Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special is the third Jeff Dunham

Jeff Dunham

Jeff Dunham is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance...

 special. It was taped at Pabst Theater

Pabst Theater

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 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and premiered on Comedy Central

Comedy Central

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 on November 16, 2008. It was released on DVD November 18, 2008.

Dunham also released his first music album, Don't Come Home for Christmas, on November 4, 2008. It contains original Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 songs as well as a parody of "Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...

" (sung by Achmed the Dead Terrorist) entitled "Jingle Bombs". All of the songs (except "Jingle Bombs") were written and accompanied by Brian Haner

Brian Haner

Brian Elwin Haner, Sr. , also known as Guitar Guy or Papa Gates is an American musician. He is a guitarist, songwriter, singer and a stand-up comedian...

, who has recently joined Dunham's act as "Guitar Guy". Bubba J made his return in this special, singing "Roadkill Christmas".

Characters

• Walter
• Achmed the Dead Terrorist
• Bubba J
• Peanut
• José Jalapeño on a Stick

Special features

• Holiday Tips-Walter, Achmed, and Peanut talk about tips for the holidays.
• Ask Santa-Audience members ask Walter (dressed as Santa) questions.
• Photo Shoot-A look at the photo shoot for the DVD cover art.
• Sleigh Ride-A look at the making of the sleigh ride sequence at the beginning.
• At the Show & the T-Shirt Bazookas-A look at the show and outtakes. Jeff and his family shoot t-shirts into the audience.
• More Jeff Dunham Stuff-An ad for Jeff Dunham.com

Album

Jeff Dunham released his first album entitled, Don't Come Home for Christmas. The album had the same theme as the special and was released around the same time. "Jingle Bombs" and "Roadkill Christmas" were the only songs in the album that were featured in the special.