History Main / DidIMentionItsChristmas

* The ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' novel ''The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' is set around Christmas, but the holiday has absolutely no bearing on the plot whatsoever, only being used to explain why the American protagonist is in Egypt (he and his parents decided to spend Christmas vacation there).

** It returns in the fifth game which takes place around Christmas of 2012, with several Christmas decorations and songs being played throughout. Saejima even gets to beat up some thugs while wearing a Santa suit (and can even crush them with a Christmas tree).

* ''Literature/BillysBakerWontStayBuried'' is set on Christmas, but it's only relevant in one scene and it's not mentioned too much otherwise.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': Bizarrely, in "Bitzi's Break-up", the school has a "Happy St. Patrick's Day" sign. The episode has absolutely nothing to do with the holiday, and the sign is never called attention to by the characters.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'';

* Episode 8 of ''Literature/Gate'' has Itami [[HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee being called in to speak at a Diet]], and Lelei, Tuka, Rory, Bozes, and Pina are brought in attendance as well. Driving through the winter streets of Ginza, the Gateworlder girls notice that there are people out shopping along with a decorated christmas tree in a shopping center.

* Episode 3 of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2202'' opens on Planet 11 of the Sol System, a colony world beyond Pluto that is orbited by an artificial sun that is populated by both Human and Gamilan colonists. Space Calvery Hajime Saito carries in a big Christmas Tree that some kids gather around to help decorate, who were beforehand hanging around an elderly Wheelchair-bound survivor of the Gamilas War who was dressed up as Santa and referred as such by Saito.

* Episode 3 of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2202'' opens on Planet 11 of the Sol System, a colony world beyond Pluto that is orbited by an artificial sun that is populated by both Human and Gamilan colonists. Space Calvery Hajime Saito carries in a Christmas Tree that some kids gather around to decorate, who were beforehand hanging around an elderly Wheelchair-bound survivor of the Gamilas War who was dressed up as Santa and referred as such by Saito.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" starts with the Simpson family going caroling. They learn how some carols are copyrighted, and so Homer sets out to write his own. After an interruption by Flanders, he dedicates the entire song to being a [[TheDissTrack diss track]] towards him. The song catches on and becomes so popular that Homer grows to hate it, and moves to a ranch for a week to get away from it. All Christmas theming disappears from the episode after Homer finishes his song.

* The first two games in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series take place in December of 2005 and 2006 respectively. You have to look pretty hard to see it but there are a few decorations and one or two stores play Xmas tunes. "[[AmazingFreakingGrace Amazing Grace]]" plays over the credits of the first game, while "Silent Night" plays over the credits of the second. The third and fourth games avert this tradition, but it returns in the fifth game which takes place around Christmas of 2012, with several Christmas decorations and songs being played throughout. Saejima even gets to beat up some thugs while wearing a Santa suit (and can even crush them with a Christmas tree).

* ''The Holiday'' takes place during the last two weeks of December, but apart from a few brief mentions, Christmas has pretty much nothing to do with the plot.

* ''Pocketful of Miracles'', the 1961 remake of ''Film/LadyForADay,'' takes place at Christmas time, but the only clue to this is the presence of some decorations in the hallway of the fancy hotel where Apple Annie gets her letter.

This is one of those fairly rare occurrences when a story takes place at Christmas time or has some heavy Chistmassy elements to it but isn't about peace, good-will to all men, the birth of Christ, Ol' Saint Nick, or any of the usual trappings of a jolly old Christmas tale. In fact, with this trope the holiday setting has no bearing whatsoever on the story in question (except maybe for some added tension that all this chaos is happening when people should be celebrating). In fact, in most of these stories if it wasn't for the occasional appearance of a Christmas tree or some other decorations or music you'd most likely forget it's Christmas at all!

* ''Film/{{Hook}}'' has Peter Pan's kids getting kidnapped on what may very well have been Christmas Day. Ouch. This mirrors the use of this trope in [[Literature/PeterPan the original book.]]

