Fred Armisen shares his unusual Christmas tradition on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: On the December 22 episode of 'Late NIght With Seth Meyers', the host expressed his joy at having Fred Armisen back with them on the drums during the holiday week, receiving cheers and applause.

Meyers highlighted his longstanding friendship with Fred, emphasizing they have been close friends for a long time.

'We would just point to' Santa Claus

Meyers lamented that they "connect the most when we see each other at work because it allows us this time to talk". 

Seth Meyers shifted the conversation to the holiday season, mentioning that he overheard someone discussing backstage their unique Christmas morning tradition.

While the conventional practice for many families involves unwrapping presents, Meyers hinted at the person having a non-present holiday tradition on Christmas morning.

Recounting the experience, Armisen said, "Yeah, this goes back to, you know, when I was a kid with my family and stuff, and we used to just go out and, you know, as a group...as a family to New York City. And what we would do is like...we would just point to, you know.

"Like, if there was a Santa Claus or something, we would just point to the Santa Claus on the corner and just sort of just stand there for a while, just kind of like.....", he said, pointing out his fingers in a judgmental fashion probably indicating how weirdly they used to look at Santa Claus. 

'Now, a lot of people think pointing is rude'

Continuing the narrative, Armisen mentioned that after standing by Santa Claus, the family would move on. They described passing by the Christmas tree and engaging with tourists, playfully pointing at them and eliciting laughter.

Armisen clarified that their tradition wasn't limited to pointing at Santas; rather, they would point at various things throughout the morning, creating a festive atmosphere.

Seth Meyers, curious about the potential rudeness of pointing, raised the common perception that pointing can be considered rude. Armisen, however, dismissed the notion, asserting he didn't find pointing rude at all.

'It was very sort of Christmassy'

He said, "I don't buy into that at all. Yeah. Uh, I find it not rude. And the way we did it was very sort of Christmassy. Like...", and made the same weird pointing gesture again.

Armisen explained that their group consisted of four people, and the pointing activity involved silently directing their attention to different families or workers throughout Christmas Day.

Seth humorously inquired about the longest duration they pointed at someone, and Armisen responded, "like a minute," noting the challenge of holding one's arm up, especially as a child.