Happy holidays! No matter which tradition you celebrate, there's one thing that is universal – you'll desperately need a reason to get away from your family before you murder someone. But there are also several things that are very specific to Christmas. So hang up the mistletoe and make a bowl of figgy pudding (actually, don't), as we're tackling Christmas icons and characters.

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SHOW NOTES

1:58 – Yukon Cornelius from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

5:30 – Santa Claus

11:37 – Elf on the Shelf

16:57 – Krampus

23:10 – Ebenezer Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol"

34:23 – The Leg Lamp from "A Christmas Story"

38:22 – John McClane from "Die Hard"

44:18 – The Tree from "A Charlie Brown Christmas"