When Sydney is hesitant at celebrating Christmas with her dad, memories of her late mother Alisha help her rethink her decision. In 1992, Max opens a present early but doesn't want Judy to find out.
Tropes:
- An Aesop: Don't avoid holidays for the sake of someone not with you anymore.
- Christmas Episode: The first in the series and the first "seasonal" episode all together.
- Informed Judaism: Olive is revealed to be Jewish.
- Plot Hole: The subtitle for the flashbacks with Alisha says "4 Years Ago"; however, in "Can't Hardly Date", Sydney said Alisha died five years ago. "Thirteen Candles" does the same thing.
