When Reverend Lovejoy and Ned Flanders are unable to deliver the Christmas sermon, Homer steps in and tells the story of the birth of the baby Jesus (Bart), King Harods (Mr. Burns) attempt to have the babyhuged and the creation of the first Christmas tree.



Grandpa relates to Bart and Lisa the story of how in the Navy he and his older brother Cyrus were fighting in the Pacific in World War II. During a battle Cyruss plane is lost and Abe and Mr. Burns (his co-pilot) crash land their own plane. At Christmastime while awaiting rescue, Burns, anxious to shoot at something, shoots down Santa Claus. Abe and Burns help Santa to rebuild his sleigh (only for Burns to later steal.) After Abe gets it back, Santa promises to come back for a follow-up rescue, but never does. After Abe has finished relating the story to the kids, Santa makes his overdue appearance and takes Abe to Tahiti to be reunited with his brother.



The kids at Springfield Elementary perform Perhaps the worst version ever rendition of The Nutcracker ballet according to Superintendent Chalmers. When it is revealed that you dont have to pay for the music rights it leads to a montage of citizens of Springfield going about their usual Christmas activities to the more familiar pieces of music from The Nutcracker, including a sequence where Moe tries tohug himself, and Homer (forgetting as usual) tries to get Marge her present at the last minute.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 17 Episode 9 of The Simpsons resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Simpsons Season 17 Episodes...

• s17e01 - The Bonfire of the Manatees
• s17e02 - The Girl Who Slept Too Little
• s17e03 - Milhouse of Sand and Fog
• s17e04 - Treehouse of Horror XVI
• s17e05 - Marge's Son Poisoning
• s17e06 - See Homer Run
• s17e07 - The Last of the Red Hat Mamas
• s17e08 - The Italian Bob
• s17e09 - Simpsons Christmas Stories
• s17e10 - Homer's Paternity Coot
• s17e11 - We're on the Road to D'ohwhere
• s17e12 - My Fair Laddy
• s17e13 - The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
• s17e14 - Bart Has Two Mommies
• s17e15 - Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife
• s17e16 - Million Dollar Abie
• s17e17 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore
• s17e18 - The Wettest Stories Ever Told
• s17e19 - Girls Just Want to Have Sums
• s17e20 - Regarding Margie
• s17e21 - The Monkey Suit
• s17e22 - Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play

The Simpsons Show Summary

The Simpsons focuses on a family of five. There is the father, Homer, a dull-witted, alcoholic, lazy, but lovable man. He often gets his family into crazy situations but always manages to fix things. The mother, Marge, is a stay at home mom who keeps the family together. She is the ideal wife and mother though she can be a little naive at times. She always does what she thinks is best for her family.

Next is Bart, the 10 year old boy who lives on playing pranks. He gets into a lot of trouble but is generally a good kid. Then there is the neglected middle child, Lisa. Lisa is the brain of the family and sometimes feels left out because of that. She is an outcast at school because of her talent. Finally there is Maggie the baby. Though she doesn't say much she is well known especially for her red pacifier.