On this week's shows, the set is decorated for Christmas. In an unusual move, the decorations include an alteration to a permanent part of the set, with the railings on the raised stage in the back of the audience painted to look like candy canes; additionally, snowflakes and ornaments are displayed on the white area above the Big Doors.
On this week's shows, the opening titles are "Merry Christmas" in English and various other languages and the opening title appears in various combinations of red, white, and green; these titles only have the shimmery appearance that they took on partway through Season 36 on Friday, and none of them have the spinning lights that were introduced earlier this season.