Sorry, but I cannot think of a better present than following some world-class sailboat racing on Christmas. Thanks to the Sydney to Hobart race happening over the International Date Line, the race with the traditional Boxing Day (December 26th) start comes to the U.S. Christmas night.

And thanks to the internet, radio coverage of the start will be streamed live. Photos, videos of pre-race briefings and real-time position charts will also be available. Oh, thank you Santa. It's going to be a wonderful Christmas night to top off a wonderful Christmas day.

For East coast sailors, the 1 p.m. Boxing Day start (Sydney time) will be at 9 p.m. Christmas night. Live internet radio gets going about an hour before that.