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Director:

Jim Hoskinson

Writers:

Michael Brumm (writer)
Stephen Colbert (writer)
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Release Date:

23 November 2008 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

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Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. more

User Comments:

Really funny! more (5 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Stephen Colbert ... Himself

Elvis Costello ... Himself
Rich Dahm ... Wisconsin Cop
Leslie Feist ... Herself (as Feist)
Toby Keith ... Himself
John Legend ... Himself

Willie Nelson ... Himself

Jon Stewart ... Himself
George Wendt ... Santa
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-14


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The back cover of the DVD release contains a depiction of the principal cast as Peanuts-style caricatures on stage, similar to the first rehearsal sequence in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (TV). Some of the more obvious references include John Legend sitting at a piano like Schroeder, Willie Nelson being surrounded by fumes like Pigpen, and Jon Stewart carrying (and dragging) a blanket like Linus. Less obvious is Leslie Feist being posed in a dance similar to that of one of the minor Peanuts characters. more

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Stephen Colbert: Oh, look. We're under the mistletoe. Well, this is awkward.
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Movie Connections:

Edited from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) more

Soundtrack:

Cold, Cold Christmas more


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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Really funny!, 25 November 2008
10/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Stephen Colbert, in his persona from "The Colbert Report", gets stranded in a cabin when he has to do a Christmas special, only to get visited by several acquaintances (all the while trapped by a bear). While I wouldn't call this Christmas special quite as funny as Colbert's show, it's still a hoot. More than an hour-long version of the show, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" also pokes fun at every entertainer who makes a Christmas special every year. Stephen Colbert certainly does a really funny job. Not that I wouldn't expect him to.

Anyway, I definitely recommend this special. It constitutes a true dose of yuletide truthiness!

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