DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
8-K, 1997-01-15
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                                                                  CONFORMED COPY

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             450 Fifth Street, N.W.
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 15, 1997



                          DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
                          ----------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S>                                                            <C>                                <C>
Delaware                                                       0-23108                            Not Applicable
- --------                                                       -------                            --------------
(State of                                                      (Commission                        (IRS Employer
organization)                                                  File Number)                       Identification No.)



c/o Greenwood Trust Company
12 Read's Way
New Castle, Delaware                                                    19720   
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)
</TABLE>


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 323-7184



                                Not Applicable                 
                   -----------------------------------------
                 (Former address, if changed since last report)

                                  Page 1 of 98
                         Index to Exhibits is on page 7





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Item 5.  Other Events

A)  Series 1993-1:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(a) hereto.

B)  Series 1993-2:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(b) hereto.

C)  Series 1993-3:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1993-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(c) hereto.

D)  Series 1994-1:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(d) hereto.

E)  Series 1994-2:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(e) hereto.

F)  Series 1994-3:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(f) hereto.

G)  Series 1994-A:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1994-A, which is attached as Exhibit 20(g) hereto.

H)  Series 1995-1:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders' Statement for the  December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(h) hereto.

I)  Series 1995-2:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(i) hereto.





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J)  Series 1995-3:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1995-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(j) hereto.

K)  Series 1996-1:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-1, which is attached as Exhibit 20(k) hereto.

L)  Series 1996-2:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-2, which is attached as Exhibit 20(l) hereto.

M)  Series 1996-3:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-3, which is attached as Exhibit 20(m) hereto.

N)  Series 1996-4:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-4, which is attached as Exhibit 20(n) hereto.

O)  Series 1996-5:
On January 15, 1997 the Registrant made available the Monthly
Certificateholders Statement for the December 1996 Due Period with respect to
Series 1996-5, which is attached as Exhibit 20(o) hereto.

P)  Series 1994-1:
As of January 1, 1997, Greenwood Trust Company as Master Servicer under the
Series 1994-1 Supplement, between Greenwood Trust Company as Master Servicer,
Servicer and Seller and First Bank National Association (successor trustee to
Bank of America Illinois, formerly Continental Bank, National Association) as
Trustee, dated as of August 24, 1994 (the "Series 1994-1 Supplement"), elected
pursuant to Section 20 of the Series 1994-1 Supplement to delay the
commencement of the Accumulation Period until the first day of the Due Period
related to the August 1997 Distribution Date.





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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.      Description
- -----------      -----------

20(a)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1993-1.

20(b)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1993-2.

20(c)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1993-3.

20(d)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-1.

20(e)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-2.

20(f)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-3.

20(g)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-A.

20(h)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1995-1.

20(i)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1995-2.

20(j)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1995-3.

20(k)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-1.

20(l)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-2.

20(m)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-3.

20(n)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-4.





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20(o)            Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the Due
                 Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-5.





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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                           DISCOVER CARD MASTER TRUST I
                                   (Registrant)
                         
                             By: GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                                 as originator of the Trust
                         
                         
                             By:       John J. Coane             
                                 -------------------------------
                                 John J. Coane
                                 Vice President, Director of
                                 Accounting and Treasurer


Date: January 15, 1997





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.            Description
- -----------            -----------

20(a)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1993-1.

20(b)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1993-2.

20(c)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1993-3.

20(d)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-1.

20(e)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-2.

20(f)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-3.

20(g)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1994-A.

20(h)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1995-1.

20(i)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1995-2.

20(j)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1995-3.

20(k)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-1.

20(l)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-2.

20(m)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-3.

20(n)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-4.

20(o)                  Monthly Certificateholders' Statement, related to the
                       Due Period ending December 31, 1996, for Series 1996-5.





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                                                                 EXHIBIT (a)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1993-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAA7
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAB5




Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 27, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1993-1                                       Total             Interest             Principal
        <S>                  <C>                         <C>                <C>                 <C>
        Class A              30 days at 5.875470000%     $4.896225000       $4.896225000        $0.000000000

        Class B              30 days at 5.300000000%     $4.416666667       $4.416666667        $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                                                      <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                                                          $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                                                       $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                                                   $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                                                          $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                                                           $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1993-1 Investor Interest                                                         $797,873,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                                                               $750,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                                                                $47,873,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Finance Charge               Principal            Yield
                                                                 Collections                Collections         Collections
 <S>                                                            <C>                      <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                              $203,762,025.47          $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller                                                     $ 40,322,815.77          $  314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                       $168,882,301.66          $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                       $ 34,879,723.81          $  272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1993-1 Allocations                                  $ 13,253,806.88          $  103,460,997.01            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                        $ 12,448,326.90          $   97,173,312.11            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                        $    805,479.98          $    6,287,684.90            $0.00
</TABLE>

