christmas culture war please welcome germany's ambassador to the united nations, the honorable hines beinholz, thank you, mr. ambassador. thank you much. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: please, now, now mr. ambassador, thank you so much for joining us. tell me, who, to the german people who is father christmas? >> father christmas is a investigate a bond,. he's only-- never from its roots. slowly des kating, forever a burden like children. (laughter) (applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: just to be clear, just to be clear, german's love him, right. >> yes. as bleak winter descends like a shrewd over germany his gives the only distraction from the hovering darkness. its whole of oblivion forever licking at our doors with his eternal tongue until we become too weak to fight. and lie down to be taken by the cold embrace of the snow. (applause) >> stephen: okay, hands, it's christmas, let's keep it light, let's keep it light, all right. >> oh, would you care for a candied cane? >> stephen: thank you very much, that's nice. >> it represents the emotional crutch of the season's empty frivo