<P> Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Jim Halpert's (John Krasinski) pranking has caused Cathy Simms (Lindsey Broad) to ask Andy to move her to a different desk . In turn, Andy orders Dwight and Jim to quit their childish behavior . He tells them that the next one to pull a prank will lose their Christmas bonus, and the target of the prank will get the prankster's share . Wanting to double their bonuses, both Dwight and Jim attempt to frame the other . Jim loudly releases his credit card information hoping Dwight will steal it and buy something ridiculous . However, Dwight orders a $200 bouquet of flowers for Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer). Dwight then puts a porcupine in his desk and blames Jim . However, a verbal slip - up causes him to inadvertently reveal his intentions . Jim, in retaliation, defaces a picture of his daughter CeCe, and blames Dwight . After Andy says such vandalism is grounds for termination, Jim admits he staged the crime . Acknowledging that his plan has backfired, Andy tells Jim that he will not touch their bonuses, and just wants their behavior to not interfere with their job performances . Jim assures him he will tell Dwight, but purposefully neglects to do so . Dwight thus continues to pull pranks on himself, to Jim's amusement . </P> <P> The episode was written by executive producer Mindy Kaling, who also portrays Kelly Kapoor on the series, her 24th writing credit for the series . This marks her first writing credit as an executive producer . Before this, it was speculated that she might not return to the series as a writer, before she confirmed that she would be writing the Christmas episode . She has also written the previous two Christmas episodes: "Secret Santa" and "Classy Christmas". The episode was directed by cast member Ed Helms, making his directorial debut . The episode also marks the fourth appearance of Lindsey Broad who plays Cathy, Pam's replacement during her maternity leave . She appeared in a recurring role for the season and she initially appeared in "Pam's Replacement". Due to Jenna Fischer's actual pregnancy, Pam did not appear in the episode . The Season Eight DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode . Notable cut scenes include shoots of several of the staff member's Christmas wishes being revealed, Dwight and Jim's pranks start turning on Cathy, and Meredith hitting on a newly single Robert . </P> <P> Midway through the party, Dwight enters the conference room and sets up his own speaker system to play "Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12 / 24", a heavy metal medley of traditional Christmas songs performed by Savatage and the Trans - Siberian Orchestra . The song acts as a backdrop to a brief montage of various scenes of members of the office exchanging gifts while shots of Dwight, Nate, Creed, and Gabe air - guitaring along are interspersed . </P> <P> "Christmas Wishes" originally aired on NBC in the United States on December 8, 2011 . The episode was viewed by an estimated 5.79 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating / 8% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . This means that it was seen by 2.9% of all 18 - to 49 - year - olds, and 8% of all 18 - to 49 - year - olds watching television at the time of the broadcast . The episode matched the ratings with the previous episode, "Mrs. California ." Despite this, the episode ranked first in its timeslot, beating CBS drama Person of Interest which received a 2.8 rating / 7% share in the 18--49 demographic, Fox drama series Bones which received a 2.4 rating / 6% share, and ABC reality series America's Funniest Home Videos which received a 1.9 rating / 5% share . Despite place third, all three of these shows received more total viewers than "Christmas Wishes". For the week of November 5--December 11, 2011, "Christmas Wishes" placed twenty - third in the ratings among all prime - time broadcasts in the 18--49 demographic . </P>

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