Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. Winter Veil is winding down, and as we here at the WoW.com offices fight over the last carton of eggnog, we've been taking a lot of time to look over the past year and celebrate. Of course, here in the Tuesday Morning Post, we generally look at the past 7 days or so. So yeah, there's plenty of the navel gazing stuff, but there's a good smattering of news too. Nothing too major, I suppose. Even the dev team likes to see their family over the holidays, I guess. But it's there. And in the meantime, a little bit of a navel gazing never hurt anyone. Our navels are pretty awesome anyway.

Join me for the last Tuesday morning of 2009 and catch up on your WoW reading. The usual list is after the break.

Hot News and Features

• Could the building blocks for the Cataclysm world event be right under our noses?
• As Wrath winds down, we remember the abandoned and half-finished things.
• We know why ICC's gated. You can, of course, always blame the gnome.
• The 2009 WoW.com best stories showcases our personal picks for the best articles of 2009. Check out what we've posted so far, and watch out for the last few months to go up in the next few days.
• If you logged on and got to the tree, hopefully you got your 2009 Winter Veil gifts -- And hopefully, you didn't shoot your eye out.
• The official WoW magazine has a preview out.

Class News and Guides

• Encrypted Text looks back at 2009 from a rogue point of view.
• Totem talk looks at 2009 from a shaman's eye view.
• Care and Feeding of Warriors looks back at 2009 for warriors.
• Arcane Brilliance looks back at 2009 for mages.
• The Light and How to Swing It looks at 2009 for paladins.
• Spiritual Guidance looks back at priesting in 2009.
• Warlocks look back at 2009 in Blood Pact as well.
• Healing's going through some changes in Cataclysm. Here's what we know so far.

Dungeons, Items, PvP, Professions, and More

• Sometimes, especially when it comes to Dungeon Finder groups, it's best not to know.
• Rossi has his own philosophies for powering through PuG dungeons in manner not unlike one might expect of a Wookie Jedi.
• Rejoice, disciples of the rod. You get a new fishing skill enchant in patch 3.3.
• Ready Check takes a look back at the raiding scene of 2009.
• In the mood for spoilers? We have some footage of one of the early quest encounters in the Shadowmourne quest line.
• Officers' Quarters tells you how to make friends and influence guild leaders.

Odds and Ends

• If you like it, then you should have rolled need on it. Note that we do not condone the actual viewpoints condoned in the video, but damn if the song isn't catchy.
• Congratulations to November 2009's guild of the month, Sleeper Cartel!
• WoW Rookie looks at making the most of the new tutorial tips.
• Drama Mamas has more advice for handling the drama of the new Dungeon Finder.

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