* In ''Literature/PeterPan'', the night the Darling children fly away with Peter is just before Christmas, possibly even Christmas Eve. We only know this from one passing reference to their housekeeper Liza "mixing the Christmas puddings in the kitchen." Most adaptations (with one exception: see below under LiveActionTV) leave this detail out.

* Valkyrie returns to her own dimension at the end of ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant: Seasons Of War'' and is surprised to find out its Christmas Eve and complains she hadn't seen by decorations.

* Most of the first ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' book takes place on the night of Christmas Eve or before dawn on Christmas Day. The first time this gets mentioned in the story is on the ''last page'' (Not counting the epilogue).

* Both Kyle Hyde games are set around this general period. ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' is set on the evening of December 28, 1979 and the sequel ''VideoGame/LastWindow'' covers the period of December 18-26, 1980. Other than a PetTheDog moment in ''Hotel Dusk'' and the Christmas Tree in the corner of Lucky's Café in ''Last Window'', it doesn't play much of a role at all in terms of the overall story. However, the Christmas presents Kyle receives in ''Last Window'' prove essential for advancing the story.

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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]]: Part 1 was broadcast on Christmas (and the second on New Year's). Unlike all of the previous Christmas specials, which had been quite Christmassy, this one barely even mentions it. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]:

** Likewise [[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen "The Snowmen"]] three years later, following two ''even more Christmassy'' Christmas specials. To the point that [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} the Other Wiki's]] synopsis doesn't even ''mention'' that it's set on Christmas Eve, because it's totally irrelevant.
** [[Recap/DoctorWho2016CSTheReturnOfDoctorMysterio "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"]] sets a new record for "least-Christmassy Christmas special", as only the opening scene, where eight-year-old Grant meets the Doctor and [[SuperEmpowering accidentally gets superpowers]], is set at Christmastime. The rest of it takes place in the spring or summer, about twenty years later.

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* In ''{{VideoGame/AMY}}'', despite the fact that the game takes place on Christmas Eve, there's no snow and no other reference to the holiday beyond the conversation between the train conductor and Lana (who subsequently gives Amy the digital drawing pad as a present) at the beginning of the game.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta2}} Bayonetta 2]]'' happens during Christmas eve. [[BadassSanta Rodin]] dresses up for the season as Santa.

* Both Kyle Hyde games are set around this general period. ''VideoGame/HotelDuskRoom215'' is set on the evening of December 28, 1979 and the sequel ''VideoGame/LastWindow'' covers the period of December 18-26, 1980. Other than a PetTheDog moment in ''Hotel Dusk'' and the Christmas Tree in the corner of Lucky's Café in ''Last Window'', it doesn't play much of a role at all in terms of the overall story. However, the Christmas presents Kyle receives in ''Last Window'' prove essential for advancing the story.

* The fourth case of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' begins on Christmas Day. The characters themselves don't make much notice of this until partially into the case, where it finally hits them that everything that's happening is happening on Christmas.
* Creator/HideoKojima also did this in ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', possibly as a reference to ''Snatcher'', or perhaps to make [[SpaceStation Beyond Coast's]] perpetual summer more surreal to the American characters.

* The only indication that ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' takes place on December is the billboards and stock Christmas music that plays in the downtown street scene. Later on, you find one of your contacts disguised in a Santa costume.
* ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' begins with the main character being kidnapped on Christmas Eve, and although he isn't sure how long he's been asleep when he finally comes to during the Nonary Game, he generally believes it to be Christmas Day. A few conversations take note of this, but the game isn't Christmas-themed.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': A major scene in ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'' is set on Hogswatchnight, but apart from Granny Weatherwax insisting witches are supposed to stay home that night and Nanny Ogg getting round this by holding a huge party at her cottage, none of the other Hogswatch traditions are mentioned. This could be EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, since Hogswatchnight didn't really gain its YouMeanXmas form until the references in ''Discworld/ReaperMan'' and ''Discworld/SoulMusic'' some years later.