Christmas is a big deal in one Huntsville woman's home. It started in 1955 when she bought one simple Santa Claus decoration. Now, over 50 years later, she has over 3,300 Santa Claus figures. Anita Jones never believed that her hobby would turn into such a display. Whether you call him Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, or Kris Kringle, we all know who the jolly old man in the red suit is. He holds a special place in the Jones's home. Here's a quick tour for you.

Here's a look at what's up in Huntsville for the week ahead: Galaxy Of Lights Drive-Through, races at Huntsville Dragway, "A Christmas Story -- Guntersville, Santa's Village, Christmas in the Park -- Arab, Santa Train, Concert: Jim Brickman, Supper With Santa, Burritt's Holiday Mansion Exhibit: Deck The Halls, Thanksgiving Day Hike, Turkey Trot 5K Run, Concert: CMT On Tour 2009, Film Series: Monsoon Wedding, Thursday Evening Concerts At The Library, Madison Community Band Christmas Concert, Every Light A Prayer For Peace, Holiday Gallery Tour, Kris Kringle's Candlelight Christmas, plus more. Details on the events calendar and the holiday calendar.

In the latest Huntsville/Madison County Health Dept. report, none of the eating establishments failed to make the passing grade of 85, and eight got perfect scores of 100. Some of the places inspected this week were Papa John's Pizza, Waffle House, Firehouse Subs, Kenny Mango's Coffee, Sonic Drive In, The Chocolate Crocodile, The Chuck Wagon BBQ, Tommy's Pizza, Cafe 302, Hopper's Bar & Grill, The Westin Huntsville, Rosie's Mexican Cantina, and many more. Read the full report.

Things I learned this week in Huntsville:

• The day after Thanksgiving, men may be thinking about football, but most women are thinking about shopping. Black Friday is considered to be the biggest shopping day of the year. Check out this website for ads and coupons.
• Here's the 2009 Black Friday Weekend Offers at Bridge Street Town Centre.
• Happy Thanksgiving! In keeping with the season, here are some free crosswords, trivia games, word search puzzles, memory games, jigsaw puzzles, children's puzzles and more with a Thanksgiving Day theme from About's Puzzles' guide. Read more...