Lee Garlington appears in this episode as Karen Miller. Two years earlier she played the role of Carole Karoszek in episode 1.21, Death and Stuff (1989).
The week leading up to tape night for this episode was featured in Feeding the Monster: A Week in the Life of Roseanne, which was released in 1992. According to the program, video tape recording for this episode took place on November 22, 1991.
Bradley Pearce, who plays the little boy on Santa's (Roseanne's) lap with the grievance about the teddy bear, was also in The Borrowers that also starred John Goodman.
First Christmas themed episode of the series