Slideshow: Grio getaways for the holidays

SLIDESHOW - Sure, the economy has been awfully Scrooge-like, but Santa promised a little extra in your stocking this year...

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Sure, the economy has been awfully Scrooge-like lately, but Santa promised a little extra in your stocking this year.

So why not break with tradition (or start a new one), and get away for the holidays?

Be it a sun-splashed jaunt to Jamaica, zipping down the slopes in Utah, or strolling through exotic gardens in Morocco, we’ve scouted 10 domestic and international destinations that offer everything from Mother Nature’s wintry spell, to balmy breezes.

So grab your jingle bells and join our holiday ride —minus the sleigh. And if you can’t make it this year, mark your calendar for 2011.

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