How

How is Nerdmas?

Nerdmas is very well, thank you.

In Journalism, there are 5 Ws and 1 H. 
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
I put How here because I liked the completion.

The other answer is:
How is Nerdmas?
Nerdmas is accomplished with the help of friends, family, and a lot of caffeine.

The first Nerdmas was put together in 2.5 months from "I'm gonna do it" to "It's time."
The second Nerdmas has a lot more lead time.  And knowledge of last year.