Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that this Christmas special is a lot like Stephen Colbert's Comedy Central show The Colbert Report. There's a lot of satire that's best for older teens who will understand it -- and Colbert's ultra-conservative character -- on that level. Specific to this special, the religious elements of Christmas aren't spared from jokes: Willie Nelson plays a wise man trying to give the baby Jesus pot as a gift (he's later arrested), Feist plays an angel who puts people with prayer requests on hold like a telephone operator, and the video to Toby Keith's "War on Christmas" song shows places with nonbelievers being blown up. There's also ample sexual innuendo in John Legend's "Nutmeg" song. Also of note: the ads before the DVD highlight uncensored Comedy Central shows with some iffy sexual content that goes beyond what's included in this program.
Sexual
Content
Ample innuendo in John Legend's "Nutmeg" song ("the only residue I want you wiping off your face is my nutmeg," "sprinkle your Christmas cream with my spice supreme," and so on). One tongue kiss to a fake bear.
Violence
Toby Keith's song shows flashes of bombs (some shaped like Christmas trees, one with a smiley face), missles, a guillotine, and a house blowing up. A very fake bear attacks, is stabbed by Santa very nongraphically, and is then shown as a rug. Keith carries a rifle.
Language
"Damn," "balls," and a whole bleeped-out sentence by Jon Stewart, with nothing distinguishable.
Social
Behavior
Religious elements of Christmas aren't spared from jokes: Willie Nelson plays a wise man trying to give the baby Jesus pot as a gift (he's later arrested), Feist plays an angel who puts people with prayer requests on hold like a telephone operator -- instead of earning her wings, Colbert suggests she will earn "a pair of balls." Plus, the video to Toby Keith's "War on Christmas" song shows places being blown up and shots of a guillotine, with violence (jokingly) directed at nonbelievers.
Consumerism
iPod, the Jonas Brothers, the New York Times.
Drugs / Tobacco /
Alcohol
The Wilie Nelson segment is all about giving pot to Jesus as a gift (Nelson says "right now I'm so high you're hallucinating"). Colbert drinks eggnog with lots of rum.
