Santa Claus
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Date: 2024-12-19 12:01
Total Speeches: 136
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 42m
AI Summaries: 136/136 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Analysis
Summary
This sitting was a fun and festive gathering in the Riigikogu hall to mark the end of the year, centered around the distribution of Christmas presents and gifts, alongside a suitably ironic discussion about the year’s happenings. An introduction filled with impressions and keywords drew attention to the balance left behind: while the hall was filled with a lightly sarcastic sense of good cheer, the speaker in question alluded to the reduction of expense allowances, the issue of income tax, and a gently comedic treatment of other economic policy contradictions. The socially and politically diverse composition of the participants shaped a multifaceted performative discourse, where each party represented itself with a characteristic gift, poem, or musical suggestion.
In the second half, the focus shifted to the rituals associated with Santa Claus, which were simultaneously symbolic and entertaining: the distribution of gifts in committees, gifts intended for window sills, and the observer’s role, attempting to capture the panorama of the hall. At the same time, the economic and administrative theme was highlighted: discussions about limiting expense allowances and theories about income tax, which belonged to the contextualized discussions during the sitting. All of this concluded with a call to continue working together and a contemplation on time and the future for the Riigikogu and for all of Estonia.
Decisions Made 1
Decisions haven't been made. The events were primarily festival-like and entertaining, including the distribution of gift art, pleasant speeches, and a theatrical element themed around Santa Claus.
Most Active Speaker
The Centre Party’s faction representative was the most active speaker at the session, consistently and choreographically navigating several interruptions – cutting together different parties' performances and drawing attention to both political humor and some substantive observations. The frequency of his presentations throughout the session was noteworthy, and he fulfilled the role of a standard representative in a multifaceted way. As a position, he could be categorized as a "mutable" or "centrist" politician (other).
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus thanks the Estonian Parliament and the people, reflects on the year and on the savings measures (reducing travel allowances by 25% of the salary), encourages everyone to take advantage of every opportunity, and finally takes the first gift out of the gift bag for the board and invites Lauri here.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar brings the other microphone to the other side.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that he will press on and keep up the pace.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar notes that the period of austerity and the Santa Claus retrospective make the mood upon entering the hall special, and he has studied old stenograms in which the reason for popularity is seen as people noticing you and a handshake greeting, as was said in 2015: “So then! Hello-interview! Hohoo!”
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that it comes from the same place as the rest of the words, but still from the heart.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar greets Ants and Jüri, puts his bag down, and immediately glances at whatever first catches his eye, and notes that this time no one is sitting under the window.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that the year was like this.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar emphasizes the arrival of new members, the importance of unity and discussion, and, jokingly, notes how impressive it has been that the president has been elected six times, and states that during Christmas we want to be even more together.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus recalls a time when, in the early 1990s, people did not go home from work and lived at work, and such a time will come back.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar emphasizes that we must talk about the most important thing, recalls the 2014 excise policy, notes the significance of today and how many MPs have entered the chamber for the first time, and adds that although the day is fun, we have been good students and have learned from him to act with a firm hand.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus assures that he will definitely do it.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar thanks Santa Claus for the care and guidance he has received, and says that they have learned well how Santa Claus points at people with his hand and shouts “Mr. Santa!”, although he can’t come up with a poem.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus energizes the audience, recalls Lauri as a skilled storyteller, who had never sung a song, and asks whether Toomas will even sing a song.
Toomas Kivimägi
Profiling Eesti Reformierakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi thanks Santa Claus for marking this year's most important foreign visit and for publishing the visit's only edition, and announces that there will be no poem today, but there is very good news.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says the news is good.
Toomas Kivimägi
Profiling Eesti Reformierakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi confirmed that there will be no Santa tax, although a large group of Riigikogu members supported it, and due to data protection their names must not be disclosed.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus cracks a joke, saying that the Reform Party managed to avoid only one tax.
Arvo Aller
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
In Arvo Alleri's speech, the conviction that everything is exactly as it should be is expressed briefly.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
They emphasize that they have managed to avoid the bank tax.
Arvo Aller
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Arvo Aller said that at the same time there was a need to hire people.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that payday is here.
