Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics is a collection of popular Christmas songs with a South Park twist. Songs included are O Holy Night, Joy to the World, Away in a Manager, and more. Mr. Hankey hosts the collection. Overall, it's a very disappointing episode of songs as it contains very few funny moments and quite a few dull ones.

Next up is Merry Christmas Charlie Manson, which is better, but not great. Cartman and friends journey to Nebraska to celebrate Christmas with his extended family; however, his uncle breaks out of jail with his pal Charlie Manson and hides out in the basement with the kids. After watching several Christmas specials on TV, Manson has a change of heart and discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

Chinpoko Mon is the last episode on the disc, and definitely the best, though I find that ironic, as it has nothing to do with the Christmas theme of the DVD. The kids of South Park are obsessed with the newest Japanese toy fad, Chinpoko Mon. However, the Japanese have put subliminal messages in the ads and games that tell the children to bomb Pearl Harbor and that America is a corrupt and evil world power. Obviously a spoof on Pokemon, it is hilarious.

Though I can't profess to have seen every episode of South Park, I do enjoy the series when I catch it on TV. However, I find this collection really lacking, as only one of the three I'd watch again.

Picture:
Christmas in South Park is presented in 1.33:1 full frame, as it was originally presented on TV. The picture looks as good as, if not better than, it does on TV with no major defects in the print that I could detect. Colors are vibrant as always.

Sound:
Christmas in South Park is presented in Dolby Surround Stereo. The dialogue and music during the episodes remains crisp and clean with no distortion; this is an adequate sound track for the material presented.

Extras:
The main extra is the BBC documentary "Goin' Down to South Park," which lasts approximately 50 minutes. It features quite a few interview clips with both Trey Parker and Matt Stone as they lounge in a hot tub and talk about their early days, "Orgasmo", 'Spirit of Christmas', Chef Aid, D.V.D.A., and more. They also show a lot of behind the scenes workings of South Park, which is pretty interesting. Isaac Hayes also shows up and tells about how he got involved with South Park, and what it was like voicing the Chef. Overall, I thought the documentary was pretty good, though it dragged a bit. Optional English and French subtitles are also included.

Summary:
Christmas in South Park is a pretty disappointing collection of episodes for the exception of Chinpoko Mon. Fans of the series might want to consider a rental before a purchase, if only to watch the documentary, which I thought was well done. Rent It.