O is for Orgasms. Rosie's Bakery and Dessert Shop (243 Hampshire) offers the chocolate kind for $1.50. Other goodies include walnut dream bars and congo bars, which cost $23-$29 per pan, so goahead and indulge your desires.
P is for Preppie. Skip and Muffy need toshop too. 100 percent cotton button down oxfordshirt for $38.50 are available at Brooks Brothers,khakis for $45.00 at J. Press (82 Mt. Auburn). Andfor the true blue preppy, L.L. Bean's NorwegianFisherman's sweater can be had for $39.75.
Q is for Quirks. Want to buy anoutlandish, outrageous, totally wacko gift forsome zany friend? Go to Good's (Faneuil Hall).Their collection includes wind-up walking sushicomplete with chopsticks, AM coffee cup radios,lava lamps, and blow-up dinosaurs. To break up theHong Kong routine, try Good's x-rated fortunecookies, $4 a box.
R is for Railroads. Don your bluestriped engineer's hat and take a ride on theReading with FAO Schwarz's miniature train sets.Complete with an engine, two cars, four people andan 8-foot circle of track, sets range from $115 to$375.
S is for softwear. For those long, coldnights in front of the computer, try a Scottishcashmere sweater and cashmere-lined gloves, $159and $55 respectively, at Saks, while Burberry'scashmere sport jackets retail for $595. For moreintimate pleasures, Victoria's Secrets (4 CopleyPlace) sells a $395 cashmere robe.
T is for Tuxes. For the finest inevening wear, Santa picks a 100 percent worstedtropical wool tuxedo with shawl collar for $315,holiday season red bowtie and cummerbund for$38.50 at The Crimson Shop (16 Dunster St.).
U is for Underwear. The best shoppersget down to basics. Flaunt your spirit with TheCoop's Harvard boxer shorts or panties, $10 and $5respectively. For a lacier experience, try theirgarter belts, $12, teddies $15-28, or silkcamisole and tap pants, $66. Victoria's Secretssells lace panties, four for $12, and laceChristian Dior bras for $25.
V is for Vintage. Relive the spirit ofChristmases past with antique clothing fromvintage shops in the area. Reddog sells men'stweed jackets for $15-35, and taffeta dresses for$30-75. At Oona's (1210 Mass. Ave.) you can findantique brocade vests for $15-$20, and men'sovercoats for $45-60. And for the hard-and-truerummager, Harbor Textile Waste (200 Broadway)sells used clothing for a dollar a pound.
W is for Wargames. Colonel Northrecommends the "Photon" laser gun and shield setat $65.00 for his young troopers who want toengage in hand to hand combat. For the moreimaginative, our nation's leaders recommend theG.I. Joe Action Doll enlists for $4.00, G.I. JoeMotorbike for $12.00 and the G.I. Joe AircraftCarrier for $200.00. All at FAO Schwarz.
X is for xpresssions. Add a littlejiggle to your favorite nutcracker's jingle.Dynamic Nassir's male and female dancers willbounce and sway for as little as $40. For thoseunder 21, a gorilla or clown will bring holidaycheer to any Harvard house.
Y is for Yupmobiles. A shiny red BMW2-door 325es "loaded" with air conditioning,cassette stereo, electric windows and sunroof topsout at $26,000 is the first car. Practicalfamily oriented professionals move on to theboxier profile of the Volvo 760 Turbo, for a mere$25,600. But Harvard MBA's immediately spend their$70,000 first year's starting salary on a brandnew Mercedes 560SEC.
Z is for Zero. The amount of money youwill have left after holiday shopping