Jeri Jacquin

Coming to Bluray and DVD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is a group of people who know how to party during the holidays with THE OFFICE: Complete Christmas Collection.

The gang of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company celebrate with a Christmas Party at the office. This year’s gift exchange has a $20 limit but, as usual, no one pays attention to the rules. As each picks a person and decides on what gift will suit them, Michael (Steve Carell) isn’t happy with his gift from Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) and decides to do a Yankee Swap. So, there is a reshuffling as everyone panics with Pam (Jenna Fischer) exchanging, Jim (John Krasinski) worked hard on Pam’s gift, and Kelly’s (Mindy Kaling) gift is going to be really hard to swap out!

In The Benihana Christmas, Michael is dealing with the breakup with Carol (Nancy Walls). The rest of the gang including Andy (Ed Helms), Dwight (Rainn Wilson), and Jim go to Benihana’s. Once there, Michael and Andy manage to get dates! At the office, A Christmas party is being planned but there is a lot of tension between Pam, Angela (Angela Kinsey) and Karen (Rashida Jones). Leaving them to deal with it, Michael heads off to Jamaica!

It is time to celebrates a Moroccan Christmas as Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) plans this themed party. As the spiked punch flows, so does Meredith (Kate Flannery) as Dwight comes to the rescue. Michael feels it is time to talk about Meredith’s problem and tries to trick her to get some help. Dwight is also busy trying to make a buck off of the holidays with a Princess Unicorn but Jim is literally not buying it. Angela is keeping busy trying to rearrange Christmas to be more Moroccan.

Time for Secret Santa as Michael shows up in a Santa suit after it had already been decided that Phyllis would do it. Michael is not about to give up his spot and does everything possible to keep all eyes on him. When Jim tries to put him in his place, an upset Michael calls CFO David (Andy Buckley) but he’s busy selling the business. Oscar (Oscar Nunez) has a crush and Pam wants to help make his Christmas wish to come true. Michael isn’t finished acting like a bad Santa as secrets aren’t so secret any more.

When Michael learns that Toby (Paul Lieberstein) is taking off for jury duty, Holly (Amy Ryan) takes his place in Classy Christmas. But, its time for a second Christmas party because Michael is thrilled to see Holly again. The problem is, Holly is with A.J. (Rob Huebel) forcing him to tell a little relationship lie of his own. Darryl’s (Craig Robinson) daughter Jada needs a little Christmas cheer so Pam and Andy try to help. Jim and Dwight decide its time for an indoor snowball fight!

Christmas Wishes as Andy wants to make everyone’s wishes come true with the addendum to all to please be nice to girlfriend Jessica (Eleanor Seigler). The only one who doesn’t want any part of being nice is Erin (Ellie Kemper) nor does Robert (James Spader). When a prank pulled by Dwight and Jim goes a little wrong, Cathy (Lindsey Broad) doesn’t think it was all that funny. It doesn’t seem to stop the two from getting on Santa’s naughty list big time!

Finally, it is a Dwight Christmas as Dwight wants the office to help celebrate a Schrute Pennslvania Dutch Christmas. Andy is still sailing the Caribbean and Toby (Paul Lieberstein) tells Nellie (Catherine Tate) all about the Scranton Strangler. Darryl and Jim have to talk about a new job in Philly and Pete (Jake Lacy) clues Erin in on the finer points of the film DIE HARD (yea, yea, we know Bruce…DIE HARD isn’t a Christmas movie).

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The Bonus Features include Producer’s Extended Cut of “Secret Santa”, Deleted Scenes and Audio Commentary with “Christmas Party” Commentary with Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Kate Flannery, David Denman, Editor Dave Rogers, Writer Mike Schur and Executive Producer Greg Daniels, “Moroccan Christmas” Commentary with Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey and Brian Baumgartner and “Secret Santa” Commentary with Mindy Kaling, Ellie Kemper and Claire Scanlon.

The cast of THE OFFICE has staked their claim to one of the best comedies on television. From its first season in 2005 until its sad end in 2013, that is nine glorious seasons of getting to know these zany characters. There is something about this cast that just meshed so well it seemed effortless while we all watched.

Now, with the holidays here, THE OFFICE: Complete Christmas Collection brings old friends’ home again with the spirit of the season. Remembering why we loved them all in the first place, it’s a great chance to spend the holidays with them for seven wonderful episodes. So, grab your cup of whatever and settle in a comfy spot and revisit the office!

In the end – we all want to work there!

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