On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world.This week on Everything Under the Sun, it's our Christmas Eve special! Our wonderful guest Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline, Stardust and Good Omens, answers a Christmassy question from Arlo, 'why does Santa bring us toys?'We also answer two more Christmassy questions, 'when was the first sighting of people putting candy canes on christmas trees?' from Tara and 'why do we kiss under the mistletoe?' from Dominic and we announce the winner of last week's Tom Fletcher competition!Tune in for lots of Christmassy fun and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! We hope you enjoy and thank you so much for supporting Everything Under the Sun!Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun!Follow us on social media:Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwritesTwitter: @MollyOldfieldFacebook: Everything Under the SunThank you! Have a lovely week. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.