To answer that question, style maverick Jason Oliver Nixon collected more than 100 holiday gifts that you and your loved ones alike will adore. Wouldn’t you love to see yourself behind the wheel of the 2009 SL63 AMG Mercedes? Or wearing a David Yurman diamond ring? Or visiting Exhale’s soothing spa? Then turn to our annual gift guide and start dog-earing pages.

Of course, the greatest present of all is a charity donation. We continue to support the Children’s Museum of the East End, the Parrish Art Museum, East End Hospice, Southampton Fresh Air Home, Peconic Land Trust, Southampton Hospital, the American Heart Association, and many other groups and foundations that remain dear to our hearts. And we encourage you to join us! (You can find more about the Parrish’s holiday events in “Sweet Charity: The Art of Shopping.”)

And for our readers on the Gold Coast, be sure to pore over the pages we’ve devoted specifically to you—we’ve gathered so many local festivities in our calendar that fireside chats will be few and far between.

This being our last issue of 2008, on behalf of Hamptons magazine and the entire Niche Media team, we’d like to extend our thanks to all our readers and advertisers, and especially to the community that helps make our magazine a success. And a special thank-you to the talented husband-and-wife team, Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler from Mabley Handler Interior Design, for decorating our gorgeous tables at this year’s Hamptons Classic… just so beautiful!