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== Cultural references ==
*The comic name is a reference to the [[Christmas]] song "{{W2|Home for the Holidays|song}}" by {{W|Perry Como}}.
*[[Grampa]] references the song "{{W|Sleigh Ride}}" by {{W|Leroy Anderson}} and {{W|Mitchell Parish}} when he says he hears "sleigh bells ringing. Children splashing."

=== Bart the Red-Nosed Reindeer ===
*The story is a parody of {{W|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, featuring {{ap|Bart|reindeer}} instead of {{Ch|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer|Rudolph}}.
*Multiple references to the song "{{W2|Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer|song}}" by {{W|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 ''{{W|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys}}''.

=== Frostee the Snowmom ===
*The story is a parody of the TV special ''{{W2|Frosty the Snowman|TV special}}''.
**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 {{W|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 "{{W|The Gift of the Magi}}" by {{W|O. Henry}}.

=== Jingle Bells, Bartman Smells ===
*The story name is a reference to the Christmas song "{{W|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 "{{W2|The Twelve Days of Christmas|song}}" 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 {{W|Grinch}}, a reference to ''{{W|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!}}'' by {{W|Dr. Seuss}}.

=== Tree's Company ===
*The story name is a reference to the sitcom ''{{W|Three's Company}}''.
*The story is a parody of the ''[[Peanuts]]'' film ''{{W|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 {{Ch|Sting}} cry. Sting is then seen crying.

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 === Bart the Red-Nosed Reindeer ===
-*The story is a parody of {{W|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, featuring {{ap|Bart|reindeer}} instead of {{Ch|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer|Rudolph}}.
+*The story is a parody of {{W|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, featuring [[Bart the Red-Nosed Reindeer]] instead of {{Ch|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer|Rudolph}}.
 *Multiple references to the song "{{W2|Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer|song}}" by {{W|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 ''{{W|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys}}''.

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Solar Dragon at 16:40, August 11, 2026

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{TabR|nogags}} == Cultural references == *The comic name is a reference to the Christmas song "{{W2|Home for the Holidays|song}}" by {{W|Perry Como}}. *Grampa refere..."

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{TabR|nogags}} == Cultural references == The comic name is a reference to the Christmas song "{{W2|Home for the Holidays|song}}" by {{W|Perry Como}}. Grampa refere..."