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"The Christmas List " is the ninth episode of the seventeenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred seventy-second episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on November 27, 2023.

Summary

A dead body rolls out of Santa's toy sack at a department store Christmas parade. Stuffed into the man's mouth are $10 bills with "naughty" scrawled on them. The parade marshal blames the store's rival, but it appears the victim was quite a Scrooge.

Character Revelations

Continuity

Historical References

  • This episode takes place in Toronto – George V is King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
  • While the Christmas parade is a direct descendant of late Medieval and Renaissance revivals of the Roman Triumphs, Peoria, Illinois, USA, hosted the first Christmas parade in 1887 consisting of various floats and boats and barges coming down the river to celebrate the completion of a new bridge, with Santa as the main attraction. For the first 72 years of the parade, it was sponsored by the Schipper and Block Department Store of Peoria. The Peoria parade provided a model for the department store Christmas parades. In 1905 Eaton's Department Store started the Toronto Santa Claus Parade. In 1920 Gimbels Department Store started the Philadelphia Christmas parade.

Trivia

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins-Newsome
Daniel Maslany as Detective Llewellyn Watts
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Clare McConnell as Effie Crabtree
Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
Carolyn Taylor as Deirdre Newsome
Jonathan Potts as Perry Newsome

Guest Cast

James Kall as H.H Fudger
Cliff Saunders as Santa
Kurtys Kidd as Overside Elf
Kent Staines as Perigrew Lark
Charles Zeltzer as Danny
Deborah Drakeford as Mrs. Potts
Clyde Whitman as Wes Tallyford
Natasha Ramondino as Sarah Jenkins
Diane L. Johnstone as Velma Joy

Non-Credited Cast

Gallery


Murdoch Mysteries Season 17
Do the Right Thing Part 1Do the Right Thing Part 2Murdoch and the Mona LisaBottom of the BarrelStation House of HorrorsDying to be EnlightenedCool MillionThe Cottage in the WoodsThe Christmas ListMrs. Crabtree's NeighborhoodA Heavy EventWheel of Bad FortuneTrain to NowhereThe Smell of AlarmMurdoch and the Treasure of LimaPreacher Jimmy WildeThe Fantastic Mr. FawkesSpirits in the NightA Most Surprising BondRhapsody in BloodEngaged to be MurderedWhy Is Everybody Singing?Smoke Gets In Your EyesFor the Greater Good
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