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4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                                   This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                                     Period     Deposits       Amount         Income
     <S>                            <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>
     Series 1993-1                  $0.00         $0.00         0.00           $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Total Payments
                              Amount Paid           Deficit Amount             Through This
                            This Due Period         This Due Period             Due Period
     <S>                           <C>                    <C>                         <C>
     Series 1993-1                 $0.00                  $0.00                       $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Deposits Into the
                                                         SIFAs This
                                                         DuePeriod             SIFA Balance
     <S>                                               <C>                             <C>
     Series 1993-1                                     $3,883,607.83                   $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               This Due Period
     <S>                                                                            <C>
     Class A                                                                        1.00000000

     Class B                                                                        1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Cumulative
                                                                                    Investor
                                                                                   Charged-Off
                                                      This Due Period                Amount
 <S>                                                   <C>                               <C>
 (a) Group One                                         $64,588,444.14                    $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                         $13,339,628.08                    $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                      $5,068,871.97                    $0.00

 (d) Class A                                            $4,760,818.98                    $0.00

     Class B                                              $308,052.99                    $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Per $1,000 of
                                                                                     Original Invested
                                                           Total                       Principal
 <S>                                                        <C>                           <C>
 (a) Group One                                              $0.00                         $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                              $0.00                         $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                          $0.00                         $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                $0.00                         $0.00

     Class B                                                $0.00                         $0.00
</TABLE>


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10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period      
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        Per $1,000 of
                                                                                       Original Invested
                                                            Total                       Principal
 <S>                                                          <C>                           <C>
 (a) Group One                                                $0.00                         $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                                $0.00                         $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                            $0.00                         $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                  $0.00                         $0.00

     Class B                                                  $0.00                         $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses                                    Per $1,000 of
                                                                                         Original Invested
                                                             Total                        Principal
 <S>                                                           <C>                            <C>
 (a) Group One                                                 $0.00                          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                                 $0.00                          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                             $0.00                          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                                   $0.00                          $0.00

     Class B                                                   $0.00                          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                                                   <C>
 (a) Group One                                                                         $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                                                          $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1993-1                                                                      $1,329,788.33

 (d) Class A                                                                            $1,250,000.00

     Class B                                                                               $79,788.33
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          As a Percentage
                                                                                            of Class A
                                                                              Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                                               <C>                    <C>
     Series 1993-1 Class B                                             $63,829,840.00         8.5106%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Shared Amount     Class B Amount
     <S>                                                                 <C>                 <C>
     Maximum Amount                                                      $19,946,825.00      $15,957,460.00

     Available Amount                                                    $19,946,825.00      $15,957,460.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                                                         $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

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15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Delinquent Amount         Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status               Ending Balance            Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                           <C>                                <C>
     30-59 days                    $541,974,352.20                    2.92%

     60-179 days                   $825,183,654.21                    4.45%
</TABLE>


                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:                             
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

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                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1993-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 27, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $97,173,312.11

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $12,448,326.90

6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00 
                                                                                                         
6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution                               
    date is equal to                                                                               $0.00 
                                                                                                         
7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be                                   
    made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:                                  
                                                                                                         
    (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00 
         is equal to                                                                                     
                                                                                                         
    (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00 
         Amount is equal to                                                                              
                                                                                                         
    (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00 
                                                                                                         
8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders                                     
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                           $3,672,168.75
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                        <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $6,287,684.90

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $805,479.98

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                              $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $211,439.08

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered
     by the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:                          
                             --------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer



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                                                                EXHIBIT (b)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1993-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAE9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAF6


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 1, 1993 relating to the 
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding 
current distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. 
The information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed 
above is set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1993-2                                    Total       Interest         Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>             <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.400000000%    $4.500000000    $4.500000000    $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 5.750000000%    $4.791666667    $4.791666667    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
 <S>                                                  <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56

 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1993-2 Investor Interest                      $833,334,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $800,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $33,334,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Finance Charge        Principal              Yield
                                                                   Collections         Collections           Collections
 <S>                                                              <C>                <C>                        <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                                $203,762,025.47    $1,590,593,744.12          $0.00

