Santa's confidence is climbing again... until he hears from a little girl who isn't sure if he is even real. But Snowball, the elf, makes a huge discovery that might save Christmas.
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Welcome to Santa gust a production of I Heart Radio.
Well hello there. As you know by now, the most
wonderful time of the year can also be the toughest
time of the year for Santa and his elves at
the North Pole. But he's made some upgrades, a new
jingle jangle technology and a new podcast to get the
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word out. Let's check it. So this is it, you guys,
It's Christmas Eve already in the podcast is totally taken off,
like I'm about to. Before you do your thing, we
really should read some fan mail. Oh fan mail. You
know I love getting letters. Oh yeah, and they are
coming in hot. We got one here. This one's fresh
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off the Jangle Jangle. Her name is Marston and she
lives in Chicago. Dear Santa, I love the podcast. It's
great to hear you answer questions from kids. But I
have a question for you, and he needs to be
honest with me. Are you real? Well? I wish I
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hadn't heard that the belief for meter is dropping and fast.
This just isn't working, and I'm I'm afraid that Christmas
is say this machine, you know, I think this is
just a glitch. Santa. This who is me? Woe is me?
Draft fooie heck darn shoote double shoot poop. Look, enough
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is enough? Guys. You two are my most trusted elves,
and I thought this was a really good idea. We
gave it our best, but it's just not working. Now.
I've got to get out there and get going before
it's too late. We've got to load the sleigh, hitch
up the range. None of that stuff matters. If the
belief ometer is in the red, you won't even gain
enough altitude to stand back. What is happening? A glitch?
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Huh my, dear els, I am sorry, but this is
not working. But it's Santa. Wait. Oh what are we
gonna do? Oh? Step out of it and breathe every
We've we've got to keep it together. Okay, but what
do we do now? Well? I think I figured something out.
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Yeah anything, okay, stick with me. Okay, So Christmas magic
runs on the joy of children. Okay? What if the
meter wasn't measuring joy? No, No, it's measuring doubt. Every
time someone doubts something, the meter drops, and Santa has
been doubting himself. We've been going about this all the
wrong way. We thought we had to get kids to
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believe in him. But that's not quite right. No, no, no,
We've got to get Santa to believe in himself. That's
what I've been trying to do. You know, it's just
been too easy with all these little awesome boys and
girls who believe in Santa. About that little girl that
just came in off the jingle jangs, Yes, she's a
true skeptic. Absolutely. We gotta get Santa to talk to
her and convince her that he's real. I don't know,
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talk to a nonbeliever. That's kind of crazy and risky.
What if it goes totally wrong and the belief of
meter just I don't know, implodes on itself. We can't
take that risk. We can't not take that risk. He sorry,
just forgot my cookies. Let me just reach across here
and uh no, no, no, I'm not staying. There's no ball.
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I just came back from my cookies. Oh yes, you
are Santa ever Green? What's going on? Franche's right, Santa,
We can't let you leave. You gotta face your fears.
That's funny. I'm Santa Claus. Santa Claus isn't afraid of anything,
but you are Santa you're afraid that there are children
out there who don't believe you're real. Don't believe I'm real?
What I think I'm real? I mean this table feels real.
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The hot chocolate you knocked over on your hand feels real.
I don't know, Santa A. The belief of meter is
dropping to critical levels right now. Quick, Snowball tug my beard?
Oh oh, this always works with the kids at the mall.
Als if they tug my beard, do they know I'm real? Yeah?
But Santa, Marston's not tugging at your beard. Snowball is.
And Marston can't see you because this is a podcast.
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She's gonna need something deeper than that. Yeah, well, put
in a sound effect. She'll be able to hear it.
It's just not the same the kids at them all,
of course, they believe in you. You're right there in
front of them. She has to believe in something a
little deeper than that. I think you need to call
her and quick. Your belief a meter is dropping dangerously low,
and if it drops any lower, your sleigh won't get
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off the ground. But but I can't talk to a nonbeliever.
That's like crossing the stream. But Santa that's part of
the problem. People aren't talking to each other anymore, and
so you have to talk to this little girl. If
anybody can renew Marston's faith, it's you. Boy. This is
making me who where? What is this feeling? I've never
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felt this before. Maybe we shouldn't do this call. I'm
just a b a fat No, you're not Santa, and
quit criticizing your rakes believe a meter plunging because you
aren't believing in yourself. Santa. Oops, I've already down the
number and she's about to pick up. Well, I guess
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you've left me no choice. Hello Seasons, Greetings from the
North Pole. This is Evergreen, y elf? Who am I
speaking with? WHOA? What a day for Santa Claus. He
knows he's real, We know he's real, But he's about
to talk to a little girl who isn't so sure.
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What will he say? What will she say? Tune into
tomorrow Santa Cast to find out the gosh honest truth
about Christmas. This episode of Santa Cast was recorded in
the North Pole by Evergreen and Snowball with your host
Santa Claus. Special thanks to our friends Brad Brinkley, Hannah Feerman,
Matt Stanton, Dan Bush, and Brent Dye. Santa Cast is
a production of I heart Radio. For more podcasts from
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