Never mind partridges, pear trees, turtledoves, and so forth.  To a certain search giant, one of the best presents it can give seems to be the gift of itself.  Google’s counting down the days to 2009 by presenting tips on how to use its various products and services.
Google’s Countdown to 2009 will be updated daily, so the flow of advice should be consistent, and a Countdown gadget can be added to iGoogle pages for maximum convenience.  There’s even a mobile version.

http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/countdownto2009/

At the time of post the time let is as

18 days, 21 hours, 10 mins, 57 secs until 2009!