Airdate: December 23, 2012
As the Griffins prepare for Christmas by decorating their tree, Meg finds an ornament of the manger and Peter tells the story of Christmas.
- Aerith and Bob: Amid all the biblical characters, Brian's character is named Robby. Chris lampshades this.
- Anachronism Stew: Likely intentional given the narrator, but several “contemporary” references make no sense in 1st century BCE Judea. “Joseph,” for example, says he’s going to erupt like Pompeii, which didn’t experience the famous eruption that destroyed it until decades later in 79 CE.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: Brian calls the Nativity story fictional, despite having actually met Jesus. Stewie lampshades this.
- Artistic License – Religion: Peter refers to the story as the "Immaculate Conception." That expression actually refers to Mary's conception and the belief she was conceived without sin.
- Bill... Bill... Junk... Bill...: Mary and Joseph send God a list of potential names for the new baby. God goes down the list:
- No…no…that's the name of a champagne…no…no. Terrible! These are all just terrible!
- Butt-Monkey: Meg, as usual.
- Christmas Episode: The wraparounds are fittingly set during Christmas Eve.
- Continuity Nod: When Brian calls the Nativity story fictional, Stewie replies that Jesus once lived with them for a month.
- Dirty Coward: When Jesus begins killing the soldiers, Herod says he forgot something back at the castle and leaves.
- Fridge Logic: In-universe, where Mary's virgin birth makes sense when she explains it to Joseph but when he explains it to his friends they keep "poking holes" on it.
- Hypocritical Humor: After finishing the story, Lois reflects on how wonderful it is when people come together. Then a married couple about to have a baby knocks on the door and asks to use the phone. Peter accuses them of running a scam and tells them to go away, which Lois fully supports.
- Mix-and-Match Critters: A cutaway shows Peter's last Christmas gift to Lois: two turtle/dove hybrids.
- No Sympathy: The Griffins to the out of town couple in need of a phone. Hearing that her water broke, Peter decides to get his baseball bat.
- Overly Long Gag: During the Christmas Carol parody, Scrooge takes so long on the toilet that the second ghost has already shown up before he's finished.
- Take That!: The trailer for the Ben-Hur version of Jack and Jill.
- Talking Animal: Meg as the donkey.
- Would Hurt a Child: Herod (played by Carter) intends to kill Joseph and Mary's baby.
- Visual Pun: The turtle doves Peter gives Lois are a literal hybrid of a turtle and a dove.
- Yet Another Christmas Carol: During a break in the story, the Griffins watch a version where the Ghosts have to wait for Scrooge to finish up in the bathroom.
