Summary: Lois loves the holiday season and is excited about decorating the house, opening presents and introducing Stewie to Santa Claus. Stewie, on the other hand, is completely paranoid about this fat man in a red suit who can somehow maintain 24-hour surveillance on the entire world. Peter, sent to drop off one gift to Toys for Toddlers, mistakenly gives away all the gifts. When he and Lois go to the mall to re-shop for everything - they are caught up in the last-minute shopping frenzy. They try their hardest to still save Christmas, but it appears to now be impossible when Brian causes a large fire in the house. Lois snaps and goes on a quest to steal the star from atop the city's huge Christmas tree. Only Stewie's motivational speech as the baby Jesus make Lois realize why she loved Christmas so much in the first place.

Air Date: 12/21/01

Written by: Danny Smith

Directed by: Brian Hogan

Nielsen Rating: 2.8/6