Final appearance in the series of Matilda Ziegler as Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's girlfriend. The character would later return in the animated series a decade later with Ziegler reprising her role. This episode is also the first and only time she's credited as "Irma Gobb" onscreen and not as "The Girlfriend."
The turkey in the chaotic scene was not a real one, but a prop, and was much heavier than what an actual turkey of similar size would have weighed.
This is the only episode where the name of Mr. Bean's girlfriend is revealed.
French title: "Joyeux Noël, Mr. Bean".
Robin Driscoll: man standing in butcher's queue (deleted scene, included in some DVD versions only).