With Christmas just two weeks away, a cherished holiday tradition is fading... the handwritten letter to Santa.

We look at the history of the letter to Santa, from its humble beginnings to now.

Plus, we get an exclusive report straight from the North Pole with an industry insider about what the big man in red is seeing this year!

And in headlines today, Australia has recorded its largest number of Indigenous deaths in custody in over 40 years; Aryna Sabalenka is adamant her 'battle of the sexes'-style exhibition clash with Nick Kyrgios isn't going to prove a meaningless gimmick that damages women's sport; Author Sophie Kinsella, known for her bestselling Shopaholic books that were adapted into a movie starring Aussie Isa Fisher, has died at the age of 55; The Duchess of Sussex has finally been able to make contact with her estranged father Thomas Markle in hospital

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Guests: Fr. Christmas

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