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22 scenes · our breakdownThe episode title plays while a meteorologist report announces that no snow will fall this Christmas.
01:40–02:39petty_grievanceSnow suddenly falls, and the kids rejoice until Mr. Burns explains the nuclear-and-tire-fire cause.
02:39–03:36scheme · double_standardHomer rallies the town to gouge the incoming tourists, and Duff proudly commits to the scheme.
03:36–05:16scheme · dealTourists flood into Springfield, and the town's shopkeepers prepare to cash in on them.
05:16–05:22schemeMarge sees out-of-state license plates and a traffic jam while the valet attendant charges five dollars.
05:22–05:36petty_grievanceApu has run out of milk and offers a tangent about films instead of helping a customer.
05:36–06:48petty_grievanceMarge meets a family asking for a room and agrees to rent out the rec room for three hundred a night.
06:48–07:39deal · lieHomer refuses to share his bed with strangers, but Marge says the arrangement will help them afford Christmas.
07:39–09:31petty_grievance · double_standardHomer reads the Simpson Bed and Breakfast sign and then asks himself what Baby Jesus would do.
09:31–09:37petty_grievanceHomer says he is in and then grudgingly goes back to work at the restaurant.
09:37–09:59dealGuests arrive at the church and daycare center, where Reverend Lovejoy frets about the crowd.
09:59–10:32petty_grievanceLovejoy delivers a sermon about giving, which excites the congregation into applause.
10:32–11:26social_rule_violationMarge looks for chestnuts for the family while the carriage ride gets set up.
11:26–12:33petty_grievanceGuests complain about the eggnog and Marge says Christmas should be more about love than money.
12:33–12:54petty_grievanceNed Flanders and Nasreen talk about their mall kiosk cream while Lisa questions the gifts.
13:45–14:18petty_grievanceGuests sing carols while sharing wassail, and the carol singing ends with a joke about the Gatorade mistake.
14:18–16:04petty_grievanceLisa hands out cheap but thoughtful gifts, and the family hates them, bringing her to tears.
16:04–17:43humiliation · petty_grievanceBart burns the book Lisa gave him, and Lisa argues that he is wasting a present.
17:43–17:52confession · rivalryLisa admits to Bart that she gave gifts to feel good about herself, and Bart calls her out.
17:52–19:49confession · secret_exposedLisa gives Bart a tablet loaded with e-books and apps, and Bart is delighted.
19:49–20:20confession · dealMarge apologizes for overreacting, and the family tries to sing carols to her.
20:20–21:01confessionThe carol is interrupted by the blender and the family shushes each other.
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