PeanutButterGamer: In his review of Arthur's Perfect Christmas, when PBG berates Jane for not doing her Christmas shopping ahead of time which resulted in D.W.'s temper tantrum over not getting the Tina the Talking Tabby doll she desired, he points out that not even Arnold Schwarzenegger could pull off last-minute Christmas shopping.
SuperMarioLogan: "Jeffy's Christmas Gift!" involves Mario trying to get Jeffy a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. Mario and Chef Pee Pee are similar to Howard and Myron getting the toy.
In The Simpsons episode "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas", Mary explains that her dislike of Christmas movies comes from her father being an extra on Jingle All the Way and dying during the shooting of the Retail Riot scene.