• East Side Santa John McGrail comes down the virtual chimney to see for himself how M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram ml_elrick), Marc Fellhauer (Twitter @MarcFell) and Shawn Windsor (Twitter @ShawnWindsor) ended up on the naughty list & Matt Jennings (Twitter @MattRJennings) in nice, while Joey Zuver is asking one to include receipts with their gifts in case he needs to exchange them for a better fit.
• THE STRAIGHT DOPE:  There’s no need to check your list twice, because you’ve never met a Santa like this before! John McGrail, who has been sitting in for Santa Claus for 35 years, shares some of his favorite Yuletide stories and discusses the most extraordinary holiday in recent history.
• Marc asks Santa John how he feels about mall Santas, and gets a lengthy discourse on how he gets in the zone for what he considers more than just a gig.
• Now, we’re not saying we’ve got a Bad Santa on the show, but if you listen you’ll find that this Santa isn’t afraid to let his beard down to share some pretty salty stories.
• Find out how Santa John handled the wailing kid whose mom insisted that the brat get his picture with Santa even while wailing like a Banshee.
• Frisky females, holiday parties with adult gag gifts, gatherings of civil engineers, our Santa has seen it all. And now he’s telling all. We promise that if you listen you won’t end up on the naughty list.
• You’d never guess that John used to be a shy guy. He tells us how Santa’s gift to him was unlocking his effervescent personality.
• Shawn invites Santa to psychoanalyze Rudolph, then tries to figure out how folks end up on the naughty list. Spoiler alert: This Santa wears red, but underneath he’s in a blue state.
• Do you like Scandinavian humor? Are you ready to laugh at the Irish? Ever wonder which end o the spectrum Santa falls on? If so, then we’ve got the Santa you’ve had on your wish list!
• The boys set themselves up for stockings full of coal by scrapping with Blue Santa. (Spoiler alert: DON’T MESS WITH THE CLAUS!!!)
• While we had a great time with Santa, he shares some poignant stories about how he handles it when kids wish for their parents to get back together or their dead pet to come back.
• THE GREAT DEBATE: The Lions have turned to a former Big Ten linebacker who was an outstanding pro turned color commentator to help guide them out of the pit of despair. What could possibly go wrong?!?
• GEEK OF THE WEEK: Tis the season to get your last shots in at worthy geeks, and the triumvirate go out with a bang!
• THIS WEEK IN SOFT HISTORY: Matt, or Dr. J, as he now insists on being called, unwraps his latest warped history lesson.
• ROOM 7609: Bananarama slinks into the NuWave suite with a reminder that “Baby, It’s Christmas.”
• FIRST AMENDMENT TIME: Our mailbag runneth over. Listen and learn what the peasants are revolting over!
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