Watch The Daily Show mock Fox News' 'white Santa' claim

Megyn Kelly tried to assure kids that Santa is not only real, but white, just like Jesus. It's Christmas for Jon Stewart.

Jon Stewar's War on Christmas
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On Thursday night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart revisited the annual Fox News counterattack in the War on Christmas. But since the last time he talked about this epic battle — last week — things have gotten even stranger. Stewart started out by noting Fox host Gretchen Carlson's declaration of a war of her own — against the Seinfeld-inspired holiday Festivus — and then turned to the topic that no doubt inspired the whole segment: Megyn Kelly's unequivocal assertion that, like Jesus, Santa Claus is a white man.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.