The Christmas Holidays find Bear and his friends planning a big celebration. They're all getting ready for Christmas, but also learn about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Bear also celebrates his favorite tradition, the finding of the winter berry. As things start out, Pip and Pop have put together a reindeer wreath. Everyone wants to help out with the wreath, so Bear suggests they all add something of their own. Later, the group meets Santa Hogg and presents him with a large list of holiday wishes. Then there's a bit of an argument when Treelo wants to open everyone's presents and not just his own. After hearing a howling noise, the group takes in an old hound named Jack with no home and invites him to stay for the holidays. This gets everyone thinking about the true meaning of the holidays. In the Shadow segment, Shadow thanks Bear for his gift of a scarf; Shadows don't get cold, but it's the thought that counts. She then sings "It's Kwanzaa Time". The next morning on Christmas Day, Jack and the entire gang go out caroling. As the kids settle down to try to figure out what to do about a Christmas present for Bear, Bear turns his attention to the finding of the winter berry. Jack overhears the kids' conservation and suggests making something. Everyone enjoys their presents, but they worry that they've left out Jack. Jack helps them to see that they've already given him a gift. Later, the search for the winter berry proves fruitful for all. In the Shadow segment, Shadow sings a song about a Hanukkah dreidel. She then wants to give Bear a present, but says there isn't much a shadow can give a bear. So she has him kneel down and she gives him a kiss.
Trivia[]
This is the second and final episode where the audio of Shadow's laugh in "Eat, Drink Juice & Be Merry" is re-used in one of the scenes; the first being "All Weather Bear."
When Bear hears Shadow laughing; the audio is taken from "All Connected."
It is also taken from the following episodes from Seasons 1-3:
Working Like a Bear
Eat, Drink Juice & Be Merry
Friends for Life
Change Is in the Air
If at First, You Don't Succeed...
All Weather Bear
As Different as Day and Night
Friends at Play
Lost and Found
The Senseless Detectives
It's All About You
Woodland House Wonderful
I For-Got Rhythm!?
That Healing Feeling
The Best Thanksgiving Ever
Read My Book
The second part of this episode was made unavailable when the show became available on Disney+ on October 19, 2022. Despite the fact that the second part was released on VHS, as well as on DVD.
Welcome to the Blue House • Goodbye Song • What's That Smell? • The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha • Dear Grandma • Happy, Happy Birthday • Good Morning • Brush Brush Bree • Look at You Now • That's My Name • Everybody Say Ah • Great to Be at Home • Go to Bed, Sleepy Head • Take Time to Smell the Cheese • Clean Up the House • Oops! I Goofed Again • Quiet Time • Otter Love • Shape of a Bear • Baby, Baby • When You Make Yourself a Friend • Oh, Boy • You Go, Ojo • Need a Little Help Today • What's in the Mail Today? • Making Sense of the World • The Grandma Mambo • Remember When • The Otter Dancing School • Shadow's Lullaby • When I'm Older • Everybody in the Tub • Rhythm in the Air • Why Can't the Dirt Just Leave Me Alone? • Imagine That • Smellorama • When I Find the Great Lost Cheese • Under Your Blanket • Love is Incredible • Your Grandma and Grandpa • What Kind of Mouse Am I? • Picture This • Hello Doctor • Worth the Wait • Friends Forever • Surprise! • What's Mine is Yours • The Toileteers • Next Stop, Dreamland