This Week in Awesome (12/8/12)

What's the best type of whiskey to use in egg nog?

HitFix TV critic Alan Sepinwall has written a book about how shows like The Sopranos and Mad Men have changed television. An excerpt about Lost will give you a taste. (Grantland)

This week's time-lapse video takes us to Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. (The Daily What)

Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan read 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. But you'd probably watch the two of them read just about anything, right? (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon via Hulu)

Here's a collection of photos taken by people with an uncanny combination of luck and good timing. (BuzzFeed)

And finally this week, the story behind my favorite Christmas song, "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl. (The Guardian via The Awl)