Christmas at Narnia Dispatches 2025: Santa Wouldn't Miss This Stop

** A Narnia Dispatches Alert!! **

We have been given a heads up by the Jolly Man himself, Santa Claus, that one of his stops tonight will be at the House of Narnia.   What we still don't know however is: Will Narnia's residents (or possible guests) receive something nice in their stocking?  Or ... could it be the dreaded lump of coal will be dropped off instead???  Let's hope not!  

As the anticipation builds, let's take a look at what might be possible, shall we?

 "An Attempt Was Made".   LOL!  Oh, no.  This could get interesting. 

In no specific order or association (and it won't include everyone just because of space and time), here are some thoughts from Narnia about Santa's distribution list this year: 

 

🎁 We will lead off with the ultimate bad boy, Jake Gyllenhaal.  We think Santa is going to go right on by that guy's stocking. 😄  One reason would be his involvement with this nonsense that began back around Valentine's Day in 2018:  Amy Schumer "and" Chris Fischer.  Now, Fischer is Jake's long, long, long time bestie and, no doubt, one of his main influencers regarding his love of cooking.  This publicized union, helped GPS Jake at their "wedding" while providing het cover for Schumer and possibly Fischer as well. In fact, Jakers' fingers have been all over this fauxmance from the beginning; we trumpeted this in "Six Degrees, Two + Two, They All Connect to Jake and Maggie G" and in "Poor Jake: Always a Guest, Never a Groom".  And now?  They're "done-zo".  ⚡

December 12, 2025 via Just Jared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎁 And then there's the ever persevering, gallant Louis Tomlinson, who has bent over backwards trying to provide as many clues to his fans as he can, when something nefarious is incoming or when an inspiration of hope is needed. Interviews, social media "Likes"  color coding, lyrics, whatever it takes.  How we have years and years of him proving himself as a man of integrity, and yet there are still unbelievers is stunning.  Louis earns all the banners for sticking up for Liam, Zayn, and his own lived truth. One standout moment was that He called out Logan Paul.  

You better believe Santa is stopping by Louis' stocking this year.  🧦

 

October 21, 2025 via Just Jared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎁 Santa also has a special gift for Harry Styles' stocking for being an incredible sport at having his image repeatedly misused and for stepping aside in different ways, during some of his prime years, so that Louis can work on his career within the limitations he obviously is constrained by.  That's sacrifice and it's what true partners do for each other. 🧦

 

 

🎁 Narnia is afraid Santa might also be by-passing Jared Padalecki's stocking.  Jared, who can't seem to appear anywhere or be photo'd without Genevieve glued to his hip and co-headlining his appearances.  It's mind-boggling.  He also couldn't guest star on "The Boys" along with Jensen, without guess who.  The professional meard taggling along.  Even though the creator and showrunner of the show, Eric Kripke, could only gush over Jared.  😂  We understand, Eric.  We understand.

Jared, from 2021

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎁 Santa will always have something nice for Liam Payne's stocking.   Always.  Wherever he is tonight; Santa will find him.  😉

 Never, ever forget all the bravery that Liam exhibited throughout the years, trying his best to tell us all who he is and who he loves, I mean loved.  🧦

 

🎁 And as this young hockey-playing star returns to the ice and has to take up ill-fated nonsense with an Azoff client, let's look back a couple of evenings ago and bite back a smile.  We bet Santa gave Jack a thumbs up, too. 🧦 There will likely be a stop at the house of Jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎁  And The Man With the Bag is dropping something nice in Zayn Malik's stocking.  Zayn was able to be seen with band mate Louis Tomlinson, and in January of this year, he also reclaimed a spot at the LA County Museum of Art that had been used for Liam's bearding and up-righted that ship by placing himself at the Urban Lights sculpture.  The planted accounts were not happy about this one!  Good for Zayn.  🧦

 

 

