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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the song by Bing Crosby "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and to the song by Blink-182 "I Won't Be Home for Christmas".
- Cosmic Wars: Holiday Special is a parody of the Star Wars Holiday Special.
- Comic Book Guy has Hulk and The Thing (from Marvel) bookstops on his bookshelf.
- Grounded is a parody of the 2013 computer-animated film Planes.
- Homer refers to Mr. Burns as Mr. Scroodge and Burns mentions his schedule says he'll be visited by 3 spirits; both references to A Christmas Carol
- Moe says to a mouse "Hey. It's the night before Christmas. Stop stirring." A reference to Twas The Night Before Christmas. The poem was previously parodied in the comic Twas the Eve Before Christmas
Continuity
- Gil introduces Homer to his "family", namely Crazy Cat Lady, Kirk Van Houten and the Hobo. Gil celebrated St. Patrick's day with his "family" in "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II".
- Louie's tow truck is seen. ("Midnight Towboy")
- Louie's tow truck is subsequently flash frozen after it hits a fire hydrant. This happened to Ned's car in "Skinner's Sense of Snow".
- Several of the characters from the episode coming together at the end of the episode is reminiscent of "Burns, Baby Burns".
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When Bart and Lisa come downstairs on Christmas, Lisa's slippers disappear after the first scene.
