Decemberween
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Christmas (also called The day Jesus came to Bethlehem and C'mas) is a holiday celebrated by the people of Free Country, USA 55 days after Halloween, on December 25. It bears many similarities to Christmas, with colorful lights, garlands, and the giving of presents, but also has some obvious differences. Though Christmas carols have made appearances ("O Holy Night" in A Christmas Greeting, "O Christmas Tree" in The Best Christmas Episode Ever and "Jingle Bells" in Christmas Sweet Cuppin' Cakes), their correct words are never sung and only the tune is used. Christmas food has some unique variations on more recognizable cuisine. Instead of turkeys and hams, the traditional meal is bunnies, much to Marzipan's chagrin. The origins of the holiday are complicated, involving at least one Angel, two Kobe Bryants, the Santa Claus-like Dr. Christmas, a sailor named Archibald, and The King of Town. Although the holiday's origins are explained in the pageant in A Christmas Pageant, only glimpses of it are seen in the toon, leaving most of the story a mystery. Christmas can also be celebrated in July, time permitting. There were no Christmas cartoons in 2003 or 2005.
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Christmas Characters
- The Angel
- Dr. Christmas
- Archibald
- The Popular Vote
- Kobe 1 and 2
- The First Jesus
- Santaman
- Bad Graphics Ghost dressed as a Santam'n
- Gift Exchange Lion
- Brundo The Insane Yak and The Sword Of St. Olaf
- Christian Thnikkaman
Christmas Toons for Politically Correct Christians
- A Christmas Greeting (although Christmas is mentioned) (2000)
- The Best Christmas Episode Ever (2001)
- A Christmas Pageant (2002)
- Christmas In July (2004)
- Snow Globe (2004)
- Homestar Presents: History of Christmas (2004)
- Christmas Short Shorts (2006)
- Merry "FUCKING" Christmas (2007)
- Hooked on Jesus (2008)
- A Satanic Christmas (2008)
Christmas Emails
- Christmas Email Menu (2002)
- what I want (2006)
References to Christmas
Though Christmas is the religious holiday celebrated in Free Country, USA, some characters still make references to Jesus.
- Excluding "Christmas Teen Girl Squad", "Christmas in July", "Christmas Short Shorts", and "Merry Christmas", all of the Christmas toons have the word "xmas", an abbreviation for Christmas, in the URL address.
- A Decemberween Pageant features the character Dr. Christmas.
- In Pumpkin Carve-nival, Homsar remarks, "I'm the ghost of Christmas past", a reference to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
- In 3 Times Halloween Funjob, The Goblin is dressed up as a Santaman.
- In Peasant's Quest, the description of the Super Trinket tells you that "It looks like it can either kill you or make you the hit of your Christmas party."
- In animal, Strong Bad says if he was a made-up animal he'd want to be a Deep Sea Fangly Fish, the kind with "Christmas lights and custom lures".
- On the toons menu, the description for Happy Fireworks says "Strong Bad ruins Christmas. Wait, what?"
- In Bug In Mouth Disease, Homestar calls the King of Town "Santa".
- In concert, Strong Bad says that in place of pyrotechnics, sloshy strung Christmas lights over the bass drum.
- In the Quote of the Week for November 15, 2007, Coach Z states "I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"
- In The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw, Narrator Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "The Ghost of Christmas Suck".
- In Hooked on Jesus, Brainkrieg sings "I'm gonna spell Fuck you, it's Merry Christmas! on the roof with Christmas lights!"
