Holiday Hijinks: Link Dump + Hello Kitty Monstrosities

There are too many fun Christmas-related links for me to devote a separate post to each. So here they all are! Feast your eyes and sense of humor on:

• The bigger-than-the-house Christmas tree illusion
  
• 32 amazing gingerbread houses
• a tiny gingerbread house that sits on your coffee cup!
• The Tesla coil Christmas tree
• A horrifying collection of Hello Kitty Christmas trees
• The Society for the Protection and Preservation of Fruitcake