Merry Christmas, KISS!

Best,
Jennifer Gregory

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Check out this advertisement for 87.6 City FM radio in the Netherlands!

What would happen if KISS worked at Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart decided to find out in this fun promotional video.

KISS,

I wanted to share with you my KISS nutcracker collection I hand painted myself..for my enjoyment. I have not seen this done before, so I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could make it happen. Hope you get some amusement out of this.


Merry KISSMAS,

Michele P.

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Here's KISS on the latest cover of Nightwire Magazine.

Hi KISS!

Merry Kissmas boys...and all Kiss Fans!!

Our Halloween Rocked!! We had a lot of fun with our costumes this year, the candy givers gave the kids rave reviews, totally loved the costumes; they were all proud. Baby Gene asks to have his face painted again so he can be Gene Simmons.

Here's our Christmas Card we are sending out this year, hope you enjoy it!

Shelley & Kids
From Southern Alberta, Canada

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KISS's Destroyer album makes a surprise appearance in this holiday Amazon.com commercial!

Check out these great KISS tattoos spotted backstage on the final leg of the KISS Alive 35 Tour.

Photos by Dean Snowden for KISSonline.

Here's KISS backstage at the Mellon center with head coach Dan Bylsma, assistant coach Tony Granato and the Pittsburg Penguins family.

Photos by Dean Snowden for KISSonline.

KISS!

I wanted to send you a picture of me getting your signatures inked in after the show in Kansas City. I called ahead of time to Mercy Seat Tattoo when I got my meet & greet. Chris, the tattooist, gladly reopened the shop to do your signatures. He's a huge fan too. I just wanted to say thanks again for signing my back. I'll wear KISS proudly for ever. I can't wait for you to come to St.Louis so I can do another meet & greet. I also gave you all pictures of my KISS tribute bike, I really hope you enjoyed them.

Thanks again for 35 years of Rock n Roll!

Dave Bement

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Check out this great KISS quilt that Ginny Winderman made for a terminally ill 5 years old Kiss fan.

Way to go, Ginny!

Penguins Coaches Enjoy Kiss Concert

By Rob Rossi

Inclement weather prevented the Penguins from gathering Sunday morning at a Waterfront restaurant for their annual holiday party, but head coach Dan Bylsma and his staff still found time to bond. Penguins coaches attended the KISS concert that night at Mellon Arena, though assistant coach Tony Granato joked that they opted against face paint in honor of their favorite band members - front man Paul Stanley for Granato.

Thanks to Ace Doggett for sending KISSonline the clip.

KISS has been rocking since 1973, so it makes sense that references to the band (and their makeup) have popped up just about everywhere in pop culture. Here are a few:

"Family Guy"

In the Season 3 episode "Road to Europe," Peter and Lois go to KISS-stock, a five-night concert featuring the band. He and Lois dress in KISS makeup and stand near the stage, but when Gene Simmons points the microphone at Lois during "Rock and Roll All Night," she doesn't know the words, and Peter is humiliated. They head to a Denny's restaurant, where KISS is eating and Lois recognizes Simmons by his birth name, Chaim Witz, and they talk about how they dated before Simmons was in the band.

"Role Models"

Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star in this 2008 comedy about two friends, Danny and Wheeler, who get in trouble and are sentenced to 150 hours of mentoring kids. Wheeler's love of KISS helps him seem cool to the wild child he's placed with. For the final act of the film, the four main characters don KISS makeup.

"Detroit Rock City"

This 1999 movie takes place in 1978, where Lex, Trip, Hawk and Jam's favorite band is KISS. They're pumped up to head to a concert in Detroit, until Hawk's ultrareligious mom (who thinks "KISS" stands for "Knights In Satan's Service") lights their tickets on fire. The four friends have to find a way to get out of school, get to Detroit and get into the concert. Without getting caught.

"What's New, Scooby-Doo?"

During the '90s-era incarnation of the cartoon series, the episode "A Scooby-Doo Halloween" shows the mystery-solving gang in a town where KISS is playing at a Halloween concert. The song "Shout It Out Loud" plays during the episode's chase sequence.

- Kevin Coffey

Check out this fan's tattoo before, during and after being signed by KISS!

Photos by Dean Snowden and Spiro Papadatos for KISSonline.