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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Air Force One” cold open of "SNL" on Saturday, December 13, 2025 (Will Heath/NBC)

Trump strikes Santa, Collins on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith
Violent Night (Universal Studios)

Bad Santas, ranked from naughty to vice

Alison Stine
(Getty Images)

What do kids really think about Santa?

Jonathan Lane - The Conversation
Santa Claus in Los Angeles (Getty Images/iStock/Salon)

A hired Santa's Christmas in Los Angeles

Brad Griffith
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Lying about Santa may be good for kids

Kristen Dunfield - The Conversation
Baldwin and McKinnon as Trump and Conway on SNL

Trump retweets you, insta-fame

Salon Staff - NBC
Bill O'Reilly (AP/Kathy Willens/<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-86740p1.html'>Elena Schweitzer</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Photo montage by Salon)

How O'Reilly ruined Christmas

Edwin Lyngar
(Comedy Central)

Sarah Gray
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Pervy Santas hit Craigslist

Tracy Clark-Flory
Martin Freeman "SNL" (NBC)

Watch hilarious cut "SNL" skit

Sarah Gray
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Soraya Chemaly
Megyn Kelly (AP/Fox/Alex Kroke)

Katie McDonough
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(ACLU)

Natasha Lennard
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