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* CallBack: In flashback, we see David and Moira performing The Number at one of the family's lavish Christmas Parties.
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* CallBack: BlatantLies: Stevie first tries to deny that she's crying during the Jazzagals performance, then switches to pretending it was because they were out of red wine.
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** In flashback, we see David and Moira performing The Number at one of the family's lavish ChristmasParties. Parties.
** Even at Christmas, Johnny is terrible at giving gifts. He put in the effort, but the gifts he managed to find at the church rummage sale were underwhelming.
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** In flashback, we see David and Moira performing The Number at one of the family's lavish Christmas
** Even at Christmas, Johnny is terrible at giving gifts. He put in the effort, but the gifts he managed to find at the church rummage sale were underwhelming.
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* ManlyTears: Johnny struggles to hold back tears when he sees the lengths everyone has gone to to give him the Christmas party of his dreams.
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* LadyDrunk: Moira is grateful that Stevie opened a bottle of wine, accepting a tumbler with a quiet thank you, then expresses shock that Johnny's eggnog at the cafe doesn't have any booze in it.
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* FinaglesLaw: Everything that can go wrong with the possibility of a Rose family Christmas party does go wrong. Alexis misunderstands Johnny's request to handle the guest list and decides to spend the evening with Ted's friends instead, David opts for Stevie's grandmother's crappy decorations instead of the fancy items from his store, and the tree he bought falls to pieces and is burned on one side. Johnny experiences an epic meltdown over the failure of his hopes for recreating a fond (false) memory and the family are shocked at how hurt he is.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Of course you're going to get to pick through crappy trees if you try to buy a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.
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* EasilyForgiven: Averted. Ted's friends remember that Alexis broke his heart. Twice.
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* FalseFriend: Johnny dreams of a past Christmas party with all their old friends and Paul Shaffer. Recall, though, those friends dropped the Roses as soon as they lost their money.
* FamilyOfChoice: The TrueMeaningOfChristmas is that the Rose family Christmas party was full of jerks who didn't care about them, but now they have true friends who love them.
* FamilyOfChoice: The TrueMeaningOfChristmas is that the Rose family Christmas party was full of jerks who didn't care about them, but now they have true friends who love them.
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* RealMenCook: Alexis walks in on Ted decorating ginger bread men.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Stevie walks in during the argument about the repeated ball-dropping on the Christmas Party saying "I opened a bottle of red, hope that's all right.". As the camera moves to focus on the on-going argument, Moira silently says "Yes, thank you" and grabs a glass.
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* LetsDuet: We see David and Moira, resplendent in their holiday finery, performing The Number with Paul Schaeffer on piano.
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* LetsDuet: We see David and Moira, resplendent in their holiday finery, performing The Number with Paul Schaeffer Shaffer on piano.
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* SpecialGuest: Paul Shaeffer appears as himself as the special guest at the Roses' Christmas Party.
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* HappyHolidaysDress: Moira's slinky, sparkling black & white number is topped with a gigantic and festive bow.
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* TearsOfJoy: Normally TheCynic, Stevie tears up during the Jazzagal's performance.
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* TearsOfJoy: Normally TheCynic, Stevie tears up during the Jazzagal's performance.performance.
* TrueMeaningOfChristmas: The modest party at the motel is far more meaningful that the family's lavish ones, because they are together and surrounded by real friends.
* TrueMeaningOfChristmas: The modest party at the motel is far more meaningful that the family's lavish ones, because they are together and surrounded by real friends.
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* BigFancyHouse: This is the second, and last, time we ever see the Rose Mansion.
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* AloneAmongstTheCouples: With Patrick and David and Ted and Alexis firmly paired off in this episode, Stevie is the only singleton.
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* AloneAmongstTheCouples: With Patrick and David and Ted and Alexis firmly paired off in this episode, Stevie is the only singleton.
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* DirectedByCastMember: Creator/DanielLevy co-directed this episode along with film school friend Andrew Cividino.
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* NostalgiaFilter: Johnny pines after the Rose Christmases of years past for much of the episode, but when he's eating meatloaf alone in the diner he finally remembers that they always ended with him staring at the Christmas tree feeling alone and empty.
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* LetsDuet: We see David and Moira, resplendent in their holiday finery, performing The Number with Paul Schaeffer on piano.
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* BigWhat: Alexis reacts this way when Ted tells her his vet school friends took convincing to give her a chance after the broken engagements.
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* TearsOfJoy: Normally TheCynic, Stevie tears up during the Jazzagal's performance.
* TearsOfJoy: Normally TheCynic, Stevie tears up during the Jazzagal's performance.
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* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Johnny stops at a Church rummage sale to buy gifts for his family.
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* SnowMeansLove: Johnny and Moira have a romantic walk in the snow.
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* SpecialGuest: Paul Shaeffer appears as himself as the special guest at the Roses' Christmas Party.
* SpecialGuest: Paul Shaeffer appears as himself as the special guest at the Roses' Christmas Party.
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!!Tropes That Appear in this Episode
* CallBack: In flashback, we see David and Moira performing The Number at one of their Christmas Parties.
* ChristmasEpisode: This is the only episode that doesn't take place in the Spring or Summer, and Johnny decides they should celebrate Christmas.
* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: It snows on Christmas Eve, just as the Rose family and the town comes together to throw Johnny's party.
* EveryoneIsChristianAtChristmas: Jewish Johnny clearly relishes the secular side of Christmas, but he also looks for the family menorah.
* EasterEgg: In the flashback, we catch a glimpse of Alexis's sketchy former boyfriend Stavros as well as the snooty couple that Johnny tells off at the end of Season 2.
* {{Flashback}}: The cold open shows Johnny's flashback dream to one of the Roses's elaborate Christmas Parties.
* PrettyInMink: Moira wears a fabulous fur outfit, and Johnny mentions the time she wore a mink coat to a Christmas PETA benefit.
* SnowMeansLove: Johnny and Moira have a romantic walk in the snow.
* CallBack: In flashback, we see David and Moira performing The Number at one of their Christmas Parties.
* ChristmasEpisode: This is the only episode that doesn't take place in the Spring or Summer, and Johnny decides they should celebrate Christmas.
* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: It snows on Christmas Eve, just as the Rose family and the town comes together to throw Johnny's party.
* EveryoneIsChristianAtChristmas: Jewish Johnny clearly relishes the secular side of Christmas, but he also looks for the family menorah.
* EasterEgg: In the flashback, we catch a glimpse of Alexis's sketchy former boyfriend Stavros as well as the snooty couple that Johnny tells off at the end of Season 2.
* {{Flashback}}: The cold open shows Johnny's flashback dream to one of the Roses's elaborate Christmas Parties.
* PrettyInMink: Moira wears a fabulous fur outfit, and Johnny mentions the time she wore a mink coat to a Christmas PETA benefit.
* SnowMeansLove: Johnny and Moira have a romantic walk in the snow.