Arvo Aller
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Arvo Aller says that he will write down his thoughts for the new year in four lines, and wishes that the coming year would bring you as many beautiful and good thoughts as there are spruce needles.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus thanks and announces that during the gift distribution the Riigikogu leadership is trying to help members cope with a difficult year under reduced income conditions, and hands out a fishing line and notes that he would have liked to gift a rifle as well, but it has already been taken away, he recommends reading “Fermentatsioonist – ausalt ja avameelselt” by Rain Kuldjärvelt and “Aasta kokaraamatut,” and finally asks who made the sauerkraut last time.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
He mentions that these mushrooms were the last ones.
Toomas Kivimägi
Profiling Eesti Reformierakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
He thinks it could have been about 50 years ago, when mom and dad did it, and that was the last time.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus, jokingly, emphasizes that the stomachs of Riigikogu members must always be full so that good legislation can come about, and demonstrates a variety of foods and packages, finally asking whether Lauri will take them.
Toomas Kivimägi
Profiling Eesti Reformierakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
I feel that Santa Claus thinks that the management is like family, even though we actually don't live together—we come here to work, and it seems as if we live together.
Lauri Hussar
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Lauri Hussar states that we are going to go fishing together.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus jokes about the gifts going missing, searches for them together with the elves, and finally offers to call in the help of the Isamaa representation.
Mart Maastik
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
They affirm that Isamaa is in the right hands, and promise to read you a short poem.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus asks a personal question: "To me personally?"
Mart Maastik
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
The landscape's message at Christmas is to advocate for tax relief, a better economy and energy policy, and, by keeping families together and bringing them home from Finland, to ensure that Estonia's future is secure and that the children are happy.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus gave Isamaa a fun gift—a sock-darning kit and the book “Paikame ja nõelume”—and asked to indicate who has darned the sock, promising to continue speaking and to recall last year’s nice performance.
Priit Lomp
AI Summary
We have grown a little in the meantime, and over the course of this year the size of our delegation has grown significantly.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus insists that he really is watching.
Priit Lomp
AI Summary
Priit Lomp steps onto the stage in an atmosphere of bold self-confidence and a lightly amused mood, promises to complain less next year, and, with the help of music, shows how to find solutions in the midst of crises.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus talks about gifts as financial wisdom, mentions Paavo Kangur's book "Rahasaladused" as a guide to attaining wealth, and hints that it is backed by the Social Democrats.
Priit Lomp
AI Summary
The papers write the same old story, and he should have listened to that red velvet, red jacket and red tie.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that he has always been a proponent of the social-democratic worldview.
Priit Lomp
AI Summary
He insists firmly that he knows.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus presents the promotion of financial wisdom through the board game Compass of Financial Wisdom and notes that if one party is very savvy in financial matters, the others can focus on more important things.
Priit Lomp
AI Summary
We tell them what is important, and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus wished the socialists success.
Priit Lomp
AI Summary
Priit Lomp thanks the listeners and wishes everyone happy holidays.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus wishes you a Merry Christmas, praises the accordion and the baritone, asks to bring the next package, and invites EKRE's representation here, and notes that this time it's pretty serious business.
Anti Poolamets
Profiling Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Anti Poolamets presents "Green Christmases," which depicts the green Christmas season as the result of human labor and lasting Christmas joy against the backdrop of climate change.
Evelin Poolamets
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Evelin Poolamets gives Santa Claus a gift, claiming that Santa Claus is EKRE-friendly, because we have not seen a single gender-neutral Santa, and offers her calendar, which fits on his wall and contains good ideas to use.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus thanks and grins, that the only party gives him something right away, and checks whether all the months are still here inside before January begins.
Anti Poolamets
Profiling Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
They point out that there are no more white Christmases.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus wonders whether there will be a white Christmas this year and whether this is this year's calendar.
Evelin Poolamets
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Evelin Poolamets emphasizes perseverance and tenacity, expressing the message “again and again”.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus makes a light joke in front of the audience and asks whether EKRE's calendar, which will be published next year, is still ready.
Evelin Poolamets
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Smiling, they say that this is next year's calendar, and 2025 is on it.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus asserts that this is really true.
