1.   Families can drop the custom of serving unappetizing desserts and start tasty new holiday traditions, Eisenberg suggests.

2.   Music is as much a holiday tradition as mistletoe and eggnog.

3.   And it became part of our holiday tradition even though no one ever acknowledged it as such.

4.   Add some of the winning creations that follow to your own treasured holiday traditions.

5.   But holiday traditions also can include activities such as cutting down the Christmas tree, decorating the home, baking cookies and playing board games together.

6.   But this year the zoo has opened its doors at night, presenting a dazzling display of lights and animals in what could become a new holiday tradition.

7.   Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey is fast becoming a holiday tradition here.

8.   Chestnuts roasting on an open fire may be a holiday tradition, but they had better be American chestnuts.

9.   Early spot reports indicated that e-shopping is fast becoming as much a holiday tradition as strolling the concourse.

10.   Early reports indicate that e-shopping is fast becoming as much a holiday tradition as strolling the concourse to eat chestnuts and gawking at decorated store windows.