🎁 Santa Claus is conflicted with Austin Nichols.  He could skip that stocking ... or he could pay a visit.  We think he will swing by because for one thing, in March, Austin let it be known that he was at Jake's opening for "Othello" on Broadway.  AND ... he Instagram'd with (suspected) Toothy Tile insider, Matt K Frost.  How about that?!  Good for all three of these guys, Austin, Matt and Jakers.  💓

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎁 Santa will also definitely be making an air drop at the stocking of Chiefs' QB1 Patrick Mahomes, whom we are assuming is recovering from a reported knee injury which has knocked him off of the active roster and into next season.  Narnia isn't sure yet what to make of this latest development, but there is no doubt some sabotage going on with his career.  Patrick hasn't looked this desolate since the New England AFCCG game in 2019.   How else could you look, though, when you are not being allowed to be as good you can be?  There is a real injustice being done right now against this guy and the GP will never know.  The teeter totter is definitely lop-sided. 🧦

 

Patrick post-game vs Denver Broncos, 11-16-25

 

🎁  And a stocking drop for Niall Horan, as well.  Still captain of the Larry ship.  We salute Niall for this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎁 And finally, Santa Claus is going back in time (he can do that, he can do anything!) to drop something nice in two stockings that are hanging together at the fictional TV fire Station 51, belonging to loyal paramedic partners Roy DeSoto and Johnny Gage.   Because while they do plenty of harping at each other, as in Season 2, episode 21 The Audit,

"Well, see now I told you not to worry."  - Roy re: John's intense worry over an IRS audit

"Oh, I wasn't worried." - Johnny

"Whadya mean you weren't worried?!  You were paralyzed!" - Roy

"Oh, come on now, I mighta been a little concerned, but I certainly wasn't paralyzed." - Johnny

 

I am beginning to think Johnny Gage may have invented gaslighting 😂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But don't let any outsider attack the other partner because those two staunchly defend and support each other.  Santa, you are badly needed here!  🧦

 

Yep, Santa Claus is WAY overdue here  🧦

Encore!!

 

 😊 🎄🎅

 

And so there we have a few suspicions on possible Santa Claus drops (or non-drops as it were!) for 2025!  😂 😍 Not all were so joyous or amusing, there were a couple of somber ones.  But for the most part, Narnia is here tonight for a few smiles; we just don't ever want to forget that some of these guys are frequently under duress and that doesn't go away just because it's a holiday season.

Narnia wishes all our readers a happy Holiday.

 

Liam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick and Travis

 

Patrick Kane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jensen and Jared 😉

 

 

Austin and Jake 😳

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonny Toews

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Blake Shelton

Zayn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And before we sign off, we cannot go without wishing Louis Tomlinson a very Happy Birthday today.  Yes, he is a Christmas Eve baby!  We send our warmest wishes to Louis and hope that he has a peaceful, joyful celebration.  🎂 🎉🙌🥳

 

 

pic sources:  HappyBirthdayName, Getty, MARCA, IMDb, screen_caps51 tumbler,

                     pinterest, GIFS7, itsoksammy tumbler,  nikimarie28 tiktok, Gfycat, 

our playlist:  And To All a Goodnight - Band of Merrymakers

                     Finally It's Christmas - Hanson

                     It's Time to Celebrate - Christopher McConnell and Robyn Newman

                     It's Finally Christmas - Casting Crowns

                     Bring Me Love - Marie Digby

                     Glorious - Melissa Etheridge

                     With a Christmas Heart - the late, great Luther Vandross

                      Mary's Boy Child - Crouch End Festival Chorus and the City of Prague

                                                      Philharmonic Orchestra

 

 

 

 

Happy 45th Birthday, You Ol' Rascal, Jake Gyllenhaal

 

We at Narnia Dispatches couldn't let this day go by without wishing a very Happy 45th Birthday to one of our OG's, Jacob B. Gyllenhaal.    

