Topsy and Tim give us a countdown of their favorite things about Christmas. The twins are featured on the BBC's CBeebies, a TV channel for pre-schoolers.

U.S. rock group Toto struck musical gold in the 1980s with this catchy tune. The song's groove and instrumentation came first, then David Paich wrote the lyrics based on impressions of Africa from what he had seen in news reports on TV and from missionaries he had known as a student.

Tove Lo has been called "Sweden's darkest pop export" by Rolling Stone Magazine. Her hit song "Habits (Stay High)" propelled her to fame with its catchy melody and raw, vulnerable lyrics.

Over the last two decades, the environmental crisis of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee has continued to worsen and dominate local headlines. The lake is the nation’s second largest freshwater lake, but due to years of missteps, it’s been producing massive amounts of toxic algae that have closed beaches, destroyed businesses and poisoned swimmers.

Florida might seem like paradise, but water contamination is a big problem, affecting not only the environment, but businesses and the health of the residents.

Agricultural and corporate interests have long dominated Florida legislature, despite protests from residents and a substantial threat to civilians.

Tracy Chapman’s powerful song "Fast Car" tells the story of a young couple escaping their hometown in search of new opportunities, and of heartache, as dreams crumble along the way.

Train is a rock band from San Francisco fronted by singer Pat Monahan. This song is about a man who's embarrassed to tell his friends that his girlfriend broke up with him, and tries to come up with another version of the story...

Travel + Leisure editor Sarah Spagnolo takes us to hotels, new restaurants, and beautiful beaches of Santa Barbara, California.

Andrew McCarthy goes on a wild goose chase looking for a gravity hill in Ireland, and in the process shows us the charm of the Irish countryside.

As writer and tour guide Susie Millar tells us about some of Northern Ireland's attractions, such as the Titanic museum and the incredibly beautiful Causeway Coastline, you won't want to wait any longer to buy a ticket for Belfast.

Rosie and Julian, siblings from Canada, travel to London where they put on their deerstalker hats and unravel a mystery. They're provided with clues about Big Ben's shape and then have to find the building. Both kids are also really impressed by the double-decker buses.

The kids now look for "The London Eye," with the hint that it is something that people can ride on. Once they find it, they go to take a look at the Tower Bridge.

Rosie and Julian are in Hawaii discovering land formed from red-hot molten lava that erupted from the center of the earth. With the help of friendly volcano expert Ken and his friend Terri, they learn about a volcano that is taller than Mount Everest, and about Pele, the goddess of fire.

The travel kids visit a town almost completely covered by volcanic rock some twenty years before. There’s not a great deal left of it for them to see! They walk out onto the glassy and slippery surface of the lava flow, where volcano expert Ken takes a sample of some liquid rock to measure the temperature. It’s super hot, and Julian makes the excellent decision to keep his hands well clear!