Prager H3: Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: can a workable system of ethics be constructed without God; what do you when someone sitting next to you sings the lyrics of a classical concert; why doesn’t Dennis videocast the show; does Dennis believe that those who have passed on can see us.

Prager H2: Dennis talks to regular Happiness Hour guest, Dr. Stephen Marmer, member of the clinical faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine and psychiatrist in private practice in Brentwood, CA. The subject : how to make and keep Christmas merry.

Prager H1: The House passed the Senate’s Payroll Tax Compromise. It’s a terrible piece of legislation, one of the all- time worst, but because of the Democrats demagoguery over the issue, the Republicans had no choice, but to go along… The US has been out of Iraq for less than a week and chaos threatens. Are we repeating what we did in Viet Nam, abandoning a country that still needs our help?

Prager H3: Dennis talks to Dr. Michael Richman, cardiothoracic surgeon and founder of The Center for Cholesterol Management in W. Los Angeles. The subject is heart health and Dr. Richman’s theories about the true source of heart disease.

Prager H2: Dennis talks to his friend and fellow talk show host, Hugh Hewitt, about the payroll tax cut fiasco. They also discuss presidential politics.

Prager H1: What do you at Christmas or holiday dinner when the subject of politics comes up?

Prager H3: Dennis talks to Melanie Phillips, columnist for the UK Daily Mail. Her new book, now out in paperback, is The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth, and Power… Dennis resumes his discussion from yesterday about the benefits of rising a child with religion.

Prager H2: Alison focuses on a few words that are key to a successful relationship.

Prager H1: Liberals loves things that sound good “on paper” – communism, socialism, environmentalism. But they never work out. Conservatives don’t love things that sound good “on paper.” Conservatives love what works… Have Republicans made a fiasco out of the payroll tax cut issue?

Prager H3: Should you tell your small kids that Santa isn’t a real person?

Prager H2: Kim Jung Il starved his people – tens of thousands have died of hunger – while he lived like a decadent movie star… The President has compared himself to Lincoln, FDR and LBJ in terms of what he’s accomplished. He’s right… Dennis returns to his first hour theme.

Prager H1: If you’re an agnostic or atheist, should you raise your child with a belief in God and with a religion?