The Nightmare After Krustmas/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to the 1993 movie .
 * The couch gag is a reference to A Christmas Carol.
 * Homer is the Ghost of Christmas Present.
 * Marge is Jacob Marley.
 * Lisa is the Ghost of Christmas Past.
 * Maggie is the Ghost of Christmas Future.
 * Bart is Tiny Tim.
 * Mr. Burns is Ebenezer Scrooge.
 * Jack Frost's ice garden is present, and he's seen in Maggie's nightmare.
 * An ice statue of Stevie Nicks is in the ice garden.
 * Gnome in Your Home is a parody of the children's book .
 * Apu tells Reverend Lovejoy that Ganesh can be a Pixar hero.
 * Krusty references.
 * Krusty's dream while in the frozen lake is a parody of Frozen.
 * Krusty reads the book The Night Before Christmas by ''.
 * Homer puts N&N's (a parody of ), Kat Kit (a parody of ), Ah Fudge! and Fruit Loops (a parody of ) into his juicer.
 * The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "The Bashin' of the Christ" is a reference to .
 * Milhouse mentions and its god, Ahura Mazda. Mazda later appears with God and the Tetragrammaton.

Music

 * The song playing in the couch gag is "" by.
 * "Carol of the Bells" by plays during the advent calendar and first church scene, with parody lyrics by Jeff Westbrook.
 * Grampa plays "" on the piano.
 * During A Very Krusty Christmas Special, "Sleigh Ride" by plays. Krusty and Sophie then sing a parody at the end of the episode.
 * Lisa plays "" by, made famous by the film .
 * Krusty sings "" by in the church.
 * The church singers sing "" by.
 * Sophie plays Mozart's.

Continuity

 * Sophie returns. ("Insane Clown Poppy")
 * Natasha Lyonne replaces Drew Barrymore as her voice.
 * Homer is drinking from a cup with Grumple on it. ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II")
 * Poochie appears with an halo above his head, a reference to his death. ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show")
 * Sideshow Bob makes a very brief non-speaking cameo holding up a sign saying: "Die Clown" when Krusty is trapped in the frozen lake.﻿ ("Day of the Jackanapes")