Anti Poolamets
Profiling Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
This speech is merely a repetition of the phrase "Anno Domini".
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that the contents of the gift bag are home improvement projects and the joy of doing things yourself, and that the calendar "Kodused ehitustööd", which has been compiled by Priit Valge, offers tinkering for the whole year, while wishing success to EKRE and a pleasant Christmas season.
Anti Poolamets
Profiling Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
He thanks and notes that a bottle of water has been budgeted for this year, and asks if you have anything.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that there was water in the corridor, and last year it wasn't taken away.
Evelin Poolamets
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
He says that they took it back and that they are honest people.
Anti Poolamets
Profiling Eesti Konservatiivse Rahvaerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Anti Poolamets jokes that he took a swig and already has a bloody tooth.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus notes a hint to the Reform Party based on the gift and greets Luisa, asking whether she was present last year as well.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Luisa Rõivas confirms that she was in the Riigikogu last year as well.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus confirms that they were there and sang last year as well.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
They said that they have sung, and that next year they may freely visit the children, and they do not have to come to Parliament.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that he has visited the Riigikogu because it is said that the Riigikogu is like a kindergarten.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
I'm trying to raise the bar so that it won't be a kindergarten, because the children's joy at your visit may be greater than the MPs' joy.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that people are not always born the same, and he gives the example of Toomas, who at birth was quite different, even though he wore the same coat.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Luisa Rõivas notes that she has only one concert a year on Christmas Eve, and this time she will perform Bee Gees' song "First of May" with Estonian-language lyrics, reminiscing about childhood, a small Christmas tree, and a tender, lasting love.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus recalls the old days, when, tired, he found refreshment in a song; he knows that there lives a little girl who sings nicely, and he finally notes that it also suits the whole party.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
They say they can even use it in a triathlon, and we have even more triathletes here.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
According to Santa Claus, the Reform Party's keyword is "mobility," and it must become pedal- or walking-based, which would be like a tire-patch kit for the entire party.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Luisa Rõivas says that this is very good.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that it is versatile, and if you unscrew it here and you can no longer drive, you sniff.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Luisa Rõivas expresses the hope that this is not associated with Jüri Ratas, because it is still intended for the bicycle.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that it's really designed for a bicycle, but Jüri could also wear such a watch; the watch rings very nicely, and as for the pump, people say you spend most of your time somewhere at a triathlon.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Luisa Rõivas said that she really enjoys riding a bike, and a bicycle parking lot will be installed in front of the Riigikogu so that everyone can fully inflate their bikes.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus asks that this pump not be turned into a paid one, because then everything will be fine.
Luisa Rõivas
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Luisa Rõivas thanks everyone and wishes them a lovely Christmas.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus greets and asks the elf to check whether there is anything else, confirms the presence of the gifts, and invites the Centre Party and a microphone here.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
The past year in the Riigikogu was exciting, and it promises to be even more exciting, full of joy, sadness, and plenty of debate.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
He claims that there is little justice, less income, and little clarity for the people, and the dispute is painful and resembles a circus.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
The people watch from the sidelines and think what else could be good, because new taxes are coming, high costs, and the accompanying worries.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Mart thinks that the car tax is a good option, but we disagree and state that the car tax is not good.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
A villager contemplates justice and wishes to travel, to be, and to enjoy life.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Food is expensive and the price will rise even higher, and Akkermann says again: 'Everything is fine, I like it; it can get even worse.'
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
EKRE claims that there is truth in their broadcasts, and there is plenty of both truth and tar there, which is shared with everyone.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Isamaa stands out in the polls, and there is a lot of talk about it, but Urmas is satisfied with it.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats describes the Social Democrats' flexibility and softness, being like this on one day and different on another, and asks whether one can still trust their actions in the name of justice.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Eesti 200 started as a storm, but has since taken shape, and the people are asking what their plan is and whether they still have the energy.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats emphasizes that success does not come from luck alone and invites people to listen more to the voice of the people.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
They note that the year was exciting and sometimes tense, but the result is a phrase from the Centre Party's anthem: "a like-minded Centre Party."
