"Perspectives on Christmas" is the third Christmas episode of the NBC sitcom Frasier, aired as the ninth episode of its fifth season (though it is actually the season's tenth episode in production order).
Synopsis[]
The episode is mostly in the form of flashbacks from Martin, Daphne, Niles, and Roz in turn, who tell their stories while receiving massages (their Christmas present from Frasier). Christmas is approaching, and everyone in the Crane household has been having a miserable time. Martin has volunteered to play the part of a wise man in a local church pageant, and one of the requirements is to sing "O Holy Night", which contains one dangerously high note. He has not told Daphne, but she detects he is keeping something from her, and knowing that he was expecting the results of a recent physical examination, she fears the worst. Niles gets trapped in the Elliot Bay Towers elevator and has to climb out, completely ruining his brand new suit. Frasier takes a phone call from Roz's mother, who will be visiting for Christmas, and advises her to be sympathetic to Roz about her pregnancy weight gain, unaware that she has not even told her mother she is pregnant yet. She, of course, is absolutely furious when she finds out.
Songs[]
- Uncredited
Title | Performed by |
---|---|
"O Tannenbaum" | David Hyde Pierce (pianist) |
"O Holy Night" |
|
Availability[]
The episode was included on the Frasier: The Complete 5th Season DVD set, released by CBS DVD on June 7, 2005. It will make its high-definition debut on the Frasier: The Complete Series Blu-ray set, released on November 8, 2022.
Cast[]
Actor/actress | Character |
---|---|
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier |
Jane Leeves | Daphne Moon |
David Hyde Pierce | Dr. Crane |
Peri Gilpin | Roz Doyle |
John Mahoney | Martin |
Albert Macklin | Masseur |
Conrad Janis | Albert |
Brooks Almy | Mother in Elevator |
Marilyn O'Connor | Albert's Wife |
Jennifer Williams | Woman in Hall |
Mark Capri | Man in Hall |
Jamie Alexis | Sally |
JB Gaynor | Billy |
Zachary McLemore | Big Kid |
See also[]
- "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street"
- "Frasier Grinch"
- "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"
- "The Fight Before Christmas"
- "Mary Christmas"
- "We Two Kings"
- "High Holidays"