Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! Wherever you stand on the “Putting Christ Back in Christmas” issue, the simple fact of the matter is that I’m a Jew who loves Christmas. I can easily chalk that up to the......

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! With apologies to those readers who don't celebrate Christmas, I'm going to indulge myself a bit here. I love just about everything about Christmas. I actually enjoy Christmas shopping, stressful though it may......

Pepper is summer beach music. So we weren't sure how they would play out on a cool October night in the northeast. When summer-style music is played indoors in the autumn or winter, it can bring a touch of warmth to a cold night, or it can just sound horribly out of place, like Bing Crosby at your Uncle Jon's Memorial Day barbecue. So we were a little apprehensive, but still excited for the show.......