Of course, this didn't sink well with Michael. But he lost the vote, so Phyllis got to keep the Santa costume. So he went to his office, turn his costume inside out, and voila! Instant Jesus. When he came out, Angela was clapping and he was calling Toby the Anti-Christ. The HR person informed him that he couldn't peddle religion in the office, and Michael was like, "You cannot push religion but you can push drugs? Choose your poison."

Because he's not getting any attention, he started heckling Santa, who by then was distributing gifts to people. Things like, "You've been a good boy? Adultery is a sin!" directed at Stanley, and something about her height directed at Angela.

Oscar's crush
Equally compelling, though, was the Oscar's crush storyline. Pam noticed him espying on the "gay warehouse guy" named Matt. Because they're the only two gay guys she knows, Pam did stuff just to get them together, but in the end, it was Oscar who knew the ultimate trick: play hard to get.

The buy-out
While sulking, Michael called David Wallace and learned that Dunder Mifflin was being bought. David and the other execs were getting the axe, and Michael thought everyone was.

It's here when sober Michael returned. He said, "Earlier, people needed Santa, then they needed Jesus, now they need Michael Scott, and it's a suit Phyllis would never fit into" (literally or otherwise). When he announced the buy-out, everyone was bummed, naturally, but Jim suggested that a buy-out doesn't necessarily mean everyone was getting fired.

So by pretending to be David's daughter, Michael was able to get to him. And here he broke the good news: only the bigwigs would be fired, the DM people are staying.

Suddenly, everyone's happy - Kelly's hugging Jim for a Twilight poster, Tobey wanted to hug Ryan for the Kiterunner book and a kite, and Michael sat on Phyllis' lap and revealed that he wanted an x-box. We realize, Michael is just a boy.

To cap things off, there were 12 drummers drumming outside at the parking lot courtesy of Andy. As Erin's secret Santa, he decided to give her the 12 days of Christmas gifts (belatedly realizing that the first eight days were birds, except five and eight, right? Gold rings and milking maids?).

Over all, I would've preferred if the Oscar and Matt storyline moved a little farther - they met, and that's basically it - but it's a good tease. As for the resolution of the bankruptcy arc, it's OK, too. You really can't say it's too predictable, because the other alternative, these awesome people getting fired summarily would mean we won't have The Office.

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