The Simpsons are only against the commercialization of Christmas because they cant afford it.
What day is this?
Theres still four more days til Christmas.
1 holiday by being about love.
The Simpson family also finds the seasonal spirituality more than a little spooky.
The Simpsonsare highly celebrated for their Treehouse of Horrors Halloween celebrations.
Not all of Christmas.
Who wants to see all that green all the time?
They already live on Evergreen Terrace.
Its when the holidays dip into all the reverence that things get uncomfortable.
Except for King Whatshislips, which starts off creepy.
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes are an annual tradition that has never been skipped.
Theyve only done 13 Christmas episodes.
The Simpsons saved three Christmases, ruined eight, and two were kind of a draw.
There are 17 episodes that are called Christmas episodes, but some dont really count.
Plow is Christmas morning, but it hasnt risen to a yearly thing.
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Yet,The Simpsonswere first unleashed on American TV with a Christmas special.
There was only one fat guy on Evergreen Terrace who brought the family presents and his name wasnt Santa.
It happened to Tiny Tim.
It happened to Charlie Brown.
It happened to The Smurfs.
The very firstSimpsonsepisode, Christmas or otherwise, finds the Simpsons broke.
The episode establishes that this is a truly loving family.
At least Fred could rely on the family dinosaur for balance against a row of ribs.
Even the Simpson family dog, the Christmas miracle himself, Santas Little Helper, is a loser.
In White Christmas Blues, Marge realizes the family cant afford Christmas.
Krusty knows thats why Santa went bust after years of giving away free toys and getting cookies in return.
Its not a sustainable business model.
Thats more than Mr. Burns gives.
Christian Charity isnt just a cool name for a porn star.
The ever-embattled family on Evergreen Terrace has often had to save the community from itself.
Ultimately Gary Coleman keeps the world safe for commerce.
Holiday shopping is stressful.
In not-so-quiet desperation, the saddest little girl in grade number two converts to Buddhism.
Lisa doesnt turn her back on her church.
She just needs to find a temple thats free of corruption.
Lisa is put straight by the worlds most famous Buddhist.
The middle Simpson child believes Buddhism will free her from desire and abandons the holidays to further that aim.
He frees Lisa to celebrate any holiday and reminds her that his birthday is August 31st.
Lisa isnt the only Simpson who is rejuvenated by the season of Christmas.
Bart also feels its reformative powers.
All those temptations of the Christmas season can get to a kid.
Bart isnt really naughty, at least not by modern standards.
He doesnt get anybody pregnant.
He never Facebooks a kid to death.
But he hasnt learned much from that guy who gives those sermons at church, Captain Whatshisname.
He also ruins the family Christmas card photo.
Bart also threatens Santa over a dirt bike, man.
Winter itself is a little more frightening than Halloween.
Springfield has had to come together often during the holidays.
The kids get snowed in while Skinner slaps his Willie around and Ned and the former Mr.
Plow have to save the day without airbags, which the church opposes for some reason.
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Lets face it, Christmas shopping is scary.
Malls can be agony and getting the right gift is a lot of pressure.
There are a lot of holiday suicides.
But Christmas itself is also spooky.
Thats every mans worst nightmare.
Baby Jesus, who grew up to be Jesus (weird, right?
