This is the first post in a new section of Vanity Fairest called Faves (see tab above) in which I plug my favorite things, for to possibly be renamed something more clever. Because, if Julie Andrews can do it, and Oprah can do it, why the heck can’t I?

Everyone on my Christmas shopping list this year is getting an Eddie Bauer Down Ice Scraper Mitt.

It’s a pretty sturdy scraper, but the handle is tucked inside a huge down-stuffed mitt, so your hand stays toasty warm while you go at the ice your windshield.

What could be better than that? There’s a reason “warm woolen mittens” are expressly mentioned in the song about favorite things. How have I gotten through 14 years of driving in Chicago winters without this?

I’m only slightly perturbed to discover, upon pulling up the Eddie Bauer website for this item, that Oprah has already featured it on her favorite things. At least I know I have good taste.

Price: $14.50, or, for a limited time, $9.99 with any purchase.