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus simply says "Well, then!" expressing surprise.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats greets his friends and notes that they still have wishes.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Vadim Belobrovtsev expresses the wish that Christmas peace would reign at home.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
The speech emphasizes that there are plenty of friends at the table.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
May your family be in your thoughts.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats greets the listeners and wishes them a beautiful Christmas season.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus thanks the Centre Party, invites a good representative here, and together with the elves they discuss what to gift the party, but it is noted that the party's health may have been damaged and first aid is offered.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
The message of this speech is that we simply need to gain momentum.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that he is coming, and offers mustard plasters as medicine.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats emphasizes that this is very necessary, and adds that he has a bit of back pain.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
The focus of Santa's speech is the Centre Party's green warming bag.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus asks if you haven't had this before.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
He points out that aging is ongoing, and from the age of 33 one should start using such things.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus talks about and demonstrates various examples of health products — a hot-water bottle, Estonian medicinal herbs, and pepper plasters — and asks whether people believe in them or not.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats says that it is much better than a mustard plaster.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus gives a clear confirmation.
Vadim Belobrovtsev
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
In short, this asserts that it can be placed on the tongue.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus invites everyone to do nice things, teases about Parvel Pruunsild, and invites here a good delegation from Eesti 200, while at the same time greeting Jukat.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
Juku-Kalle Raid greets the audience: "Bread-eaters, humorists and colleagues!" and makes a light joke about Gaute, saying that Gaute has put on a very good red perverted costume.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus, jokingly, asks whether he fooled them better this year than last year.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
Juku-Kalle Raid ties the current Estonian political moment to Juhan Viiding's poem "Soov," emphasizing the age-old desire to work and the balance between work and pay, as well as a continuing livelihood.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus talks about gifts and asks where you think real Santa Clauses come from.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
He knows that they are in Põlvamaa, because his friend Roy Strider has a Christmas land there, where there are elves and Santa Clauses.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus assures that everything is clear, and asks whether the things are done in boxes.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
The speaker asserts that they really are, and that they are watered in the summer.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that, with respect to Eesti 200, entertainment has been addressed, and since travel is restricted, at home they play “A Trip Around the World,” which is a classic.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
It was supposed to go to Kivimäe for the China trip.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says that with gifts you can do whatever you want; he takes two combs from his bag and asks Juku whether he has played the comb fiddle, and he confirms that you have indeed played.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
He said "Of course" and added that he is with you, by the way.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus invites us to be together and recommends an entertainment kit that includes two combs and parchment paper, to play "Trip Around the World" and also to invite Toomas to join Eesti 200.
Juku-Kalle Raid
Profiling Eesti 200 fraktsioonAI Summary
Juku-Kalle Raid claims that, according to the words of the great leader and teacher, the solution is to find a solution, and Gaute should also remember it.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus announces that we have one more gift for the window sills and invites Kalle to be the window sills' representative, because Kalle always speaks freely and the microphone is ready.
Kalle Grünthal
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Kalle Grünthal expresses his joy that Santa Claus has left the Reform Party and has returned to normal.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus simply says that he understood.
Kalle Grünthal
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
He invites us to recall the past year and notes that all factions, including Reform, received excellent gifts from you.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
He said that those were beautiful.
Kalle Grünthal
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Grünthal claims that the only one on the list of bad boys was EKRE, to whom only a bottle of water was given, and not even bread was given.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus emphasizes that water is the foundation of life, and without it a person cannot live long.
Kalle Grünthal
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
The windowsills were missing from the package.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus explains how he ordered the elves to make a useful gift for the windowsills (for example, weatherstripping tape and filling material), recalls Kalle's help, and ends by wishing Kalle success and, jokingly, that the windowsills could become a proper political party.
Kalle Grünthal
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Kalle Grünthal thanks you for the gift, says that, as you can see, it's not cold at all under the window, and shows his own short-sleeved shirt.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa Claus says you're simply hardened.
Kalle Grünthal
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Kalle Grünthal thanks someone.
Jõuluvana
AI Summary
Santa emphasizes that time isn’t elastic, and in democracy you must listen to the opposition and use time wisely, before he goes to visit the children and wishes everyone a wonderful Christmas season.