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 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 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 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 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? 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. 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 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, 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. 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.
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. 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 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 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
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. 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 my heart Radio, visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you listen to your favorite shows.