How many gifts did Santa have to deliver? About 180 million... and a lot of gifts were slated for little Rhode Island. An early delivery was 212 Hunts and Santa was late. The elves were on his case... to unpack the sleigh in time to get back. Bert and Lucy were on their way home from midnight Mass... with a house festooned with creche and wreathes. Now just get the pies on and wake up the kids for a journey into Christmasland. Claude has to open up his Abbey Road album. Merry Christmas to all... an intro to end all Yuletide intros.