Johnny and Ed devote three segments to a variety of toys and unusual gifts for Christmas, ranging from several action figures and dolls to novelty items such as supposedly humane mousetraps, an inflatable brassiere and a talking scale, up to a $600 mink teddy bear and an 18K gold Snoopy bank with a diamond collar for $25,000. Bruce Dern discusses his upcoming movie "Middle Age Crazy", noting that he never met co-star Ann-Margret until they were established actors, even though they attended the same high school just a few years apart. David Letterman talks about buying a house near a nude beach, after having lived in Laurel Canyon through some wildfires. He also talks about naming his dog Bob. Judith Blegen performs "O Holy Night", then talks about her upcoming opera "The Elixir of Love" on PBS, which has been adapted to a setting in the American west.