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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

TDS Time Machine | War on Christmas

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, News, Daily News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

It's America's last remaining forever war: The War on Christmas. Take a listen back through the years, as Jon Stewart and the Daily Show team recount the harrowing battles. Jason Jones reports from the trenches of the mall. John Oliver embeds near the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Classic Christmas TV specials weigh in, looking a little different this year. Jon officially declares war on Christmas, after which Fox News informs him he's going to hell. A bit of friendly fire sends Fox News running for cover. Jon is visited by a series of ghosts to teach him a lesson about Christmas. Sarah Palin and Bill O'Reilly join the fight in World War C. After a Festivus detour, Jessica Williams joins to set the record straight on Black Santa. Finally, Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic take to the streets to find out what the public has to say about the neverending War on Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:03.0

We begin tonight with the war, not the one in Iraq, but another more insidious war,

0:22.5

being waged right here on American soil.

0:26.2

A war on Christmas.

0:28.5

Conservative groups are claiming America is replacing the season's more religious aspects

0:32.4

with a secular message of holiday cheer.

0:35.7

Even President Bush made the naughty list.

0:38.4

After this year's White House Christmas card, which supporters a happy holiday season? Of course, along with an

0:42.4

excerpt from Psalm 28, beginning the Lord is my strength and my shield. But, you know,

0:48.0

which lord? Could be anybody, really.

0:55.5

Ganesh.

1:00.2

We've got some Ganesh fans in the audience.

1:03.8

That doesn't happen a lot.

1:07.7

Luckily, there is a white knight riding in from the judicial branch.

1:13.6

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is the subject of glowing new ads from Catholic advocacy groups. For 35 years, one Jersey City tradition included a Christmas and Hanukkah display in front of City Hall.

1:20.6

But the American Civil Liberties Union sued, forcing the city to remove the display,

1:26.6

thanks to Judge Samuel Alito, the inclusive

1:29.3

holiday display was restored.

1:31.3

Of course, saving Christmas doesn't guarantee you confirmation to the Supreme Court.

1:40.3

I think we all remember the ill-fated, earnest nomination.

1:49.6

But nobody takes the Christ out of Christmas quite like the private sector.

1:54.0

Some conservatives are calling for boycotts against retailers who ask employees to wish customers happy holidays. Like this store, seen here blatantly disregarding Christmas.

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