Day 1: Opening Statements

Court is now in session, and the trial of the century has begun. Santa Claus is in the dock charged with the crime of Christmas, and you have been appointed as our members of the jury to deliberate on the evidence. Should Christmas be cancelled or saved? It's your choice. On the first day in our Christmas court, the prosecution and defence will present their opening statements, defending the honour of the holidays - or arguing that the Christmas lights should go out for the last time. The defence, led by Daniel J. McLaughlin, puts the case forward that Christmas encourages kindness, generosity, charity, and love. Whilst the prosecution, led by Matt Millard, argues that the festive celebrations actually threaten the planet. Listen to the court proceedings and vote in our festival poll, by visiting our Twitter page @LaudablePods. www.twitter.com/LaudablePods And come back tomorrow as The Trial of Santa Claus presents the evidence for and against a Christmas tradition, film or song. The Trial of Santa Claus is a Laudable production, presented and produced by Kelly Crichton, Dan McLaughlin, and Matt Millard. The podcast was created by Dan McLaughlin. Listen to more podcasts from Laudable: https://linktr.ee/laudable_podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices