Homer for the Holidays/References

References/Trivia

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."

The story is a parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, featuring Bart 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.

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 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.

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.