C-SPAN video of Rep. Tonko’s “Twas the Night before Christmas” from yesterday on the House floor. [clever] h/t Jeremy Art

Rick Perry’s not afraid to admit he’s a Christian but what he believes is insignificant to the power of the force. h/t the Factor

Moral of the Story [Recycle your cat litter] Obama diet secret [eat pie] Plastic bag: 1 Dude getting interviewed: 0 [video] Beer can tree in Foggy Bottom [photo] By Tim Serge

“I’m proud of my gun — and I pooed in space.” Bad Lip Reading: Rick Perry’s “Strong” ad – watch more funny videos h/t Pat Gavin

Do you have NYE plans yet? [the list] The real DC cocktail scene [solid choices] Radio guy offers a million to drop out [Newt] Alec being Alec [bipolar] B’s that brunch [review] Common stops in DC [politics] By anaxolotl

Big news. Great gig. As has been reported across the Internet, BuzzFeed is about to evolve. Starting this January political reporter Ben Smith will be taking over as our new Editor-in-Chief, bringing to our fine site a new focus on original reporting and breaking stories. But we wanted to reassure …

Hard to get work done when your desk looks so pretty. @JPFreire: Upon arriving at the office I discover @mattdeluca and others at @nmsosphere giftwrapped my entire desk. Everything. http://pic.twitter.com/GMefqYYC

Bonjean Christmas Party = Gary Busey appearance [pics, videos] Giffords doing great [amazing] World’s craziest Christmas lights [Gawker] Hurry Date [skeptical] Skins lose, complain about bad calls [damn] Sara Bonjean takes a moment to pose with Gary Busey. Photo by: Janet Donovan

Matt Lira, Steve Dwyer, Katie Harbath, Andrew Foxwell, Adam Connor, Eric Wilson, Garrett Lansing, David Almacy, Ryan Howell, Ericka Andersen, Pat Bell and many more went hacking this week, Doug Heye loves Iowa, Newt made a huge announcement that involved spandex, best cookie recipes this season, Charles Chamberlayne is writing for MSNBC, Mike Allen’s …

Job well done by the Speaker’s digital media team. [video]

Turkey for Turkey Day [video] Will Ferrell continues to dominate [ads] Bachmann daughters ask out boys [vice versa] Metro does one thing fast [time lapse video] By mike appel

Yesterday Matt Lira, along with Steve Dwyer, pulled off the first ever Congressional Hackathon sponsored by  Facebook. Below is the video recapping the successful event. Note: FamousDC makes an appearance at the :39 second mark. h/t katieharbath

Brilliant move. Note: A confirmed source tells us Pink Ranger is a lock for Secretary of State. big h/t to @AKaczynski1

Edelman recently released the findings of our 2011 Capital Staffers Index which is our annual study that analyzes trends in communications and public affairs. [View full size] A new study by Edelman, the 2011 Capital Staffers Index, shows the meteoric rise in Twitter use and social media channels is shaping and …

No regrets. @pwgavin: I hope some of you stiff DC types woke up this morning really regretting your ghetto-fabulous Snoop tweets last night. #930.