office christmas party tenth episode second season american comedy television series office sixteenth episode overall written directed broadcast december nbc episode guest stars series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode office throws christmas party plays jim_halpert john_krasinski having lot effort finding gift pam jenna fischer frustrated michael_scott steve_carell makes play yankee swap michael bought ryan_howard hot object game episode received positive reviews television critics michael yankee swap scene episode nominated primetime emmy awards outstanding single camera picture editing comedy series comedy series christmas party earned nielsen rating demographic viewed million viewers making time airing highest rated episode season plot office hold secret santa gift exchange christmas party jim_halpert john_krasinski received jenna_fischer puts great deal effort getting perfect gift filled small items personal letter michael_scott steve_carell buys video gift ryan_howard far exceeding limit disappointed item receives introduces yankee swap choose steal gift open new jim left feeling uncertain fate special present pam eventually claimed dwight staff competes pam ends end swap trade jim gift meant appreciation goes aspects gift jim letter wrote pocket staff mood michael company policy buying alcohol christmas party compensate ends having good time exception angela_kinsey furious received appreciation efforts arranging fact kelly makes advances dwight angela secretly dating episode ends drunken exposing shocked michael takes picture quickly flees production writing christmas party written portrays series episode contribution season entry alliance second season episode office olympics later noted compared previous episode alliance driving force episode michael desire workers happy scene dwight christmas tree office dismal lights based real moment wife experienced christmas based christmas party sequences scene happens main character vietnam play noted wanted feature small groups people talking meredith flashing michael based real life experience dad job end particular christmas party stain office couch called inappropriate ending party daniels father kept christmas episode office daniels utilized experience daniels unsure christmas exchange heard names nasty christmas white elephant yankee swap describe game wrote script order cover regions country created list receives gift order preserve continuity episode gifts featured episode include toby giving angela baby poster kelly getting oscar shower radio michael buying ryan kevin buying foot bath creed giving jim old shirt oscar buying creed jim purchasing pam chosen needed fit gifts inside dwight use later episode fischer allowed pick color featured episode picked husband favorite color jenna_fischer recalled fans ask jim wrote pam note fischer noted john_krasinski wrote note contents secret jim finally gives pam note penultimate ninth season episode reportedly writers wanted michael cool gift workers later eventually decided buy ryan received minutes publicity device despite fact company pay placement poster toby gives angela created prop workers series crew members brought children picture act jokingly called great revealed commentary episode stanley bought kelly dwight intended meredith bought dwight shot glasses ryan got toby book short stories angela purchased stanley picture frame pam drew meredith picture office pam picture initially drawn staff artist producers felt able capture pam feminine young female artists asked draw building eventually chosen artists returned draw pam later episode boys girls directing episode directed credit series according order set characters moods start scene saying happy angela sought bring movement secret santa scene largely stationary sequence cold opening shot different times time ceiling tile michael tree crashed ceiling killed steve_carell scene angela starts crying christmas party descends chaos based deleted scene earlier season episode fire angela starts crying talking head stress situation scenes featuring snow created company specialized producing fake snow daniels initially worried shots look fake pleased final results according fischer day shooting cast fight scene included episode called magic moment fischer later recounted prop egg pigs blanket kept straight days act felt order scenes real forced cry minutes takes cast members asked wrong smith refused speak order stay character series writers researched local pennsylvania laws discovered states liquor salesman wear tie features liquor store worker wearing tie scenes improvised spot sequence angela angrily throws christmas wall angela_kinsey unable break decided improvised line drinking week filming talking head flashing scene told wasn staring breasts looking despite appears camera completely wearing scene shot times admitted shooting felt like shooting scene hours preserve series monitors shut memory card digital camera removed actually took pictures christmas party shoot photos released online season dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include oscar creed moving desk camera new boyfriend dwight comparing humans opening presents bears kevin singing christmas angela kelly michael explaining christmas seeing people gifts reception christmas party originally aired nbc united_states december episode received rating percent share adults ages means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast episode ranked number adults men women demographic number key adult male demographics episode viewed million viewers making time highest rated episode season encore presentation episode december received rating percent share viewed million viewers ranked number adults demographic episode received largely positive reviews television critics gave episode grade ign named episode second best christmas special series calling classic holiday cheer best comedic experiences named episode specifically scene michael makes office play yankee swap holiday highlights addition episode nominated primetime emmy awards outstanding single camera picture editing comedy series comedy series club awarded episode applauded style presentation noting format work favor applauded characterization michael writing allowed like behavior coming lackluster impression bad shade ultimately positively commented fact episode start office tradition delivering usually strong christmas themed episodes lines episode met critical praise cited michael line jesus birthday lame best episode fanatic reviewed quotes episode site ranked kevin admission got secret santa dwight declaration yankee swap like meets christmas michael explanation true meaning christmas michael question bottles people
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