Adam Ruins Everything — Season 1, Episode 25: Adam Ruins Christmas

Episode synopsis

Ho ho...huh?! Adam teaches his sister that the real St. Nick story is a lot creepier than she thought, and modern Santa was created by commercialism only a century ago. Adam also reveals how gift-giving actually hurts the economy.

About Adam Ruins Everything

Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Adam Ruins Giving
• E2Adam Ruins Security
• E3Adam Ruins Cars
• E4Adam Ruins Forensic Science
• E5Adam Ruins Restaurants
• E6Adam Ruins Hygiene
• E7Adam Ruins Voting
• E8Adam Ruins Work
• E9Adam Ruins Summer Fun
• E10Adam Ruins Sex
• E11Adam Ruins Nutrition
• E12Adam Ruins Death