20 things you probably didn't know about 'Home Alone'

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Still from Home Alone movie
Catherine O'Hara and Macaulay Culkin in "Home Alone."

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I've been a professional baker for over 10 years. Everyone who tries these cookies asks me for the recipe.

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Plate of peppermint chocolate chunk cookies with mini candy canes alongside them
People tend to love my peppermint chocolate crunch cookies.

Molly Allen

I made Ina Garten's roasted potatoes, and they're the easiest holiday side dish

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Ina Garten's roasted rosemary potatoes
Ina Garten's roasted potatoes are the easiest side dish.

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I stopped expecting the holidays to be perfect. Four kids and a pilot's schedule taught me that Christmas morning can happen at midnight.

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Kids in the car on Christmas
The author's husband was a pilot, and his schedule made the holidays non-traditional.

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My extended family decided not to buy Christmas presents this year. Instead, we're all helping each other out with home projects.

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Rachel Reva and her sister building furniture
The author (left) is helping her sister out for Christmas.

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My dad died 3 years ago. I'm learning how to celebrate the holidays without him.

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The author's father making cookies and putting up blue Christmas lights with her son.
The author remembers her father over the holidays by telling his stories and looking at blue Christmas lights with her son.

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I thought the best holidays were going to be when my kids were little. I was wrong.

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A woman lies on the floor at a festive holiday party

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5 of the most unusual Christmas traditions that non-Americans won't understand

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Santacon London
SantaCon.

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We give our teenagers more experiences than gifts for Christmas. It brings us closer as a family.

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The author with her family on Christmas Eve together.
The author and her husband prefer to give their kids experiences instead of gifts for the holidays.

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Palm Beach is buzzing with Wall Street energy this winter. Here's our insider guide to the hotspots.

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Mary Lou's Palm Beach
Mary Lou's Palm Beach opened in 2025 to much local fanfare.

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