     Seller:                                                       $40,322,815.77      $314,765,316.88          $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                         $168,882,301.66    $1,318,317,934.31          $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                          $34,879,723.81      $272,275,809.81          $0.00

 (d) Series 1993-2 Allocations                                     $13,839,610.49      $108,033,858.76          $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                           $13,278,215.36      $103,651,532.92          $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                              $561,395.13        $4,382,325.84          $0.00
</TABLE>

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4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period     Deposits      Amount          Income
    <S>                    <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
     Series 1993-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Total Payments
                                      Amount Paid       Deficit Amount    Through This
                                    This Due Period     This Due Period    Due Period
     <S>                                 <C>               <C>               <C>
     Series 1993-2                        $0.00             $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period           SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                        <C>
     Series 1993-2                        $3,759,725.42             $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                          This Due Period         Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                        $5,292,910.51            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $5,078,206.91            $0.00

     Class B                                $214,703.60            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                Total            Principal
 <S>                                               <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                     $0.00           $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                     $0.00           $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                 $0.00           $0.00

 (d) Class A                                       $0.00           $0.00

     Class B                                       $0.00           $0.00
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period         Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal
 <S>                                            <C>                  <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00              $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00              $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                $0.00              $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00              $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses          Per $1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested
                                                   Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>           <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1993-2                                        $1,388,890.00

 (d) Class A                                              $1,333,333.33

     Class B                                                 $55,556.67
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                                             As a Percentage
                                                                               of Class A
                                                                 Total       Invested Amount
<S>                                                          <C>                   <C>
     Series 1993-2 Class B                                   $50,000,040.00         6.2500%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Shared Amount   Class B Amount
     <S>                                               <C>                 <C>
     Maximum Amount                                    $20,833,350.00       $8,333,340.00

     Available Amount                                  $20,833,350.00       $8,333,340.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                                       $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4


15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status        Ending Balance           Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                     <C>                     <C>
     30-59 days              $541,974,352.20          2.92%

     60-179 days             $825,183,654.21          4.45%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  -----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1993-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of December 1, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                   <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                $2,149,443,902.24

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $103,651,532.92

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                            $13,278,215.36

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                              $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $3,600,000.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                       <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $4,382,325.84

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                               $561,395.13

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                            $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                              $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                    $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                              $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                            $159,725.42

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee 
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of January, 1997.





                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                EXHIBIT (c)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1993-3 Monthly Statement
                       Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAC3
                       Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAD1


<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of November 23, 1993 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding
current distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. 
The information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above
is set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Series  1993-3                                   Total       Interest          Principal
        <S>          <C>                      <C>              <C>             <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.200000000%   $5.166666667    $5.166666667     $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.450000000%   $5.375000000    $5.375000000     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1993-3 Investor Interest                      $366,493,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $350,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $16,493,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Finance Charge         Principal              Yield
                                                      Collections          Collections           Collections
<S>                                                                      <C>                     <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $203,762,025.47     $1,590,593,744.12         $0.00

     Seller:                                           $40,322,815.77       $314,765,316.88         $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $168,882,301.66     $1,318,317,934.31         $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $34,879,723.81       $272,275,809.81         $0.00

 (d) Series 1993-3 Allocations                          $6,077,712.55        $47,443,440.62         $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $5,809,219.22        $45,347,545.65         $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $268,493.33         $2,095,894.97         $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                             Period     Deposits      Amount          Income
     <S>                    <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
     Series 1993-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Total Payments
                                     Amount Paid    Deficit Amount    Through This
                                   This Due Period  This Due Period    Due Period
     <S>                                <C>               <C>              <C>
     Series 1993-3                      $0.00             $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period            SIFA Balance
     <S>                                   <C>                    <C>
     Series 1993-3                         $1,896,983.21          $3,793,966.42
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period         Amount
<S>                                      <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                        $2,324,399.85            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $2,221,715.52            $0.00

     Class B                                $102,684.33            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Per $1,000 of
                                                               Original Invested
                                                   Total          Principal
<S>                                               <C>                 <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00               $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00               $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                $0.00               $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00               $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                  Total         Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses         Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                  Total        Principal
<S>                                               <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1993-3                                          $610,821.66

 (d) Class A                                                $583,333.33

     Class B                                                 $27,488.33
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
<S>                                      <C>                   <C>
     Series 1993-3 Class B               $23,822,045.00         6.8063%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Shared Amount     Class B Amount
     <S>                                       <C>                <C>
     Maximum Amount                            $9,162,325.00      $5,497,395.00

