Top 5 'Touching' Holiday Moments

For many of us, Christmas is a special time of year. Gathering with family. Creating lasting memories for children. Celebrating the religious meaning of the holiday. And luckily for us, several DC journalists let us sneak peeks into their touching holiday moments this year. We'll recap our favorites in the Top 5 "Touching" Holiday Moments. 5 - CBS Radio's Mark Knoller spending Christmas in Hawaii. Knoller begins the day wishing us a "Merry Christmas from Honolulu. Sun rising over Waikiki." Thanks Mark. Many of us are spending the time with insufferable in-laws or obnoxious extended family. Glad you're having fun. Just to add insult to injury, Knoller tweeted us this picture. 4 - NPR's Scott Simon and Fox News's Ed Henry Christmas Bromance. Henry's something of a whore where bromances are concerned. He had a thing for CNN's Ali Velshi, which died when he fell hard for FNC's Bret Baier when he switched networks. Now he apparently fancies Simon. As Christmas Day wound down, Simon tweeted that he was enjoying a dinner of "Cheerios, yogurt and a glass of wine." So, now we know the recipe for holiday cheer. A continental breakfast and booze for dinner. Henry chimed in and you can see their exchange below. @edhenryTV Thank you, Ed. I enjoy your work. And btw, red wine w/ Cheerios after October. Come May, white wine- — Scott Simon (@nprscottsimon) December 26, 2011 This is clearly the true meaning of Christmas. Two journos mutually admiring each other for all the world to see. 3 - MSNBC's Luke Russert Cares for the Troops. On Christmas Day, Russert declares "Happy birthday Jesus!" and includes this classic clip from Full Metal Jacket. He reminds us to remember the military on "this most cherished day." Thanks, Luke. I'll do that right after I finish watching Full Metal Jacket with the kids. 2 - The Obligatory Holiday Message. There are simply too many to list here, but you KNOW who we are talking about. The journalist who, but takes time out of a busy Christmas morning to wish all their fans a happy holiday. For example, Wolf Blitzer from CNN took time from his Christmas Holiday to say "Merry Christmas. I hope this coming year brings all of us peace, good health and happiness." Or Jeff Sonderman, former Managing Editor for TBD, who takes time out of his holiday to say "Merry Christmas, everyone. May it be a day of peace and joy in whatever way you desire." We get it, folks. You want us to have a happy holiday. You could always step away from Twitter and enjoy the holiday quietly, you know. 1 - Mike Allen's Christmas Playbook. Just as we were all sitting around to open gifts, the most wonderful gift of all arrived in our inbox. Politico's Playbook from Mike Allen. We thought that even a robot like Allen would take some down time to enjoy the holidays, but no, he reports to us from "the wilds of Wilsonville, Ore." He is spending the holiday with his sister and her three children. Can you imagine what Mike Allen must be like on Christmas morning?? Children wildly ripping open their presents. Fire roaring in the hearth. Bing Crosby in the background. And Uncle Mike typing away on his Blackberry trying to win Christmas Day. He takes the time to run through some of the gifts that his nephews received and gives us the gift of a reading list. "7 Ideas for the E-Reader Santa Gave You." We'll spare you a list within a list, but the top E-Book that he mentions for us to get is Playbook 2012: The Right Fights Back. That's right, friends, a holiday book plug. 'Tis the season for more self promotion! And razorblades, to prepare us for more E-Book mentions in 2012.

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Top 5 'Touching' Holiday Moments

Peter Ogburn

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