My Little Pony Holiday Special

My Little Pony Holiday Special is a special-edition comic released by IDW Publishing. It marks the second holiday-themed comic after My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Holiday Special.

Snowbound
Twilight Sparkle and Spike just finished spending Hearth's Warming Eve with Twilight's parents at her house and are at the train station. Unfortunately, due to bad weather, the Friendship Express is covered in snow, making them late for Pinkie Pie's party. Twilight figures that she can pass the time by reading a book she brought with her, but she left it behind at her parents' house. Spike then tells her that there are books over by the coffee stand. Twilight at first rejects them because they are just books for fillies, but Spike asks that she read them to him.

The Flying Reindeer
Rainbow Dash stars in this parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Rainbow Dash is the only reindeer with wings. Because of this, she is made fun of by other reindeer, particularly Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. They won't even let Rainbow join in any reindeer games (like "Mare-opoly"!). Suddenly, Princess Luna falls out of the sky on top of Rainbow. (As it turns out, Luna was the author of this story.) Luna breaks her wing because a goose was in her path. She hurls a fruitcake at the goose, but Rainbow catches it. Luna was attempting to deliver fruit baskets for Hearth's Warming, but she can't go any longer because of her broken wing. So she asks Rainbow to finish the run for her. Diamond and Silver see Rainbow with Luna and start treating her nicely, but Rainbow knows they are only being polite because she's with Luna.

After Twilight and Spike finish the story, the coffee stand pony, Mocha Macchiato Caffe Latte Skim (or Cuppa Joe for short), offers the two some more hot chocolate.

The Toy and the Mouse
Rarity stars in this parody of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Rarity gets a nutcracker for Hearth's Warming, but it is broken by her sister, Sweetie Belle, but then repaired immediately by her uncle. When Rarity falls asleep, the nutcracker transforms into a prince. But when Rarity hears about the Mouse King, she walks abruptly out of the story, taking Sweetie Belle with her.

Cuppa Joe sees that Twilight and Spike fell asleep while reading, so he wakes them up with loud bells. He decides to throw them a Hearth's Warming party since they are missing out on Pinkie's. He then offers them to read his favorite Hearth's Warming poem.

'Twas the Night of Hearth's Warming Eve
Big McIntosh narrates this parody of the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Big Mac is resting, but then hears some loud noises. He goes to the barn to discover Applejack and Apple Bloom building something for him. The sisters decide to surprise their brother with the present, and to be sneaky, they decide to go down the chimney. But Big Mac realizes that there is still a fire roaring in the fireplace, which he puts out with cider. Big Mac opens his present, which is a model version of Sweet Apple Acres.

Happy Hearth's Warming!
Suddenly, the train station door opens, and on top of the snowbank is Twilight's friends. Fluttershy explains that Twilight's mother came to them to ask if she was home, and they figured she was at the train station. So Pinkie brought all the party decorations to the train station. With a blast of Pinkie's party cannon, the Hearth's Warming party and the gift exchange begin.

Quotes

 * Twilight Sparkle: The storm is terrible! I can't believe you made it all the way up to Canterlot from Ponyville!
 * Rainbow Dash: It's a harrowing tale of friendship, hardship, and dedication that will need a full twenty pages to explain.
 * Pinkie Pie: Hey. Breaking the fourth wall is my bit!


 * Pinkie Pie: In a Pinkie Pie party, no pony gets left behind.
 * Applejack: We left behind Big Mac.