Road to the North Pole comedy films which were released from 1940 to 1962, starring actors Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and actress Dorothy Lamour. The opening credits show images with Brian and Stewie referencing other Christmas specials such as "The Nutcracker", "A Christmas Carol", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Frosty the Snowman" and "Home Alone". The credits also show Brian and Stewie performing winter activities, such as snowball fights, making snow angels and putting coal in the (Meg's) Christmas socks instead of gifts. Ron MacFarlane, who narrated part of the episode, mentioned that Kenny Rogers was supposed to be there. The episode opens with a
Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P. Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P. Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P. is an EP by the indie rock band Grandaddy. It was released in 2001 on V2 Records. All of the songs had previously appeared as B-sides to the band's European singles. "Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P." was released in 2001. It was later included in some two-disc editions of "The Sophtware Slump". "Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P." reached number 21 in the "Top 75" of "CMJ New Music Monthly"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s August 2001 edition. Upon the 2011 release of the deluxe edition of "The Sophtware Slump", BBC Music