Homer for the Holidays/References

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Cultural references

• The comic name is a reference to the Christmas song "Home for the Holidays" by Perry Como.
• Grampa references the song "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish when he says he hears "sleigh bells ringing. Children splashing."

Bart the Red-Nosed Reindeer

• The story is a parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, featuring Bart the Red-Nosed Reindeer instead of Rudolph.
• Multiple references to the song "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry are made throughout the story.
• The Land of Defective Toys is a parody of the Island of Misfit Toys from the 2001 Christmas film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys.

Frostee the Snowmom

• The story is a parody of the TV special Frosty the Snowman.
  • The magic broom is a parody of the magic hat in the special.
• Ralph gets scared and says, "We made a snow Frankenstein!", referencing Frankenstein's Monster.
• The witch (Selma) melts after Frostee the Mom in a Bucket is thrown over her, a reference to the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, which Bart then points out is a rip-off of the film.

The Gift of the Maggie

• The story is a parody of the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.

Jingle Bells, Bartman Smells

• The story name is a reference to the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" and the parody "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells".
  • Disco Stu, Cletus Spuckler, Principal Skinner, and Edna Krabappel sing "Jingle Bells".
• Chief Wiggum references the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" when he says "On the first day of Christmas Bartman gave to me, a stool pigeon in a pear tree."
• Gil says that it's harder than it looks to act like a Grinch, a reference to How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss.

Tree's Company

• The story name is a reference to the sitcom Three's Company.
• The story is a parody of the Peanuts film A Charlie Brown Christmas.
  • The Power Plant employees parody the dance sequence.
  • Lenny carries a blanket like Linus Van Pelt.
• When Mr. Burns tells Smithers to have five acres of rainforest flown in, Smithers says that'll make Sting cry. Sting is then seen crying.