Josh (Bradley Whitford) makes a callback to the previous seasons Christmas episode. "Cause a guys walking down the street and he falls into a hole see?" referring to Leo (John Spencer) calling a therapist for Josh after he was shot.
The phrase "the economy, stupid" can be seen written on a white board in Bartlet's campaign headquarters, a nod to the famous phrase coined during Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.
Clark Gregg appears in his second Aaron Sorkin TV show after Sports Night (1998) as the stranger in the bar who bought the network.
John Spencer won Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama Series Emmy for his performance in this episode. Furthermore, for the third year in a row, the Emmy for this category was given to a member of The West Wing cast, and in all of the occasions it was a Christmas episode. The other winners are Richard Schiff for The West Wing: In Excelsis Deo (1999), and Bradley Whitford for The West Wing: Noël (2000).
Jordan (Joanna Gleason) says that Woodrow and Edith Wilson have been dead for eighty years, but Edith lived into the 1960s.