Go Easy On The Eggnog

‘Twas the holiday season, and all through the greater advertising and marketing-communications industry, many staffers were stirring—or, more to the point, boozing it up and just generally having a good time. … L.A.’s Mendelsohn Zien was toasting the season at the Beverly Hills Hotel with an opulent dinner, open bar and gift exchange, followed by karaoke (yes, videotaped karaoke), where staffers would compete to top last year’s highlight, when “Two very pregnant women sang ‘Like a Virgin,’ ” according to a rep.