As the saying goes in the movie ‘ELF,’ the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. The Michigan State men’s basketball team was doing exactly that on Wednesday night at One North Kitchen and Bar in East Lansing.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo hosted his annual Christmas Radio Show on the Spartan Media Network on Wednesday evening at One North Kitchen & Bar in East Lansing.

Michigan State's head coach pointed to a couple of different reasons why the Spartans fell short against the Blue Devils.

With the raise, Izzo remains the Big Ten’s highest-paid coach and ranks fourth nationally – behind Kansas’ Bill Self ($8.8 million), Arkansas’ John Calipari ($8.0 million) and UConn’s Dan Hurley ($7.7 million) – according to the USATODAY salary database.

Michigan State is making sure men's basketball coach Tom Izzo remains one of the highest-paid coaches in college basketball.

There will be much to learn about No. 9 Michigan State this weekend, as the Spartans hit the road to take on Penn State on Saturday. MSU

The longtime Spartans head coach had a lot of positive remarks for Penn State basketball, from commending Mike Rhoades to being a "Kayden Mingo fan."

Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo watched lots of missed scoring opportunities against Penn State.