The president (James Austin Johnson) warned of "Arctic immigrants are coming in through our chimneys and stealing our milk and cookies" in the final cold open of 2025.

After a two-week hiatus, “Saturday Night Live” returned with a new episode Dec. 6 with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon, marking McCarthy’s sixth time hosting, her first since 2017, and Dijon’s “SNL” debut.

For the cold open, James Austin Johnson returned as President Donald Trump to give his holiday address from the White House. Johnson addressed a lot of recent topics from the economy to the redacted Epstein files and more. He also addressed the recent addition of Trump's name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Ariana Grande Monologue — Ariana Grande is really one of the best at this. Here, she (later joined by Bowen and the rest of the cast) does a marvelous rendition of “All I Want for Christmas” about having to buy Christmas gifts for random people they barely know.