In keeping with a holiday tradition, last-minute shoppers this holiday season are more likely to be men, according to a new survey. This, as retailers are depending more on procrastinators this holiday season. Without one or two stand out must-have toys or apparel to lure people into stores, many shoppers have decided to hold off until the final hours before Christmas to open their wallets.

More than 200 partiers dressed like Saint Nick gathered in Los Angeles to do some pretty unsaintly things in the name of Santacon. It's a spontaneous, rollicking piece of performance art that, depending on who you ask, is known as Santacon (for "Santa Convention"), Santarchy (think anarchy), or Santa Rampage. The fun-loving Santas swarmed Los Angeles subways, sidewalks and bars doing some un-Santa-like things in the name of meaningless fun, the Los Angeles Times reported. Those in costume doled out oddities such as old credit cards and ramen noodles as Christmas gifts to passersby Saturday. They even stopped at bars to have a few drinks. Most onlookers say they were very amused.

Shoppers are crowding the malls as they wrap up their Holiday gift buying. Electronics are the big buy for gifts as retailers mark the last week of holiday season shopping with hopes of high sales. Today is what's known in the retail world as "Last Saturday," the final Saturday before Christmas. Dec. 24 falls on a Saturday, but most malls and national chain stores will close early that day because it's Christmas Eve.

Feeling guilty about writing a check instead of taking the time to find the perfect gift for the teens on your shopping list? A recent "Money Matters Holiday Survey" confirms that cash is king when it comes to satisfying teenagers' wish lists at holiday time. The survey, conducted by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), includes insights from more than 700 teen members nationwide, 286 of whom have participated in the Money Matters: Make It Count program, a joint initiative of BGCA and The Charles Schwab Foundation, which promotes financial literacy among teens from disadvantaged circumstances.