Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Carols/References

Cultural references

 * Bart, tired of caroling, says he's "all fa-la-la-la-la'd out", referring to the Christmas carol "".
 * The "origin" portion of the story takes place during the plague pandemic, commonly referred to as the, which peaked in Europe during the middle of the fourteenth century.
 * Grampa's account has Christmas caroling deriving from the custom of, which is essentially correct.
 * The group of wassailers first recite, and later sing, the carol "".
 * Grampa's Christmas sweater has a picture of two reindeer sitting at a table and playing cards, a sight gag on the "" series of paintings by.

Trivia

 * Except for Grampa, Bart, Lisa and Reverend Lovejoy, all of the characters in the story appear as 14th-century versions of themselves.
 * According to Grampa's narration, the origin story takes place in Europe. The location is not further specified.
 * The characters in the group of wassailers are the same as in The Be Sharps.