Needless to say, this is not the time of year you want to upset Santa. The jolly ole elf can make or break your Christmas, so it's very important to keep him on your good side. Unfortunately for me, I managed to offend St. Nick just in time for the holidays.

It started innocently enough on Monday's First News. We had a story about the town of North Pole, Alaska getting flooded with letters addressed to Santa Claus. After the story, I mentioned that my son had written a letter to the big guy. The letter was actually very cute. He didn't even ask for many gifts, but instead, he told Santa how much he loved him and that he'd leave milk and cookies out for him. Okay, that was fine. Then... Donna asked me if Santa wrote back. I won't repeat what I said, but let's just say that it questioned Santa's existence. Oh boy. Not good.

On today's show, Santa Claus himself came into our studio to reprimand me and let me know that he does indeed exist. And, yes, he also informed me I will be getting a lump of coal this year. I admit, that's very much deserved. All I can do is ask for Santa's forgiveness and hope he accepts it in time for next year. Otherwise, it could be a coal-d Christmas for me for years to come. I learned my lesson: don't mess with the guy who brings the presents.