And we don't know any other way to celebrate than to remind ourselves what this lil' rascal looks like because we haven't seen him in forever and he just did crop up to tell everyone he's still alive.

So let's celebrate this guy; he is turning the Big 4-5, just like his hubs, Austin, turned back in April.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The movie that started it all ... 

 

on the set of The Day After Tomorrow, Jake and Austin 

 

And of course, since 2012, Jake has been turning himself inside-out placing himself forever away from wherever Austin is supposed to be at birthday time.  😂😂  

But we at Narnia have been watching their story since 2008 (M&M for a few years longer than that), been watching all of the GPS shenanigans, followed by their Oops and then by our Scoops (starting on Oh My Godot blogspot and then here at Narnia), and we can say with absolute solid confidence:

He is not going to be away from his family.  So whether he and the fam are really in France or (as he was trying to portray), the UK, Jake is celebrating the way he wants to - with his family.

So, let's celebrate with a pictorial album, what do you say?   It's been awhile.  Celebrating with alot of my favorites over the years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011 fresh from his haircut

2009

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jake with the bird shoutout to Austin, 03 2022 

 

Jake w/ Boo, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jake at the Lakers game w/ Austin in 2006

 

Jake in his pea coat, 2019 while gaslighting with the blurry kid 😂

 

Look at this guy.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This guy has been wrecking havoc all his years.

 

 

It's like what TV character Roy DeSoto tells his paramedic partner, Johnny Gage in a squad conversation:

"Those guys are gonna be on my back all day about that interview this morning." -  Johnny

"I don't know.  You know, the way I see it, uh ... you've got nothing to worry about.  I cut you off before you even had a chance to get your thoughts formed." - Roy

"Yeah, I know, but you know how those guys have a way of twisting everything around." - Johnny 

"Oh, you'll handle 'em, just like you always do." - Roy

"I know, I will handle it.  By myself." - Johnny

"I wouldn't have it any other way." - Roy 

 

😭😭  "I wouldn't have it any other way."

 

And this is Jake.  No matter what he does - all the public denials, all the pouting and frowning, all the disappearance from view ... doesn't matter.  He'll always be Jake and loved here at Narnia.  He's all of this and lots of good stuff that we used to see way back when.  Now? We just aren't privy to see it and that's fine.  He's living his life as he should be able to do.

So, here he was allegedly a few days ago on December 12, with someone, we have no idea who that is. 🙈 Allegedly attending Guy Ritchie's son Rocco Ritchie's opening art exhibition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The word "allegedly" is used more times in my Jake photo labels.  LOL!  

Okay, so off we go.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Details photo shoot

We're thankful for this guy and hope he has a terrific day.

 

 

pic sources:  Pixabay, Twitter/X (isn't it interesting that we don't know the original source of 

                    those recent Jake pics, I'm just sayin'.), Oh My Godot blogspot, IHeartJake,

                    Gyllenstories tumblr, Details magazine

our playlist: Birthday Song - DJ Bobo

                    I Lived - OneRepublic

                    What a Feeling (Flashdance) - Irene Cara

                    Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan

                    It's Not Over (Til It's Over) - Starship

                    Shining Light - Annie Lennox

                    

  

It's Break Time! - Time for Narnia's Appreciations: Part Two

 

Hahaha, yes there is!  We just have so many favorite guys, what can we say?  Let's get going!  There's turkey to eat.

Let's start off with Mr. Louis.  Louis Tomlinson - don't believe everything you're seeing on this guy right now.  Except for how awesome he is.  Because he's being sabotaged (as usual???).  But Narnia salutes Louis.  We're with him - and hoping 2026 brings better treatment for him and Harry.

 

2025 - looking fantastic, Louis!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a clip of Louis singing "Lemonade" for Amazon Music UK:

 

 

And we are thankful for Harry Styles, who has to be one of the best sports around.  Has GOT to be with all the mis-handling of his image constantly going on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You really realize how there are so few photos of Harry really smiling in a simple outing.  Let's go back in time.  Here's a nice smirk. 

