The Secrets of
'The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa'

by Wild Willie Westwood, with sources from all over the Web

All we see of the mall is Santa's post.

Jesus and Santa do battle over Christmas

  1. The introductory music is from "It Happened In Sun Valley", in the Twentieth Century-Fox Picture "Sun Valley Serenade"
    Lyric by Mack Gordon
    Music by Harry Warren

    © 1941 Twentieth Century Music Corporation
    Rights controlled by Leo Feist, Inc.

  2. Wendy Testaburger is sitting on Santa's lap when Jesus confronts him.
  3. There can be only one. - This is a reference to the Highlander movies, in which every time an Immortal kills another, he adds the other's powers to his own with the statement.
  4. Jesus executes a flawless Three Stooges eye gouge to Santa.
  5. During the fight, a Mortal Kombat 3 tune plays.
  6. Come on, lumberboy! - Jesus followed stepfather Joseph into carpentry.
  7. The scene when the statue falls on the children is very much like the scene at the end of Monty Python opening credits in which the foot squishes the chicken/man. they both have very similar squishing sounds as well.
  8. 10/31/98 - Okay, now that Orgazmo is now in theaters, the following can be said: The statue Kenny's head knocks over is one of Orgazmo, only here it is a mirror image. The Orgazmorator looks quite different here, too. And it was erected in 1969, which has a double meaning (one of these is the year of Trey's birth).
  9. Every time Jesus talks to the boys after his fight with Santa, his body turns with his head, so you see his left arm in two places - to his side, as part of the body, and still placed on Jesus, across the body.
    A comparison of concluding scripts
    Jesus vs. SantaJesus vs. Frosty
    Stan:Yeah. And you know? I think I learned something today, it doesn't matter if you're Christian or Jewish or Atheist or Hindu. Christmas still is about one very important thing:Boy 2:Yeah. But you know, I learned something today.
    Boy 1:[angrily] Yeah, don't put the magic hat on Frosty!
    Boy 2:Nno - I learned about the true Spirit of Christmas.
    Boy 1:Really?
    Boy 2:Yeh. Christmas isn't about Frosty or Santa…
    Boy 1:You're right. It's about Jesus.
    Boy 2:Nno, it's not even about Jesus, either.
    Cartman:Yeah, ham.
    Stan:[angrily] No not ham, you fat fuck!
    Cartman:Fuck you!
    Stan:...Christmas is about something much more important!
    Kyle:What?Boy 1:Well, then, what's it all about?
    Stan:[voice softens] Presents.Boy 2:Presents.
    Kyle:[softly] Ah.Boy 1:[softly] Ooooohhhhhh
    Stan:Don't you see, Kyle?Boy 2:You see?
    Kyle:Yeah.Boy 1:Yeah.
    Stan:Presents.Boy 2:Presents.
    Kyle:Hey man, if you're Jewish you get presents for eight days.Boy 1:Hey, man. Let's go home. I know where my parents hide my presents!
    Stan:Wow, really? Count me in.Boy 2:Cool!
    Cartman:Yeah, I'll be a Jew too.Boy 1:Yeah.

    As you can see, Boy 1 becomes Stan, but Kyle speaks his words. Boy 2 is replaced by Kyle, but Stan speaks his words.