As Christmas quickly approaches, there is one face I seem to see around every corner: Santa Claus. I see him when I pass store windows, as I watch any Christmas movie, and every time I open a can of Coke. The big guy gets a lot of attention, even though he only works one night a year. So what about those little guys who work day-after-day, giving up all their free time so little Timmy can have the skateboard he has been dreaming about?

Do you have any idea what Santa's elves go through?

After an in-depth analysis of the most elf-educational movies, such as "Fred Claus," "The Polar Express," and the well-loved "Elf," I have quickly discovered I would stand no chance as one of Santa's workers. First, let us go back to the work hours. In Christmas movies, how often do you see an elf watching the game with his buddies? Rarely. No, every time they even show an elf, that guy is hard at work on some etch-a-sketch or hula-hoop that the recipient will probably forget about come January, especially when the child realizes no one actually uses etch-a-sketches anymore.