| Cold Opening | White House Call |
| Monologue | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” |
| Sketch | Sears Photographers |
| Musical Performance | "God Gave Me Everything" |
| Sketch | Fortress of Solitude |
| Musical Performance | "Visions Of Paradise" |
| Show | Versace |
| Sketch | Christmas Kangaroo |
| Cold Opening | White House Call |
| Will Ferrell | ... | George W. Bush |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Al Gore Live |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Dick Cheney |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Condoleezza Rice |
| Dean Edwards | ... | Colin Powell |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Richard B. Myers |
| Monologue | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” |
| Sketch |
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | Jarret |
| Horatio Sanz | ... | Gobi |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Jonathan Feinstein |
| Jeff Richards | ... | Jeff |
| Commercial |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Robert Goulet |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | announcer Voice |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Watson |
| Chris Kattan | ... | elf |
| Sketch | Sears Photographers |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | grandma |
| Ana Gasteyer | ... | Mrs. Peterson |
| Chris Kattan | ... | Mr. Peterson |
| Horatio Sanz | ... | employee |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Francisco |
| Weekend Update |
| Amy Poehler | ... | announcer Voice |
| Jimmy Fallon | ||
| Tina Fey | ||
| Chris Kattan |
Terrible ReenactmentGeraldo Rivera | |
| Jeff Richards | ... | Drunk Girl |
| Show | Versace |
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | Steven Cojocaru |
| Ana Gasteyer | ... | announcer Voice |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Donatella Versace |
| Nick Kenkel | ... | dancer |
| Sketch | Christmas Kangaroo |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | sister |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Mr. Jackman |
| Seth Meyers | ... | young Hugh |
| Sketch |
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | Jarret#4 |
| Horatio Sanz | ... | Gobi#4 |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Jonathan Feinstein#2 |
| Jeff Richards | ... | Jeff#2 |
| Cold Opening | White House Call |
| Will Ferrell | ... | George W. Bush#26 |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Al Gore#13 Live |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Dick Cheney#5 |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Donald Rumsfeld#3 |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Condoleezza Rice#1 |
| Dean Edwards | ... | Colin Powell |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Richard B. Myers |
| Show | Versace |
| Cold Opening | White House Call |
| Will Ferrell | ... | George W. Bush#26 |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Al Gore#13 Live |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Dick Cheney#5 |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Donald Rumsfeld#3 |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Condoleezza Rice#1 |
| Dean Edwards | ... | Colin Powell |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Richard B. Myers |
⁕In reruns, a pre-recorded shot of Dick Cheney asking George W. Bush to get off the phone is removed, and a shot is added of the others holding up sheets of paper that read "Get Off The Phone".
| Monologue | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” |
| Sketch |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Stanley Justin |
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | Jarret#4 |
| Horatio Sanz | ... | Gobi#4 |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Jonathan Feinstein#2 |
| Jeff Richards | ... | Jeff#2 |
♬Basement Jaxx - "Where's Your Head At"
♬Elmo & Patsy - "Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer"
♬Cream - "White Room"
♬Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"
| Commercial |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Michael Crawford |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Robert Goulet#4 |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Watson |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | announcer Voice |
| Chris Kattan | ... | elf |
⁕The Sherlock Holmes scene was filmed at dress rehearsal.
| Sketch | Sears Photographers |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Paulo |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | grandma |
| Ana Gasteyer | ... | Mrs. Peterson |
| Chris Kattan | ... | Mr. Peterson |
| Horatio Sanz | ... | employee |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Francisco |
| Weekend Update |
| Amy Poehler | ... | announcer Voice |
| Jimmy Fallon | ||
| Tina Fey | ||
| Chris Kattan |
Terrible ReenactmentGeraldo Rivera | |
| Jeff Richards | ... | Drunk Girl#1 |
| Show |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Vincent Von Vance |
| Ana Gasteyer | ... | Deana Nolan-Gray#5 |
⁕This sketch was originally planned for the 11.17.2001 episode, but was cut for time.
♬Paddy Maloney - "The Trip To Durrow"
| Sketch | Fortress of Solitude |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Superman |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | grandma |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Jorel |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Mom |
| Show | Versace |
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Ingo |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Karl Lagerfeld |
| Jimmy Fallon | ... | Steven Cojocaru |
| Ana Gasteyer | ... | announcer Voice |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Donatella Versace#2 |
| Nick Kenkel | ... | dancer |
⁕After Jimmy Fallon exits, Maya Rudolph says "Jesus!" In reruns, the audio is reversed.
♬Ian David & Steve Skinner - "Hard House"
| Sketch | Christmas Kangaroo |
| Hugh Jackman | ||
| Rachel Dratch | ... | sister |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Mr. Jackman |
| Seth Meyers | ... | young Hugh |
| Total Appearances | Characters | Impressions | Voices | Stills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Jackman | 8 | 1 | |||
| Mick Jagger | 4 | 1 | |||
| Rachel Dratch | 4 | ||||
| Jimmy Fallon | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Will Ferrell | 4 | 2 | |||
| Tina Fey | 1 | ||||
| Ana Gasteyer | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Darrell Hammond | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Chris Kattan | 3 | ||||
| Tracy Morgan | 1 | ||||
| Maya Rudolph | 4 | 2 | |||
| Horatio Sanz | 2 | 1 | |||
| Dean Edwards | 1 | 1 | |||
| Seth Meyers | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Amy Poehler | 3 | 1 | |||
| Jeff Richards | 3 | 2 | |||
| Nick Kenkel | 1 | ||||
| 54 | 6 | 13 | 3 |