 

 

And from a couple of kings to another on the football field, here's Mr. Patrick Mahomes.  Talk about a guy who's had alot of outside interference the last several years with his career and yet he still manages to move up in the record books.

 

Here he is arriving today for the game vs. the Dallas Cowboys:

 

credit:  Farzin Vousoughian on X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this old favorite - LOVED this jacket on him.  Never forgetting this jacket!

 

 

and let's sneak in this eggplant number from 2019 at the 101 Awards:

 

Phew!   Hey, and how about Travis Kelce?  The grand classic tight-end:

 

 

 And an oldie but goodie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While we're on another "athlete" track, let's move to NHL hockey and be thankful to see Jonathan Toews back on the ice, now playing for the Winnipeg Jets.  The NHL have arrival photos, too!  You cannot beat the "arrival" pics.

 

from this year, 2025 - gameface

 A vintage!  Look how young he was here:

And Patrick Kane:

 

from 2025 this year, now playing for the Detroit Red Wings

 

 credit:  Toewsy tumblr

 

And last but certainly not least, I, I mean Narnia has two "new" faves because this author has been binging on the 70's TV show, Emergency! and it's a re-discovery and obsession.  If you haven't seen the show, it is available on the streaming platform Peacock, as well as FETV and METV.  It's a show about Firehouse station 51 and features their two paramedics, Roy DeSoto and John Gage, in addition to the medical leaders at the fictional Rampart Hospital.  In the time period of the show, paramedics were a relatively new and approved addition to fire houses.  If you watch the first two episodes of Season 1 which are called The Wedworth-Townsend Act, named after the law which started the ball rolling.

A change in state law was necessary to allow personnel other than doctors and nurses to render emergency medical care. Hahn recruited two state legislators who wrote the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act of 1970, signed into law by Governor Ronald Reagan on July 15, 1970, despite opposition from doctors, nurses, and attorneys. Paramedic training began the next month at the Freeman Memorial Hospital under Graf’s direction. It was the first nationally accredited paramedic training program in the United States. – via Los AngelesCounty Fire Museum

And so these two guys' characters are very brave and impactful paramedics. They couldn't be more different in personality and already having watched some personal interviews, the behind-the-scenes of the show have been quite impressive already.  

So, quickly, here they are - Roy DeSoto played by Kevin Tighe and John Gage, played by Randolph Mantooth.   They are seniors now but still quite active, as they both have been working on a documentary about paramedics and Kevin was recently in the movie One Battle After Another. 

What a smile "Roy DeSoto" has!

 

the wire rims on Kevin!

 

And the spicy, fireball Johnny Gage:

                                                  don't fool with this guy!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here the two guys were as their own guests from the Into the Unknown podcast, talking about their experiences on the show.   I have not listened to the podcast yet, but can't wait to.  They look terrific, don't they? 🙌🙌

 

 I have no idea why I didn't link the podcast episode to begin with, but here it is:  https://linktr.ee/intotheunknowndoc

So, there we have it!  So many, I mean, so much to be thankful for.   With a number of these guys, their teams can give us numerous headaches, but we're still here and it's worth it.  We celebrate them all.

We at Narnia Dispatches want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today.  

And for all of us - we're all hanging in there together, okay?  A day at a time!

 

pic sources:  Farzin Vousoughian twitter, pikbee, KC Chiefs, eltravedor twitter,  Fashion Ref,

                     whydisignupforthisgodforsakenplace, Winnipeg Jets NHL,  pka-boo, toewsy

                     tumblr, TV Gems, emergency51_lacofd, johnnysgreenpen, pinterest,

                     Into the Unknown.com, giphy

our playlist:  We Have Each Other - In Paradise

                      Kind and Generous - Natalie Merchant

                      What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

                      Every Day - Rascal Flatts

                      All That I'm Allowed (Thankful) - Elton John