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| + | *[[Bart]], tired of caroling, says he's "all fa-la-la-la-la'd out", referring to the Christmas carol "{{w|Deck the Halls}}". | ||
*The "origin" portion of the story takes place during the plague pandemic, commonly referred to as the {{w|Black Death}}, which peaked in Europe during the middle of the fourteenth century. | *The "origin" portion of the story takes place during the plague pandemic, commonly referred to as the {{w|Black Death}}, which peaked in Europe during the middle of the fourteenth century. | ||
*[[Grampa]]'s account has Christmas caroling deriving from the custom of {{w|wassailing}}, which is essentially correct. | *[[Grampa]]'s account has Christmas caroling deriving from the custom of {{w|wassailing}}, which is essentially correct. | ||
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Cultural references
- Bart, tired of caroling, says he's "all fa-la-la-la-la'd out", referring to the Christmas carol "Deck the Halls".
- The "origin" portion of the story takes place during the plague pandemic, commonly referred to as the Black Death, which peaked in Europe during the middle of the fourteenth century.
- Grampa's account has Christmas caroling deriving from the custom of wassailing, which is essentially correct.
- The group of wassailers first recite, and later sing, the carol "Here We Come A-wassailing".
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.
