It might be a subjective concept -- one man's cool Hawaiian party shirt is another's discarded Christmas gift -- but certain brands do seem to stay in fashion forever.

CNN: Six secrets behind cool brands

Buy his book as a Christmas gift for one's religious friends?

ECONOMIST: Religion

Its proponents are clearly laying groundwork for uncalled-for regulation of wireless services, and are indifferent to the inevitable ensuing court challenges and wheel-spinning lobbying bonanza that represent what the Mercatus Center's Adam Thierer calls the greatest Christmas gift Washington lawyers and lobbyists could hope for.

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David Strettle's embarrassing mistake handed Wasps' Joe Simpson a late Christmas gift after just five minutes.

BBC: Harlequins 20-21 Wasps

What's more, this Christmas you can even pay someone to take your gift-recipients shopping themselves.

FORBES: A Capitalist's Christmas

Major Alan Watters, from The Salvation Army in Ireland, said donating a gift could make a real difference to a child's Christmas.

BBC: Gifts sought for Family Appeal

It's an old-world Christmas of heartfelt caroling and wooden toys, where every gift is crafted by hand and Santa hasn't outsourced his workshop to China.

CNN: European Christmas markets rich with history

There's a cast iron Boston Terrier doorstop. (A gift from me on her last birthday.) There's even a miniature ceramic Christmas tree enwreathed in Boston Terriers instead of tinsel.

WSJ: At 88, a World Full of Wonders

Under the headline "Gotovina - a Christmas bonus" - playing the pun on Gotovina's surname which also means cash - the paper says the arrest comes as a gift for the Christmas stockings of UN prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Press show sympathy for Gotovina