The Book of General Ignorance round differs, in particular during the Christmas specials. During the course of the "B" Series special, Fry and Davies swapped places for "General Ignorance", with Fry attempting to answer questions ostensibly written by Davies to stump him. During "D"s Christmas Special, all the "GI" questions revolved around saints. "The Book of General Ignorance" contains a list of 230 questions, most of which previously appeared in episodes of "QI". Each question explains the correct answer, and usually attempts to show why people tend to make the wrong assumptions, or believe certain myths. Each book contains two forewords, one by Fry, the
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV special) to repair it himself and Father Mouse tells Joshua of the situation before waiting at his bed with worry on Christmas Eve. Although Albert does not complete his task until about one minute after the midnight deadline, the clock does play its song within earshot of Santa which convinces him to turn around and come to town after all. There are three musical numbers in the program: "Even a Miracle Needs a Hand" later appeared on "South Park" in the Season 4 episode "A Very Crappy Christmas". Similar to its use in the original special, the song is sung by