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Holiday Spirit

Episode Number: 54    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Friday December 14, 2007    Prod Code: 310
Melinda is at the house of young boy named Riley and as they're hanging Christmas ornaments on the tree, Melinda tries to get him to open up about the strange things he has seen.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Jeannine Renshaw
Director: Steve Robman
Star: Jennifer Love Hewitt (Melinda Gordon),  David Conrad (Jim Clancy),  Camryn Manheim (Delia Banks),  Jay Mohr (Professor Rick Payne)
Guest Star: Melinda Page Hamilton (Jane Taylor),  Gordon Clapp (Alan Silver),  Michael Reilly Burke (William Taylor),  Dee Wallace (Claire Taylor),  Tanner Blaze (Riley Taylor),  Uriah Shelton (Young William)

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International Air Dates:
Denmark: January 24, 2008 on Kanal 4 (edit)
Although named in press releases for this episode, Steven Koller did not appear, nor was he credited, as Howard Taylor (presumably William's stepfather). (edit)

Quotes

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Melinda: Are you coming to my dinner, Christmas Eve?
Professor Payne: Yeah... No! Too busy.
Melinda: With what?
Professor Payne: Christmas Eve stuff. You wouldn't understand...
Melinda: You know what? Be at the house at seven o'clock, okay? Or I'll kick your Christmas butt. (edit)
Melinda: Lets talk about you first. Why do you think you are Santa Claus?
Santa: Why do you think you are you?
Melinda: Because I am!
Santa: There you go. (edit)

Trivia

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Featured Music:
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Relient K
"Sleigh Ride" by Relient K (edit)

Allusions

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Melinda: Yes. I am. Don't ask me how. I'm hoping that Santa Claus will give me Rachael Ray for Christmas and then maybe she can handle it.

Rachael Ray is the host of her own daytime talk show that deals heavily with food and recipes. She also hosts two shows on the Food Network, "30 Minute Meals" and "Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels" (edit)
Payne: (looking at his office Christmas tree) Charlie Brown would be proud.

Charlie Brown is the main character of Peanuts, a comic strip by Charles M. Schulz that later became a Saturday morning cartoon series called Charlie Brown. This reference is most likely to A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first of the Charlie Brown prime time TV specials, this one involving his choice of the littlest, scrawniest Christmas tree. (edit)
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Community Reviews (10)

 
7.5
Good
Holiday Spirit
"Unoriginal"
Before the opening sequence, I knew exactly who the ghost really was, who he thought he was, and why he was there.
Continue » Posted Aug 4, 2008 11:14 am PST
9.1
Superb
Holiday Spirit
"Fine example"
A ghost of Santa Claus!
Continue » Posted Mar 5, 2008 9:28 am PST
9.7
Superb
Holiday Spirit
"Another great installment"
The typical holiday episode. I like these ones, they get me into the theme lol
Continue » Posted Dec 19, 2007 4:24 pm PST
9.5
Superb
Holiday Spirit
"Exciting"
A great episode where a ghost thinks he's Santa Claus!
Continue » Posted Dec 18, 2007 4:16 pm PST
8.7
Great
Holiday Spirit
"A very special episode"
A fun and heartwarming Christmas episode I liked it a whole lot. The story starts out with "Santa" doing the typical poltergeist thing. To a man who is paying no attention to his family. Melinda does some digging and finds to my
Continue » Posted Dec 18, 2007 1:06 pm PST
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Episode: Holiday Spirit
Season Number: 3
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