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== Cultural references ==
*The story's title is a reference to the modern tendency to refer to Christmas-related events by the term "winter" to {{W|Christmas controversy|avoid explicitly mentioning Christmas}}.
*[[Sherri]], [[Terri]], [[Janey]] and [[Database]] sing the chorus of the novelty song "{{W|Convoy song)|Convoy}}" by {{W|C. W. McCall}}. When [[Superintendent Chalmers]] looks perturbed at the selection, [[Miss Hoover]] tells him it was either that or "{{W2|Pac-Man Fever|song}}".
*[[Ralph]] is posed as baby [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] would be in a {{W|Nativity scene}}. However, in his typical style, he misidentifies himself as "baby genius".
*One of the items [[Milhouse]] wants for Christmas is an {{W|Easy-Bake Oven}}.
*''[[Peanuts]]'': [[Martin]] plays a toy piano while [[Santa's Little Helper]] dances on it and [[Lisa]] leans on it and listens to the music, similar to {{W2|Schroeder|Peanuts}}, [[Snoopy]] and [[Lucy van Pelt|Lucy]].
*A poster on the wall reads "Naughty List Hall of Fame" and has [[Bart]]'s picture at the top. The poster is a reference to the lyric "He's making a list and checking it twice, he's gonna find out who's naughty or nice" from the song "{{W|Santa Claus Is Coming to Town}}".
*Bart's "Toys for Tot" scheme is a reference to {{W|Toys for Tots}}, a program run by the {{W|United States Marine Corps Reserve}} which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas.