Stories from the set

At one point, Chevy Chase and Robert De Niro were planned to be invited for the roles of the fathers.

Mel Gibson's character says the line: «Tell everyone that Christmas has arrived». As a child, Mark Wahlberg was very fond of the carol with this title. Moreover, this line is a reference to the youth pop group New Kids on the Block, which also performed this carol. Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg's brother, played in this group.

Mark Wahlberg throws snowballs to the music from Martin Scorsese's dramatic thriller «The Departed» (2006). For his performance in this film, Mark Wahlberg was nominated for the «Oscar» in the «Best Supporting Actor» category.