, Suzan Brito, pulled down the tree and canceled Christmas that year. "My father couldn't handle it," said Brito, who lives with Dowling and is his primary caregiver. Dowling is a World War II Navy veteran. “He’s only been with one woman in his whole life, and she’s gone. When December 1 hits, my dad gets really sad," Brito added. As December neared the year after Lucille's death, Brito considered ways to cheer up her father, whose grief was overwhelming. "Dad loves getting mail," the 64-year-old revealed. "I thought maybe some Christmas cards would make him happy." [Read the story]( 5 [Therapist gives hilarious advice on how to mess with your therapist in session]( A therapist on TikTok is wreaking havoc with his advice to clients, putting out information that could be detrimental to the mental health of therapists everywhere. OK, I'm being melodramatic, but from the comments, you can see he's at least giving them a few heart palpitations. Jeff Guenther, who goes by Therapy Jeff on TikTok, is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who not only owns a successful private practice and a therapist directory for clients called Therapy Den, he also creates content on TikTok. In one of his latest videos, his sense of humor is on display, which could be debated by those affected. It's all in good fun, messing with his global colleagues by telling clients exactly how to prank them. Yup. A therapist is giving away the code on how to mess with your therapist in session and I have to say, as a therapist, my heart would skip a beat or four if a client did any of these things. But then, we would have a good laugh, so it seems like a pretty harmless prank. 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