Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire to waste money on getting his son Bart's tattoo removed. He decides to keep their financial troubles a secret and gets a job as a shopping mall Santa Claus, but later discovers that the job does not pay enough. Desperate for a miracle, Homer and Bart go to the dog-racing track on Christmas Eve in hopes of earning some money but end up adopting an abandoned greyhound, Santa's Little Helper. The episode was written by Mimi Pond, and it was directed by David Silverman. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 1990, and has
The Simpsons Sing the Blues film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "The Simpsons Sing the Blues". The record soon became the fastest-selling album to emerge from a television show since the "Miami Vice" soundtrack in 1985. Disney also issued of Caribbean songs sung by "The Little Mermaid" Sebastian as well as an album of songs sung by the cast of "Dinosaurs", a series often compared to "The Simpsons" during its run. "Do the Bartman" inspired a dance, "The Bartman", that was popular in early 1991. The Simpsons Sing the Blues The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the first album released as an offshoot of "The