Christmas as a weapon
Frank buys the presents Dennis and Dee want, then keeps them. They recruit Eugene to stage a lesson through Christmas past, present and future.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S06 E13
A Very Sunny Christmas
S06 E13Photograph not available
The gang sets out to discover the joy of Christmas. Their holiday adventure includes a sleighful of stolen toys, childhood videos, naked elves and a bloody encounter with Santa Claus.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Childhood memories unravel
Mac discovers his family’s gift-gathering was burglary. Charlie reevaluates the many Santas who visited his mother and confronts a mall performer.
Supporting source ↗The lesson changes form
An office-couch disaster and a hospital vision precede Frank’s apparent change of heart. The gang’s attempted caroling also goes badly.
Supporting source ↗A familiar kind of togetherness
Frank supplies the desired gifts, but Eugene takes revenge at gunpoint. The gang closes Christmas by returning to the railway tracks.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Bonnie Kelly18 other recorded episodes
Bonnie greets Charlie and Mac at her decorated home.Source ↗
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie decorates the Christmas tree inside Paddy’s.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee holds her wrapped handbag during the gift exchange.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis attends the office Christmas party with Dee.Source ↗
Eugene HamiltonOnly recorded here so far
Eugene meets Dennis and Dee at home.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
Frank stands on crutches in the decorated bar.Source ↗
Luther McDonald8 other recorded episodes
Luther appears beside the Christmas tree in Mac’s childhood recollection.Source ↗
Ricky FalconeOnly recorded here so far
Ricky speaks with Mac and Charlie outside his home.Source ↗
The mall Santa1 other recorded episode
Santa poses with a child in the shopping mall.Source ↗
Locations
Charlie’s apartment48 other recorded episodes
Frank sits at home as the Christmas lesson begins.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
The bar is crowded with decorations and presents.Source ↗
Objects
Camcorders17 other recorded episodes
The old footage retains a recording indicator and viewfinder frame.Source ↗
Christmas decorations1 other recorded episode
Lights, garlands, trees and figures fill the bar.Source ↗
Handguns20 other recorded episodes
Eugene holds a pistol during his confrontation at the bar.Source ↗
Lamborghini CountachOnly recorded here so far
Dennis protests that Frank bought the sports car he wanted.Source ↗
Range Rover19 other recorded episodes
The gang stands beside the green vehicle on the Christmas outing.Source ↗
Sergio Giorgini handbagOnly recorded here so far
Dee finally receives the designer bag Frank bought to taunt her.Source ↗
SimonOnly recorded here so far
Charlie rediscovers the electronic memory game among Mac’s old toys.Source ↗
The snow machineOnly recorded here so far
The machine blasts artificial snow across the bar.Source ↗
Schemes
A Christmas Carol schemeOnly recorded here so far
Eugene arrives in chains for the gang’s staged Christmas lesson.Source ↗
Running jokes
Frank in the couchOnly recorded here so far
Frank pushes his head through the office couch upholstery.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Clay animationOnly recorded here so far
Frank’s vision turns the gang into animated holiday figures.Source ↗
Throwing rocks at trainsOnly recorded here so far
The gang returns to Mac and Charlie’s childhood railway tradition.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S13 E07 Connected through Christmas decorations, The mall Santa, Hospitals and 6 more.
S02 E01 
Connected through Crutches, Hospitals, Charlie’s apartment and 6 more.
S04 E12 Connected through Chains, Camcorders, Handguns and 7 more.
S03 E01 
Connected through Chains, Bonnie Kelly, Charlie’s apartment and 6 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
- Episode reference · visual inspection of S06E13 ↗
- Springfield! Springfield! · episode dialogue ↗
- Forever Dreaming · complete Christmas-special dialogue ↗
Tags document researched occurrences, not every appearance. Read the research notes and attribution.