Video for the ho-ho-holidays: we have some tips and ideas to improve your inevitable assortment of holiday video clips. (Home Video Hints).

In a particularly humbling photogenic moment, this suave and graceful columnist, along with his freshly-cut Christmas tree, fell down the side of a hill as wife Sue rolled tape. However deflating this was to my dignity, the resulting video sequence provided comic relief from a holiday show that threatened to bog down in endless loops of opening presents.

The truth is, most holiday programs could use some sprucing up (so to speak), so that's today's agenda. For simplicity, we'll draw examples from the secular side of Christmas, though of course, December celebrations come in many flavors and Thanksgiving's a major event as well. In line with the Home Video Hints ...