On December 1, at midnight your local time, this year's story will begin. In the meantime, you can find out more about how the calendar became an annual tradition, browse stories from previous years, check out Tate's new online store, sign the guestbook,
This holiday get what you've always wanted. The miraculous ability to turn yourself into an elf. And now you can cut the arctic rug with thewhole elfin' family. Upload as many as four faces, record a message, and send your holiday helpers off to a friend.