A Caleb McGrath Christmas

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**A Caleb McGrath Christmas** is an anthology Christmas special released on December 24, 2022, by McGrath Media.

## Plot

In this special event, Caleb McGrath goes on a quest to find the perfect Christmas special. Additionally, Tommy (of No Strings Attached) hatches a scheme involving the Elf on the Shelf, and Steve (of Steve's Adventures) has an insulting amount of money donated in his name for the holidays. Featuring surprise guest appearances and two original shorts based on different McGrath Media series, this special is a must-watch for the holiday season!

## Characters (in order of appearance)

*All characters are portrayed by Caleb McGrath unless stated otherwise.*

* Opening narrator *(portrayed by Josh McGrath)*
* Caleb McGrath *(fictionalized self)*
* Tommy McGrath *(voiced by Patrick McGrath)*
* Davy Rodriguez
* Denise McGrath *(portrayed by herself)*
* Patrick McGrath *(*No Strings Attached *character)* *(portrayed by himself)*
* Pops *(voiced by Fred Thayer)*
* Bobby Branson
* Papa *(portrayed by Fred Thayer)*
* Frosty the Snowman
* Commercial announcer
* Unnamed 5-year-old intern *(mentioned)*
* Steve Smithinson
* Tom
* Harold the Otter
* Kid in Steve's apartment *(voice only)*
* Hospital receptionist
* Hospital janitor
* Santa Claus *(hallucination)*
* Little Lucas Why *(physically portrayed by Lucas Jacobs)*
* Patrick McGrath *(fictionalized self)* *(portrayed by himself)*

## Production

This special was written throughout November 2022 and filmed from December 9, 2022, to December 23, 2022. The video was originally supposed to release on December 23, partially in honor of the fictitious holiday of Festivus. However, it was delayed to Christmas Eve, 2022, as the result of delayed filming on the *No Strings Attached* segment and a power outage on the night Caleb finished filming and had planned to edit it. Most of the video was shot at Caleb McGrath's house and the woods behind it, but scenes of the *Steve's Adventures* segment were filmed at Patrick McGrath's office. Additionally, Caleb's third wraparound segment was shot at a local Target.

### Music

The special's score uses a mix of royalty-free music and original music by Caleb McGrath. Most of the original score is derived from famous Christmas songs and carols.

* Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley *[Trailer only]*
* Oh, Christmas Tree - Kevin MacLeod *[Opening narration]*
* Jingle Bell Rock - Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe, Caleb McGrath *[Caleb's letter to Santa]*
* Meatball Parade - Kevin MacLeod *[No Strings Attached theme song]*
* Twelve Days of Christmas - Frederic Austin, Caleb McGrath *[Caleb searches for Pops' teeth]*
* Loping Sting - Kevin MacLeod *["Caleb Reviews Christmas Movies!" title card]*
* Frosty the Snowman - Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson, Caleb McGrath *[Frosty introduces himself]*
* Russian Dance - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Caleb McGrath *[Caleb searches the mall]*
* Steve Theme - Caleb McGrath *[Steve's Adventures theme song]*
* Carol of the Bells - Mykola Leontovych, Caleb McGrath *[Steve sneaks into the children's hospital]*
* Little Drummer Boy - Katherine Kennicott Davis, Caleb McGrath *[Caleb tries to steal Christmas]*

### Trivia

* *Tommy the Elf* is the second No Strings Attached episode to first release within a larger video. The first was Back to the Beach, which first was part of a larger No Strings Attached marathon video.
* *The Donation* is the first Steve's Adventures episode not to give Caleb McGrath a nickname as executive producer.
* The scene with Frosty the Snowman serves as homage to the original Christmas carol, as well as classic stop-motion Christmas specials such as *Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town* and *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer*.