The OfficeCharacters Celebrate Christmas in New Book, Penned by Brian Baumgartner and Show’s Producer (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

The cast of ‘The Office’ and the cover for ‘The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin’.Photo:Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Mariner Books

“A Benihana Christmas” Episode 9 – Aired 12/14/06 – Pictured: Back Row (l-r), Creed Bratton as Creed, Paul Liberstein as Toby, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin, Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard, Front Row (l-r) Rainn WIlson as Dwight Schrute, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert; The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman

Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Mariner Books

The cover of ‘The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin’.Mariner Books

The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman

Mariner Books

Together, the duo arrive with a bundle of absurd gifts, tacky decorations and more to give the office an unforgettable Christmas.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflinisn’t the first time Baumgartner and Silverman have collaborated on a book together. In 2021, the team co-wroteWelcome to Dunder Mifflin, the official oral history of the hit show, which aired from 2005 to 2013.

Brian Baumgartner (left) and Ben Silverman.Adam Hendershott; courtesy of Propagate Content

Brian Baumgartner (left) and Ben Silverman

Adam Hendershott; courtesy of Propagate Content

Baumgartner is also the author of theSeriously Good Barbeque Cookbookand theSeriously Good Chili Cookbook. The latter is a nod to hisOfficecharacter, who infamously spills a large pot of chili in a fan-favorite scene from the show.

source: people.com