# WHO Has SAVED Christmas? Also, who HASN'T, but SHOULD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211 "2012-12-06T18:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/61 "2012-12-16T03:23:21Z")
Jack Bauer could save Christmas. Too bad he will have to slaughter all the reindeer and half the elves to do it. Also, The Terminator --except that the Terminator kills Santa and impersonates him in order to infiltrate every home on Earth, and then kills every single human. But – Christmas is saved … er, somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/62 "2012-12-17T14:08:12Z")
After he’s done that, every single human is completely filled with love and the spirit of Christmas! (statements about the empty set are fun!) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/63 "2012-12-17T14:49:08Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Also, The Terminator --except that the Terminator kills Santa and impersonates him in order to infiltrate every home on Earth, and then kills every single human. But – Christmas is saved … er, somehow. “I’ll be back…for Christmas.” After Santa finds a facehugger under his tree, it’s up to the Predators to save Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/64 "2012-12-17T17:21:57Z")
Well, there was the in-show Family Guy Christmas special of “KISS Saves Santa”. So I suppose that could be one. I’d like the guys at Gearbox to make a Borderlands 2 DLC where you save Christmas on Pandora. Admit it, you’d buy it. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/65 "2012-12-17T18:07:36Z")
Gandalf should save Christmas - with the help of the EntWives. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/66 "2012-12-17T18:14:25Z")
IIRC, there was an add-on for Duke Nukem 3D where Duke saved Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/67 "2012-12-17T22:22:48Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Gandalf should save Christmas - with the help of the EntWives. Pretty sure Rankin-Bass already made that one. Oh wait, that was The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. I don’t remember who here I first saw call it Hobbit Claus, but I thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/68 "2012-12-18T03:44:20Z")
Gandalf hasn’t saved Christmas, but Tolkien did write a children’s book about Father Christmas and his (badass, naturally) elves saving Christmas. [The Father Christmas Letters](http://www.amazon.com/Father-Christmas-Letters-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/039559698X) ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/69 "2012-12-18T09:34:35Z")
Judge Dredd has both [saved](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t6NKClKSdOQ/SzEWWeZJycI/AAAAAAAAEjU/NZiNoOJo0LA/s400/44.jpg) and [ruined](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6NKClKSdOQ/SzEWhR3WqnI/AAAAAAAAEjk/AvC6Tz-d_7E/s400/Judge_Dredd2008.jpg) Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/70 "2012-12-19T17:14:50Z")
Should? Hellboy and/or Buckaroo Banzai. ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211/71 "2012-12-19T19:15:55Z")
Harry Dresden. Or better still, Sandman Slim. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-saved-christmas-also-who-hasnt-but-should/643211.md?page=3)