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| + | == Cultural references == | ||
| + | *[[Ned]]'s ringtone is "{{W|Jingle Bell Rock}}" by {{W|Bobby Helms}}. | ||
| + | *When [[Bart]] turns [[Homer]]'s wine into water, he crosses his arms and blinks like Jeannie from ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''. | ||
| + | *Homer amuses Bart with ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' gags. | ||
| + | *Homer ends his Christmas sermon with a terrible imitation of [[Paul Harvey]]. | ||
| + | *[[Cyrus]]'s watch plays the song "{{W|American Patrol}}" by {{W|F. W. Meacham}}. | ||
| + | *Mr. Burns strikes the classic {{W|Betty Grable}} pinup pose from World War II. | ||
| + | *"{{W|Jingle Bells}}" by {{W|James Lord Pierpont}} plays in the background when Grampa and Mr. Burns are on the island. | ||
| + | *During the scene of Grampa fixing Santa's sleigh, "{{W|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}" by {{W|Louis Prima}} plays. | ||
| + | *At the end of "I Saw Grampa Cussing Santa Claus", a tropical version of "{{W|Winter Wonderland}}" by {{W|Felix Bernard}} plays. | ||
| + | *[[Springfield Elementary School]] performs ''{{W|The Nutcracker}}''. | ||
| + | **The people of Springfield then sing "[[The Simpson's Public Domain Christmas Song]]", a parody of "Marche". | ||
| + | **[[Moe]] attempts to commit suicide to "Dance of the Reed Flutes". | ||
| + | **[[Homer]] sings "[[I Need a Present for My Wife]]" to the tune of "Russian Dance". | ||
| + | *[[Krusty]] sings "{{W|It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year}}" by [[Andy Williams]]. | ||
| + | *Moe sleds by holding a banner saying "And to all a good night", a reference to the poem ''{{W|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}''. | ||
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| − | *In [[Tahiti]], there is a girl resembling [[Lisa Jr.]] from [[Missionary: Impossible]] | + | *In [[Tahiti]], there is a girl resembling [[Lisa Jr.]] from "[[Missionary: Impossible]]". |
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Cultural references[edit]
- Ned's ringtone is "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms.
- When Bart turns Homer's wine into water, he crosses his arms and blinks like Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie.
- Homer amuses Bart with The Three Stooges gags.
- Homer ends his Christmas sermon with a terrible imitation of Paul Harvey.
- Cyrus's watch plays the song "American Patrol" by F. W. Meacham.
- Mr. Burns strikes the classic Betty Grable pinup pose from World War II.
- "Jingle Bells" by James Lord Pierpont plays in the background when Grampa and Mr. Burns are on the island.
- During the scene of Grampa fixing Santa's sleigh, "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" by Louis Prima plays.
- At the end of "I Saw Grampa Cussing Santa Claus", a tropical version of "Winter Wonderland" by Felix Bernard plays.
- Springfield Elementary School performs The Nutcracker.
- The people of Springfield then sing "The Simpson's Public Domain Christmas Song", a parody of "Marche".
- Moe attempts to commit suicide to "Dance of the Reed Flutes".
- Homer sings "I Need a Present for My Wife" to the tune of "Russian Dance".
- Krusty sings "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams.
- Moe sleds by holding a banner saying "And to all a good night", a reference to the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas.
Trivia[edit]
- In Tahiti, there is a girl resembling Lisa Jr. from "Missionary: Impossible".
- This is the fourth episode of The Simpsons to date to air with a parental advisory warning before the episode in Australia for "adult themes". (Originally scheduled to air May 9, 2006 on Network Ten, but was pre-empted and replaced with "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation")
