 On Christmas morning , everybody wakes up to find no presents under their trees . They turn on the news , which is broadcasting the same story . Brian and Stewie appear on the broadcast and bring the dying Santa out in a wheelchair , explaining that humanity 's <unk> is killing him and if they don 't shorten their demands to one Christmas present a year , they may have to give up Christmas altogether . <unk> , everyone agrees and , one year later , Santa has recovered , the workshop is once again a lively , colorful <unk> cottage and the elves and reindeer are all <unk> . 
