--- description: The Simpsons holiday special airs Dec 7 at 8 on FOX title: Simpsons Christmas Couch Gag: Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Simpsons_ Christmas Couch Gag Is Here by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 5, 2014 4:13 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 5, 2014 4:13 PM CUT Twas _almost_ the night before _The_ _Simpsons_ holiday show, and Springfield is covered in mountains of snow. At long last, the preview is here, filled with yetis, Smithers and some tiny reindeer. _The Simpsons_ are headed straight for their couch, and every creature is stirring including reindeer, a yeti and maybe a mouse. The children aren’t nestled anywhere near their beds, stuck in detention and jazz band instead. Marge is headed to the check-out lane, while Otto is taking a hit off a candy cane. Homer is working in a dashing elf cap, but he wants to go home for a long winter’s nap. Patty and Selma face off in town square and, yes, an obligatory _Frozen_ reference is there. The stockings are hung, a Festivus pole is there, and Groundskeeper Willie flies through the air, volleyed by polar bears drawn with great care. Tune in to _The Simpsons_ this Sunday at eight, if you set your clock now you won’t be late. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3620037/simpsons-christmas-couch-gag/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3620037/simpsons-christmas-couch-gag/"},"headline":"The Simpsons Christmas Couch Gag Is Here","datePublished":"2014-12-05T16:13:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:02.749Z","description":"Complete with an obvious Frozen reference","url":"https://time.com/3620037/simpsons-christmas-couch-gag/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","christmas","The Simpsons"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3620037/simpsons-christmas-couch-gag/","name":"The Simpsons Christmas Couch Gag Is Here"}}]}] ```