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Schur based the Christmas party sequences on a scene in Rushmore that happens after the main character does his Vietnam play.

The scene wherein Dwight plugs the Christmas tree in, only for the office to be underwhelmed by the dismal lights was based on a real moment Schur and his wife experienced during their first Christmas together. Novak later noted that, compared to Schur's previous episode 'The Alliance', the 'driving force of the mayhem' in the episode is Michael's desire to make all of his workers 'happy', rather than him being 'a jerk'. The episode was his third contribution after the first season entry ' The Alliance' and second-season episode ' Office Olympics'. 'Christmas Party' was written by Michael Schur, who portrays Mose Schrute in the series. Jenna Fischer was allowed to pick the teapot used in the episode. The party ends with a drunken Meredith Palmer ( Kate Flannery) exposing herself to Michael, who takes a picture and then leaves. Everyone ends up having a good time, with the exception of Angela Martin ( Angela Kinsey), who is furious over not receiving appreciation for her efforts toward arranging the party, as well as Kelly kissing Dwight, whom Angela is secretly dating. While she goes through the various aspects of her gift, Jim sneaks the letter for her into his pocket.Īfter ruining his staff's mood, Michael disobeys company policy by buying vodka for the party to compensate. Pam elects to trade the iPod for Jim's gift after her fiancé Roy tells her he was planning on getting her an iPod and has no other decent ideas for gifts, but to spare Jim's feelings she tells him she swapped out of appreciation for the effort he put into it. Jim tries to convince Dwight to do a post-swap with him, but Dwight refuses, saying he plans to use the teapot for nasal cleansing. Jim's present for Pam ends up with Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson). The staff competes for the iPod, and Pam opts to swap for it rather than keep Jim's gift. This goes amiss as many of the gifts, such as a decorative name plate with Kelly Kapoor's ( Mindy Kaling) name on it, are specific to the recipients. He is disappointed by the handmade oven glove he receives from Phyllis Lapin ( Phyllis Smith) and insists on turning the exchange into a ' Yankee Swap'. Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) buys a $400 video iPod as his gift to Ryan Howard ( B. Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) received Pam Beesly's ( Jenna Fischer) name, and puts a great deal of effort into her gift (a teapot filled with some mementos and a personal letter from him to her). The office staffers hold a ' Secret Santa' gift exchange at their Christmas party.

'Christmas Party' earned a Nielsen rating of 4.3 in the 18–49 demographic, being viewed by 9.7 million viewers, making it, at the time of its airing, the highest-rated episode of the season. The episode was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards, one for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, and one for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. The episode received positive reviews from television critics, with many applauding Michael's 'Yankee Swap' scene. Novak) becomes the hot object of the game. Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski), having put much effort into finding a gift for Pam ( Jenna Fischer), becomes frustrated when Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) makes everyone play ' Yankee Swap', and an iPod that Michael bought for Ryan Howard ( B. In this episode, the office throws a Christmas party and plays Secret Santa.

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The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The episode guest stars David Koechner as Todd Packer. It was first broadcast on December 6, 2005, on NBC. It was written by Michael Schur and directed by Charles McDougall. ' Christmas Party' is the tenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's sixteenth episode overall. 10th episode of the 2nd season of The Office ' Christmas Party'