People who host on the holidays are more likely to lose sleep: survey

People who host on the holidays are more likely to lose sleep: survey

Thinking of hosting friends and family overnight this holiday season? Think twice before inviting out-of-towners to stay with you. A survey of 2,000 Americans (split evenly by generation) found that hosting friends and family during the holidays can lead to losing two and a half hours of sleep per day when preparing to have others … Read more

Picky eaters are even harder to please when served this type of dish

Picky eaters are even harder to please when served this type of dish

If you’ve got picky eaters at your table for the holidays, steer clear of the color red. As festive as it is, red dishware wards off fussy eaters, and they’re less likely to eat the meal if it’s served in anything red, researchers from the University of Portsmouth found. A study published in the journal … Read more

I hate hosting the holidays because of my family’s woke dietary requests

I hate hosting the holidays because of my family’s woke dietary requests

All she wants for Christmas is typical holiday food. “Big Brother Australia” host Sonia Kruger roasted the extravagant meal requests her friends and family make, saying she prefers to do some “Christmas ghosting” instead. “Gluten free, lactose free, nitrate free,” the 57-year-old told Stellar Magazine. “Honestly, how the hell did cavemen and women survive without … Read more

6 in 10 Americans worry they will be ‘out-gifted’ this holiday season: poll

6 in 10 Americans worry they will be ‘out-gifted’ this holiday season: poll

Six in 10 Americans are worried about being “out-gifted” this holiday season, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans who plan to exchange holiday gifts revealed that 62% are trying to be the best gifter in their family — and the biggest competition? Mom, according to 24% of those polled. For 59%, gift … Read more

Singles can snuggle this giant emotional support bear – and it doesn’t snore

Singles can snuggle this giant emotional support bear – and it doesn’t snore

Can’t bear to be alone this holiday season? A human-sized emotional support bear might be the perfect gift for you or a single friend. The Loving Bear Puffy is the shape and size of a male human body — but has the head of a teddy bear. Puffy is “a very personal product invented by … Read more

I’m a hotel worker who spent over $4,000 on Christmas decorations this year

I’m a hotel worker who spent over ,000 on Christmas decorations this year

Fir real?! A man in Wales has dropped enough money on his Christmas decorations to light up his whole street. Naylan Dane Thomas, 31, and his partner, Chris, 33, bought a house on a main road last year, noting how they could fill their front yard with lots of lights for the holidays. Thomas, a … Read more

‘Trademark bully’ Mariah Carey loses bid to be ‘Queen of Christmas’

‘Trademark bully’ Mariah Carey loses bid to be ‘Queen of Christmas’

All she wanted for Christmas was a trademark. But the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday denied singer Mariah Carey’s attempt to trademark the title “Queen of Christmas,” according to documents obtained by The Post. The moves means Christmas has come early for holiday songwriter Elizabeth Chan, who successfully blocked Carey from trademarking the title and … Read more

Why food plays a huge role in holiday traditions

Why food plays a huge role in holiday traditions

People feel endless nostalgia when the most wonderful time of the year comes around, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 US adults who celebrate a winter holiday found two in three would love to recreate the holiday magic of their favorite childhood memories this season, with 72% claiming they enjoyed the holidays … Read more

Hottest toys to gift for the 2022 holidays: Experts share 31 top picks

Hottest toys to gift for the 2022 holidays: Experts share 31 top picks

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. What we are about to say is nuts, but true. Christmas is less than 100 days away, and the big day will be here faster than you can say “What do you want for Christmas?” If you have … Read more

Best gifts for men: 65 ideas he will love for any occasion

Best gifts for men: 65 ideas he will love for any occasion

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Men. We can be confusing and hard to figure out — especially when it comes to Christmas gifts for men.  So we decided we shouldn’t hold back. Shoot for the moon and land among the stars, right? If … Read more

Worried about working out during the holidays? Try this fitness app

Worried about working out during the holidays? Try this fitness app

Discover startups, services, products and more from our partner StackCommerce. New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. If you’ve been exercising all year, trying to stay fit during the holidays is a new type of challenge. Luckily, that doesn’t mean you have to skip family gatherings or … Read more

Why people are looking forward to in-person shopping for Black Friday this year

Why people are looking forward to in-person shopping for Black Friday this year

Two in five (43%) Americans miss the chaos of in-person Black Friday shopping each year. A poll of 2,003 U.S. adults found 95% plan to participate in Black Friday and Cyber Monday events for 2022, with a third planning to shop both online and in-store. Not having to wait in lines makes online sales for … Read more

42 gift ideas the NY Post Shopping Team recommends for the 2022 holidays

42 gift ideas the NY Post Shopping Team recommends for the 2022 holidays

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. This isn’t just another gift guide. After years of packaging up the best products we reviewed and the best items on sale — in addition to our massive gift guide coverage — we turned our heads together to … Read more

Starbucks and Coffee Mate reveal new holiday flavors

Starbucks and Coffee Mate reveal new holiday flavors

‘Tis the season for sipping sugary drinks! Starbucks‘ famed holiday drinks, as well as Coffee Mate’s festive-flavored creamers, are back in stock — and just in time for the emerging winter season. Fans of the Seattle-based coffee chain are dusting off their red reusable holiday cups to get a sip of their favorite winter-flavored lattes. … Read more

This Barbie Dreamhouse is an Amazon hit

This Barbie Dreamhouse is an Amazon hit

Come on, Barbie, let’s go party. So the old tune goes. But for too long, Barbie fans (children) were barred from playing with Barbie in her world-famous Dreamhouse for a simple yet devastating reason: children have no money. Worse still, parents and guardians of those very same children, who do have money, often still couldn’t … Read more

8 best Thanksgiving dinner meal kits and delivery services of 2022

8 best Thanksgiving dinner meal kits and delivery services of 2022

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. We all have too much on our plate right now, so why not let someone else set the table this Thanksgiving? In the past few years marked by ordering subscription meal kits and online grocery deliveries to make … Read more

TikTok High School Teacher Tano De Guzman says educators should stop ‘complaining’ about salary, hours

TikTok High School Teacher Tano De Guzman says educators should stop ‘complaining’ about salary, hours

A high school teacher in Sydney, Australia has called out his fellow colleagues over complaints they are underpaid, claiming teachers have a lot of benefits compared to other industries. Tano De Guzman said teachers and principals can earn up to $150,000 (Australian dollars) [$97,000 USD] a year based on their experience. The average teacher’s wage … Read more

Best Christmas gifts for women: 50 ideas she will love in 2022

Best Christmas gifts for women: 50 ideas she will love in 2022

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. ‘Tis the season to spoil her with holiday cheer — sometimes found in boxes with bows or bags with a heartfelt card. Whether the pink box with a big, glitter bow is for your girlfriend, your mom or … Read more

Mom orders Halloween decoration for son, receives X-rated toy instead

Mom orders Halloween decoration for son, receives X-rated toy instead

Trick, or treat yourself? An Australian mother was furious to discover that the package of Halloween decorations her young son opened turned out to be a sex doll. The woman claims to have ordered what was supposed to be a “scary fake corpse in a bag” for her husband and 10-year-old son to decorate the … Read more