Cultural References
Bart chooses to read the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island for his book report, while Martin reads Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. During "Snow Day", the citizens of Springfield sing "Winter Wonderland". The scene where everyone in Springfield gathers around the town circle, holds hands and begins singing is a reference to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. "Hallelujah", the chorus from George Frideric Handel's Messiah, can be heard when it starts snowing.
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