Stacker rounded up a collection of images of some of the best fireworks displays around the world. With COVID-19 surges affecting many New Year's Eve plans, be sure to check for local updates on whether fireworks displays near you have been adjusted, canceled, or are carrying on as planned. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.

To get you into the holiday spirit, Stacker surveyed the history of Christmas TV specials, compiling together the top 10, according to IMDb user rating. To qualify, the film either had to be labeled as a TV special on IMDb or as a TV movie with a runtime of 60 minutes or less. At least 500 votes were required to be considered. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.

Using a variety of sources, Stacker compiled a list of 50 holidays celebrated around the world. Continue reading to discover holidays you may have never heard of and learn about the their unique history and traditions. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.

To see how Christmas has changed over the last century, Stacker explored how popular traditions, like food and decorations, emerged and evolved from 1920 to 2020 in the U.S. and around the world. Stacker also found when some of the most popular Christmas songs, movies, and books entered the canon of the holiday season and gifts that topped many Christmas lists over the years. Read on to discover how Christmas has evolved over the past century. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.

Toy shopping has transformed over the past 100 years, whether because of advancements in the products themselves or the marketplace. Using national toy archives and data curated by The Strong, from 1920 to today, Stacker searched for products that caught hold of the public zeitgeist through novelty, innovation, kitsch, quirk, or simply great timing, and then rocketed to success. Here are the top holiday toys from the year you were born, counting up from 1920 to today. May they fill your heart—and stockings!—with joy. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.

To determine the worst Christmas movies of all time, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes. All ratings were weighted equally. For similar lists visit 24/7 Wall St. .

In honor of the holiday season, Sunday Citizen compiled a list of celebrities’ favorite holiday traditions, using information taken from interviews, personal blogs, and social media posts. Some of them are more common—one celebrity loves making veganized Hanukkah treats, while others are a little more out there—like the country crooner who cooks up a big Italian feast on Christmas Eve. Regardless of where they fall on the scale, a peruse through these traditions is sure to leave you inspired to add something new to your own holiday rituals. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.

24/7 Tempo has identified the 45 best Christmas movies ever made — based on critics and audiences movie ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and user rating on Internet Movie Database. For similar lists visit 24/7 Wall St. .

For variety, or because you’re serving a particularly small (or particularly large) group, or even just for fun, it’s worth considering some delicious alternatives to the usual bird. For similar lists visit 24/7 Wall St. .

’Tis the season to be jolly — and to spend a lot of money bringing cheer to your loved ones. Holiday retail sales in 2021 are expected to be somewhere between $843.4 billion and $859 billion — an increase between 8.5% and 10.5% over sales over 2020, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The average consumer, the NRF found, will spend about $998 in the holiday season between gifts, food, decorations, and other holiday-related purchases. To that end, Stacker used a variety of holiday and safety resources to compile a list of 15 tips for holiday toy safety. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.