White Christmas Blues/References

Cultural references

 * Frosty the Hit Man is a reference to/parody of "Frosty the Snowman". The claws of Frosty the Hit Man are very similar to those of Wolverine from Marvel. The pose on the front of the box is similar to that of one of the posters from the movie .
 * DVDs seen within Frosty the Hit Man:
 * The Shark Week Before Christmas is a reference to ', ' and .
 * The film Boxing Day stars.
 * Here Comes Snooki Claus is a reference to both  and Snooki.
 * The Girl with the Santa Tattoo is a parody of .
 * A Kardashian Kristmas with Kwanzaa By Kanye is a reference to the with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West appearing on the cover.
 * Jingle Bell Spock is a reference to "" and stars Spock from Star Trek.
 * A Zombie Christmas with Bing Crosby, Elvis and the 1932 All American Football Team stars Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley and the 1932 All American Football Team.
 * Claus Encounters of the Third Kind is a parody of .
 * Hitler's Christmas in Hell is a film about Adolf Hitler's Christmas in Hell.
 * No Country for Fat Old Men is a parody of .
 * A Cowardly Noel with Noel Coward is a film about.
 * An Easter Bunny Christmas is a Christmas/Easter film about the Easter Bunny.
 * Real World: Bethlehem is a reference to  series.
 *  is a real The Simpsons DVD.
 * The Dreidel Will Rock is a parody of .
 * The Ornament That Wanted to Be an Angel
 * Weird Al Sings "Pringle Bells" is a movie starring.
 * I Saw Mommy Frenching Santa Claus is a parody of the film .
 * The Year with No Christmas Specials is most likely a reference to the TV special .
 * The Three Scrooges is a parody of The Three Stooges.
 *  is a parody of Citizen Kane.
 * Manger Danger is a reference to the phrase  and possibly the film.
 * Three Wise Men and a Baby is a reference to  and the.
 * SNL's Most Mediocre Christmas Sketches is a reference to Saturday Night Live.
 * Apu mentions the movie ' and Professor Frink asks for ' and Apu shows him a film he made about him on a canoe with a dog called Life of 'Pu.
 * "" by plays during Homer's Baby Jesus dream segment.
 * The Art of Slingshot is a reference to the book .
 * Burp, Barf & Beyond is a reference to the retail store chain.
 * Prank of America is a reference to the.

Trivia

 * The two angels in the opening sequence are Edna Krabappel, as Marcia Wallace passed away approximately two months before the episode aired, and writer and producer Don Payne, who also died earlier in the same year and wrote the episode.
 * The number plate on the Orange Station Wagon is SABF01, the production code for the episode.

Goofs

 * In one of the crowd scenes, Moe is talking to the crowd and there is another Moe in the crowd.
 * Alice Glick makes another posthumous appearance.
 * As Reverend Lovejoy approaches his podium a few mistakes are seen:
 * Johnny Tightlips has gray hair.
 * Squeaky-voiced teen has dark brown hair.
 * In church, Gil is seen on both sides of the room.