It's the holidays, and what better place to be than in your favorite Armchair! John and Mike get together between episodes to bring you this bite-sized wintry blurb of festive fun. Settle in and enjoy a free-form discussion on the origins of Christmas and the meaning of the winter holiday season. Our hosts could go on for hours about this stuff, but you'll have to settle for just 45 minutes of good conversation to hold you over until the New Year.   Notes: Mike never did get to the connection between St. Nicholas and Christmas...for those who were wondering, St. Nick was remembered as a generous giver of surprise gifts. That gift-giving spirit was picked up and channeled through centuries of folk memory to enter 19th century Western canon as Santa Claus and sell you Coca Cola products.