of course now i just to find marconi's number so i can sell my clock radio. we'll be right back. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. thank you very much. thank you so much. please, it's greetings like that that make me want to punch a baby in the face. that is actually a nicer story than it sounds. folks, if you are paying attention to the calendar you know christmas is right around the corner. you can tell because my house is already decorated for easter. pro tip, hide chickens now and come spring you'll have hidden eggs. now folks, if you watch fox news you know that there is a war on christmas. but on "the colbert report" we fight back. this is the blitzkrieg on grinchitude. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now lady its and gentlemen, every christmas has its share of yule logjammers but this year it comes from an unexpected source. pope benedict. who would have thought this guy was a grinch. in his new book jesus of flaz rhett the the pope challenges the traditional story of christmas. for instance, he writes that the 6th century monk who established the