Season 7 · Episode 11 · 1999
The Fight Before Christmas [2]
13 cultural references across 5 categories.
Literature
1Music
5The First Songs From A Victorian Christmas
fictionalA caroling book of Victorian-era Christmas songs referenced in the episode. Likely a fictional or generic title for a collection of Victorian Christmas carols.
“"The First Songs From A Victorian Christmas" and "Elizabethan Tidings of Joy." Now we're ready to party!”— Frasier
Elizabethan Tidings of Joy
fictionalA caroling book of Elizabethan-era Christmas songs referenced in the episode. Likely a fictional or generic title for a collection of Elizabethan Christmas caro…
“"The First Songs From A Victorian Christmas" and "Elizabethan Tidings of Joy." Now we're ready to party!”— Frasier
Jingle Bells
A popular American Christmas song written by James Lord Pierpont in the 19th century.
“Donny is playing a simple, one fingered version of "Jingle Bells."”— Donny
Silent Night
A classic Christmas carol composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr, originally in German as 'Stille Nacht.'
“How about a little "Silent Night"?”— Martin
Deck the Halls
A traditional Welsh Christmas carol, with English lyrics dating to the 1860s, known for its 'Fa-la-la-la-la' refrain.
“Deck the halls with bows of holly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la”— Frasier
Mythology/Religion
1Other
4Martha Stewart
American businesswoman, writer, and television personality known for her expertise in cooking, entertaining, and homemaking.
“Yeah, so? What am I, Martha Stewart?”— Roz
The Minister's Cat
A traditional Victorian parlor word game in which players take turns describing the minister's cat with adjectives beginning with successive letters of the alph…
“Should we start with the caroling or should we hold off until we've played a spirited game of "The Minister's Cat?"”— Frasier
Russian Roulette
A lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, and pulls the trigger while pointing at their own head.
“Yeah, Russian Roulette!”— Martin
Wassailing
A traditional English Christmastime practice of going door to door singing carols, often associated with drinking wassail, a hot mulled cider or punch.
“Come 'A Wassailing To Frasier Crane's Holiday Fest”— Frasier