  Meet Christopher Radko. The “Czar of Christmas Present” is headed to Atlanta. Christopher Radko, renowned for his exquisite European glass ornaments and time-honored holiday decorations, will be on hand Dec. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. to sign “From Frosty Friends,” the exclusive ornament he created for 2006. Hosted by DRTC Studio, the signing event will coincide with the store’s annual Holiday Open House. DRTC Studio is newly located at 905 Juniper St. in Midtown. For details, call 404-874-5583.
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  Purchase the CityPass. Do yourself a favor and get your out-of-town guests out of the house. You can only play so many games of Scrabble and Spades before someone starts to pout. Right around this time, we suggest reaching for the CityPass. With admittance to six of Atlanta’s top attractions at an attractively low price of $59, your family and friends will have every reason to smile. Each CityPass, which is valid for nine days, includes entrance to the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, High Museum of Art, a CNN Atlanta Studio tour and two option tickets. Option No. 1 is admission to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History or the Atlanta Botanical Garden; Option No. 2 is admission to Zoo Alanta or the Atlanta History Center. For more information, visit www.citypass.com or call 707-256-0490.
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  Release all that pent-up tension. You could always give the gift of relaxation, but then again why not treat yourself to an escape from the holiday hoopla? Spa Sydell’s new Massage Stretch is a heavenly hour of assisted stretch and compression designed to improve agility and flexibility. A fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, Thai and sports massage techniques, this therapeutic treatment soothes tired muscles and aching joints. It relieves stress and calms old injuries and chronic pains. Priced at $85, this clothed massage is available at all eight locations from The Forum on Peachtree Parkway to the Buckhead Plaza on Peachtree. To make an appointment, call 404-255-7727 or visit www.spasydell.com.
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  Say goodbye. You could opt to see one of many versions of “The Nutcracker” again or you can settle in to watch one of the last performances of “The 1940s Radio Hour.” The musical, which opened on Thanksgiving in 1982 and has been a tradition ever since, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a 1942 radio broadcast complete with sound effects recorded for troops overseas during Christmas. Suitable for all ages, the performance runs through Jan. 7 at the Theatre in the Square’s Alley Stage. See it before it’s gone for good. For more information, call the box office at 770-422-8369 or visit www.theatreinthesquare.com.
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  Buy the book. There’s a Christmas list and then there’s the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. One peek at these pages and those visions of sugarplums will quickly be replaced with diamonds, furs and … a backyard water park? Try as you might, you’d never be able to come up with a wish list quite like theirs. Imagine flipping through the pages of a catalog touting a six-person space trip charter for $1.7 million or an exclusive villa at one of Tuscany’s oldest working wineries for a mere $3.5 million. This year’s Christmas Book, the company’s 80th, continues its tradition of offering everything from fancy items like a MontBlanc diamond fountain pen ($160,900) to affordable gifts such as the Versace candy dish ($98) and a tin of delicious holiday cookies ($20). The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is $15 and can be ordered by calling 800-634-6267, or peruse the entire book online at www.neimanmarcus.com.
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