December 17, 2011 Season 37 episode
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| Episode | 712 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | Jimmy Fallon |
| Musical Guest(s) | Michael Bublé |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Holly Jolly Christmas" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
| Previous Episode December 10, 2011 |
Next Episode January 7, 2012 |
The 712th episode and 10th episode of Season 37 of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 17, 2011, hosted by longtime former cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor Jimmy Fallon, the host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, with the classical/jazz singer Michael Bublé as the musical guest, who performed "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and also appeared briefly in the opening monologue and during the pre-recorded "Michael Bublé Christmas Duets" sketch. Michael Bublé made his 2nd musical guest stint on SNL, and this is Jimmy Fallon's first-time hosting.
This episode fulfilled a prediction made in the December 12, 1998 monologue that then-castmember Jimmy Fallon would host the show in 2011.
Michael Bublé previously made his musical guest debut on January 30, 2010, the thirteenth episode of SNL's 35th season, hosted by actor Jon Hamm, star of AMC's classic period drama series Mad Men.
The goodnights speech for Jimmy Fallon is "We Are Live, Here at the Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City, baby, I Want to thank Michael Bublé, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Chris Kattan, Jude Law, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Lorne, Marci, Ayana, Lindsey, This best cast, the crew, I love you guys, Be nice to people, Uh - hug everyone you meet, Uh - uh - wait a second, what, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Passion, New Year, I love you, Mom and Dad and Gloria, I Love You, Nancy, Uh - Uh - having the best time, love You all, I appreciate it." (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
Cameos by another longtime former cast members Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Chris Kattan, Horatio Sanz, Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey and Jude Law
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| The Boston Teens: Winter Formal Cold Opening | Now married adults, Pat Sullivan (Jimmy Fallon) and Denise McDenna (Rachel Dratch) try to sneak into their high school’s Winter Formal so they can recreate their second date. | |
| Monologue by Jimmy Fallon | Longtime former cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor Jimmy Fallon dances through the halls of Studio 8H singing “Christmastime (Coming Home Again)”, as he returned to SNL to host for the first time. | |
| Today | Kathie Lee Gifford (Kristen Wiig) mocks the idea that co-host Hoda Kotb (Nasim Pedrad) has a new boyfriend. Regis Philbin (Jimmy Fallon) makes a surprise visit and announces that he’d like to get back on the air now that his retirement plans have fallen through. | |
| Michael Bublé Christmas Duets | Michael Bublé performs Christmas duets with Justin Bieber (Jimmy Fallon) and other unlikely performers (Fred Armisen, Abby Elliott, Taran Killam, Nasim Pedrad, Jay Pharoah and Kristen Wiig). | |
| Dressing Room | Jimmy Fallon ponders his hosting performance with his reflection (Andy Samberg) in his dressing room mirror. | |
| 1920's Holiday Party | In 1928 New York City, Lilia (Kristen Wiig) and Fredgie (Jimmy Fallon) try to hold themselves back from respectively singing and dancing at a Christmas party. | |
| Half Jewish Half Italian Completely Neurotic | In 1928 New York City, Lilia (Kristen Wiig) and Fredgie (Jimmy Fallon) try to hold themselves back from respectively singing and dancing at a Christmas party. | |
| A Song from SNL: I Wish It Was Christmas Today VI | Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan don't care what anyone thinks when they perform a holiday-themed song called "I Wish It Was Christmas Today." | |
| Michael Bublé performed "Holly Jolly Christmas" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | While “In The Cage” with Jude Law, Nicolas Cage (Andy Samberg) asks why he isn’t in “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows”. After performing a joke about a strip club accepting toy donations for Christmas, Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler are pitted in a “Weekend Update Joke-Off” against Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey. | |
| Beethoven's 9th Symphony | Following a performance orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven (Jimmy Fallon) introduces the members (Chris Kattan, Horatio Sanz, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Abby Elliott, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig). | |
| War Horse | Audience members (Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig) react to a cheap stage production of “War Horse”. | |
| Michael Bublé performed "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" | ||
| Locker Room | Jesus (Jason Sudeikis) explains to Tim Tebow (Taran Killam) and the Denver Broncos that he can’t be there to help them win every game every week. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Michael Bublé, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Chris Kattan, Jude Law, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler, and Horatio Sanz, Lorne, the crew and cast are all thanked by Jimmy Fallon for bringing him back home for Christmas. He especially thanked his family, his mom and dad, his kids Marci, Ayana and Lindsey and he wishes everyone "Merry Christmas", "Happy Hanukkah", "Happy Passion" and "New Year". They are all in The Rink at Rockefeller Center. |
Trivia[]
- Jimmy Fallon is the 27th former longtime SNL cast member to returned to host this season. Fallon is also the third longtime former cast member to host the Christmas show of SNL, after Bill Murray (Season 7), Eddie Murphy (Seasons 8 and 10).
- Fallon is also the seventh longtime former Weekend Update co-anchor to returned to SNL to host, after Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Norm Macdonald, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
- He is also even the 16th first-time to host the Christmas show during their debut, after Murphy.
Notes/Trivia[]
- On the December 12, 1998 episode, hosted by actor Alec Baldwin, Fallon, who played the ghost of SNL future, said he would host a show in 2011.
- The goodnights took place at the ice-skating rink in the Lower Plaza of Rockefeller Center.
- Amy Poehler's then-husband, Will Arnett, could be seen skating in the backgrounds during the goodnights.
- Jimmy Fallon won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting the episode.
| Preceded by: December 10, 2011 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 7, 2012 |