Christmas Special (The Naked Brothers Band)
| "Christmas Special" | |
|---|---|
| The Naked Brothers Band episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 3 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Jonathan Judge |
| Written by | Polly Draper |
| Produced by | Polly Draper (showrunner) |
| Featured music | Nat Wolff |
| Cinematography by | Ken H. Keller |
| Editing by | Craig Cobb |
| Production code | 307 |
| Original air date | December 13, 2008 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
Christmas Special is the sixth episode and the first Christmas special on the part documentary and part rock-mockumentary musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band, which was created by Polly Draper. The premise of Christmas Special is that Nat has the holiday blues since Rosalina's letters from abroad have a steadily decreasing number of Xs and Os. He has to find his spirit back before a benefit that is hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.
Plot
If Nat does not find something to give him the Christmas spirit, it could ruin a benefit the band is holding for "Save the Children", which is hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. Meanwhile, Alex is in a competition with the adorable Timmerman Brothers to create the world's worst online Christmas video.
Later, during the "Save the Children" benefit, Nat bumps into a Leon Williams (Leon G. Thomas III) who he told him about his love problem. He replied, "Hey man, you can't mess your love with X's." Goldberg makes an announcement and introduces Williams who talks about how he and his family are poor — they have lived without a roof over their head, have gone without food, but never lost hope. During this speech, Nat gets his Christmas spirit back and writes a song called "Yes We Can", which he sings with Natasha Bedinfield and Leon Williams to end the benefit. Afterwards, Nat sends Rosalina an email postcard with three Xs and when Rosalina replies, she replies with three Xs. It puts Nat in a good mood.
Production
In real life, Nat Wolff was inspired by president Barack Obama while he was running for office, to re-compose the song "Yes We Can". Wolff spoke with Obama's two daughters on the phone. Wolff's mother and the series' creator Polly Draper wrote this episode based on his song. Draper persuaded Goldberg to appear in it, since she and Sherri Shepherd interviewed the band after they performed "I'm Out" on ABC's The View in February 2008. Save The Children is a real charity, and the ending credits of the show gave information about contacting it.
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