Britney Spears and Paris Hilton Top Santa's Naughty List

According to a recent online survey involving 1,107 children between the ages of two and seventeen, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton top Santa's naughty list. The survey was conducted by E-Poll Market Research, and reported by Reuters.

Britney Spear's troubles, including her penchant for going panty-less, her ongoing custody battle with Kevin Federline, and her stay in rehab--have earned her the title of "naughtiest."

Paris Hilton, with her three-week stay in the big house, brings her in at a very close second.

According to the children who responded, Britney and Paris are so evil--that they have beaten out the very tough competition. Swiper the Fox (from Dora theExplorer), the Grinch, and even Darth Vader pail in comparison. These are the results among the children, ages two to twelve.

Among the teen crowd, the Britster and Paris have even topped former cohort Lindsay Lohan. In spite of her arrest for drunken driving and possession of cocaine, it appears that Lohan can't quite keep up with such extreme naughtiness.

Though some stars are naughty, surely others are nice. Among the younger children--Miley Cyrus, who plays the Disney character Hannah Montana--won the award for "nicest." As for the teen group, the coveted "nice" award was bestowed upon Angelina Jolie.

So, what exactly qualifies as "nice?" According to the children surveyed, "cleaning up and doing chores" made the list.

And, what would Santa consider "naughty?" "not listening to parents," and "being mean" were among the qualifications.

A Mother's Reaction (and you may or may not like it):

I am the mother of five children, ages 1 1/2; 3 1/2; 5 1/2; 9; and 11. If you are not a parent, and possibly even if you are--you may think that any parent would be delighted to see that such young children were already distinguishing between good and bad behavior. I suppose that could be good news. It also brings this question to mind: Are these same children able to distinguish between their parent's good and bad behavior?