Scotch whiskey makes good stocking stuffer
Gord Stimmell  
Scotch connoisseurs all have their favourite brands they would go down fighting for, but in tasting through 30 single malts, I discovered a few that are worth the switch if you are contemplating gift giving.

Home theatre only starts with HDTV
Rob Wright  
After the flat panel TV, there are lots of extras to add to everyone's home theatre enjoyment

Waste not with green goods
Stuart Laidlaw  
From carbon-neutral wines to stylish clothes made from recycled cloth you can give in good conscience.

ME2 pedometer gets kudos from kids
Raju Mudhar  
Irwin's ME2 is a parent's idea of dream toy – and admittedly, it's a great concept.

Loved ones will warm to hand-painted mugs
Trish Crawford  
This Christmas, Rita Lamontagne is giving her husband Paul, an avid fisherman, a teapot stand like no other.

Dreaming of a not so white Christmas
Rita Zekas  
Faking it has never been cooler. If you are going to fake Christmas trees, go frankly fake – it takes the fromage factor out of it. Go red, fuchsia or black, the hot new trend.

Headbands meet haute couture
Rita Zekas  
It's the big bang theory: Everyone is wearing bangs now, from Katie Holmes to Rhianna.

Gifts for those who chew, mew and drool
Valerie Hauch  
If you're buying for your four-footed, joy-giving friends who act as though every day's a holiday, or you know owners of the aforementioned, we have composed a list of possible gifts for the season.

Handy gift ideas for handy people
Steve Maxwell  
If you've got a practical, hands-on person on your Christmas list, and you're not a practical, hands-on person yourself, you probably don't realize how easy it is to choose meaningful gifts for them.

Spur the economy with clever gift-giving
Vicky Sanderson  
Worried about the economy? Then why not turn the annual Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza gift shopping into your own personal economic stimulus package?

Five fruitful tomes for the armchair gardener
Sonia Day  
Whaah, winter's here. Time to shut the potting shed and head indoors with a good book. Here are my 2008 picks for the gardeners on your holiday shopping list.

Tempting tech gifts
Rob Wright  
Last column, I offered gift ideas for the video buff. This week, more generic home technology suggestions.

Tech toys for the gadget lover
Robert Cribb  
Let's call them technostylists. They're the cool kids who carry the latest gadgetry, read the blogs and effortlessly fuse nerdiness with contemporary chic.