In this episode, Mr. Guster is portrayed by actor Keith David. In the season 2 Christmas episode, Mr. Guster was played by Ernie Hudson.
After Gus and Shawn convince Juliet to initially release Santa from jail, the celebration dance they do mirrors the boy in orange and the girl in purple from the dance scene in "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
The painting that Shawn pulls out of the box of Christmas stuff is the same painting he had made in the season 2 episode Dis-Lodged.
SPOT THE PINEAPPLE: About 15 seconds into the first present day scene, Shawn is emptying a box of Christmas items when he very obviously shows off a pineapple with red ribbon as gift wrapping.
While at the Santa Village, the name Jaclyn Kenney is viewable on the computer screen for Santa picture orders. Jaclyn Kenney is an assistant in the shows art department.