Merry Christmas and Happy HubNuggets!

Don't cha just love it when two great things come together to make one fantabulous extravaganza? It's Christmas Eve, and HubNugget time together!

This past week, a certain jolly old elf stopped by the HubNugget HQ to ask a favor. What? You didn't know Santa was a hubber? It would seem that old Saint Nick got so wrapped up (no Christmas pun intended) in reading and voting for last week's wannabe's, that he only had time to go over his list once! Knowing that the HubNugget team has a list of their own, he asked us to give him a hand.

Since there aren't very many naughty hubbers, Pere Noel put us in charge of the nice list. But we can't do it all by ourselves, so we desperately need your help! We checked our list twice, but could only narrow it down to the ten nicest of the nice. Your Christmas mission is to read these awesome hubs, all written by brand new hubbers, and stuff your favorite wannabe's stocking with votes. The HubNugget team, and Santa Claus himself, are counting on you!

Maddie Ruud is the HubPages community manager, as well as a recently appointed HubNugget elf. She's working overtime to help Santa get through his list, while keeping order in the HubPages forum. She's always the voice of reason and never seems to have a bad day, which is why she has never been on the naughty list!

Jason Menayan, Santa Claus, Gwiazdor, call him what you will, he's an integral part of the HubPages team and another new HubNugget elf. I'd tell you that he's also an all around great guy, but I think the picture speaks for itself!

Shirley Anderson is the chief elf. As Kris Kringle's right hand elf, she can tell naughty from nice at fifty paces. So you better watch out, you better not cry...

Patty Inglish heads up the workshop linguistics and logistics departments. She flawlessly translates every letter to Santa, and makes sure that Big Red's flight goes off without a hitch. You may not see her around tonight, because it's showtime! She's in the tower this very moment, making preparations for takeoff and briefing the controllers.

Zsuzsy the Red Nosed Reindeer will be guiding the sleigh tonight. She got the nod from Santa about an hour ago. We're all so proud! Go Zsuzsy! She also uses that nose to sniff out some fantastic HubNugget Wannabe's and check Santa's milk for freshness; because nobody wants a bad Nugget or sour milk with their cookies!

RedElf is the official HubNugget stocking stuffer. As you can see, it's the busy season and she's hard at work. Having such an important job means that she also gets to ride up front with the big guy. Yeah, we're all pretty jealous about that.

Ripplemaker is the happiest elf you'll ever meet. She's so full of Christmas cheer that it can't help but to rub off on the whole team. If you start to experience feelings of unexplained joy, look around. She's probably coming to tell you that you're on the latest list of HubNugget wannabe's!

As for me, I was on my way to the Island of Misfit Toys, but I think this hub saved my furry little tail. I think helping Santa has put me back on the nice list, at least for the moment. You can help me stay there by voting! It's kind of like Santa's special affiliate reward program. Every vote that I can pull in not only helps an aspiring hubber; it also helps keep me from having to clean out the reindeer stables!

You can help Santa help you! All you have to do is go out and promote your newly nominated hub. Spread the word to family, friends, and friends of friends! Tweet it, Facebook it, Diggit, just get the word out!

You don't have to be a hubber to vote, but it sure couldn't hurt! If you're not already a hubber, why not join now? It doesn't cost a single penny, and it only takes a minute. You might even find yourself on the next HubNugget Poll!