     Available Amount                          $9,162,325.00      $5,497,395.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                              $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                            Delinquent Amount     Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status          Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                    <C>                    <C>
     30-59 days              $541,974,352.20          2.92%

     60-179 days             $825,183,654.21          4.45%

</TABLE>
                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ------------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1993-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of November 23, 1993 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1993-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
1.   Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.   The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.   The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

4.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $45,347,545.65

5.   The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                              $5,809,219.22

6a.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

6b.  The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

7.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

8.   The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                   $0.00

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                         <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $2,095,894.97

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                $268,493.33

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                   $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee 
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -----------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1

                                                                EXHIBIT (d)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAG4
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAH2



<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of August 24, 1994 relating to the 
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The 
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is 
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Series  1994-1                                    Total          Interest          Principal
<S>                  <C>                         <C>               <C>              <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.700000000%     $5.583333333      $5.583333333     $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.900000000%     $5.750000000      $5.750000000     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                                     $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                                  $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                              $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                                     $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                                      $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-1 Investor Interest                                    $263,158,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                                          $250,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                                           $13,158,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Finance Charge        Principal              Yield
                                                     Collections         Collections           Collections
<S>                                                                    <C>                           <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $203,762,025.47   $1,590,593,744.12          $0.00

     Seller:                                           $40,322,815.77     $314,765,316.88          $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $168,882,301.66   $1,318,317,934.31          $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $34,879,723.81     $272,275,809.81          $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-1 Allocations                          $4,369,118.66      $34,105,927.19          $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                $4,149,442.30      $32,391,104.04          $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $219,676.36       $1,714,823.15          $0.00
</TABLE>





<PAGE>   2
4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due          Total    Deposit Deficit     Investment
                              Period         Deposits        Amount           Income
<S>                          <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
     Series 1994-1           $0.00           $0.00           0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Total Payments
                                     Amount Paid     Deficit Amount        Through This
                                   This Due Period   This Due Period         Due Period
<S>                                     <C>                <C>               <C>
     Series 1994-1                       $0.00              $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period             SIFA Balance
<S>                                         <C>                     <C>
     Series 1994-1                          $1,471,491.83           $7,357,459.15
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       This Due Period
<S>                                                         <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Cumulative
                                                                  Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                          This Due Period          Amount
<S>                                      <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                        $1,670,954.11            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $1,586,939.66            $0.00

     Class B                                 $84,014.45            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                 Total           Principal
<S>                                               <C>                  <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00                $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00                $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                $0.00                $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00                $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00                $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period            Per $1,000 of
                                                               Original Invested
                                                  Total           Principal
<S>                                              <C>                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00                  $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00                  $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                $0.00                  $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00                  $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00                  $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses             Per $1,000 of
                                                                Original Invested
                                                  Total            Principal
<S>                                              <C>                    <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00                 $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00                 $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                $0.00                 $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00                 $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1994-1                                          $438,596.67

 (d) Class A                                                $416,666.67

     Class B                                                 $21,930.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                             Total          Invested Amount
<S>                                      <C>                   <C>
     Series 1994-1 Class B               $17,105,270.00         6.8421%

</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount      Class B Amount
     <S>                                       <C>            <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00         $9,210,530.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00         $9,210,530.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                 $0.00

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Delinquent Amount      Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status            Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
<S>                             <C>                         <C>
     30-59 days                 $541,974,352.20             2.92%

     60-179 days                $825,183,654.21             4.45%
</TABLE>


                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                 ------------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of August 24, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $32,391,104.04

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                              $4,149,442.30

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                   $0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $1,714,823.15

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                $219,676.36

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                   $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee 
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ---------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1

                                                                EXHIBIT (e)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAJ8
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAK5



<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 14, 1994 relating to the 
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding
current distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. 
The information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above
is set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1994-2                                    Total          Interest          Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>                  <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.955470000%    $4.962891667       $4.962891667      $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 8.050000000%    $6.708333333       $6.708333333      $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-2 Investor Interest                      $894,737,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $850,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $44,737,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Finance Charge     Principal                    Yield
                                                        Collections      Collections                Collections
<S>                                                                         <C>                     <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $203,762,025.47       $1,590,593,744.12        $0.00

     Seller:                                           $40,322,815.77         $314,765,316.88        $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $168,882,301.66       $1,318,317,934.31        $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $34,879,723.81         $272,275,809.81        $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-2 Allocations                         $14,840,358.34         $115,845,830.91        $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                               $14,108,103.82         $110,129,753.73        $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                  $732,254.52           $5,716,077.18        $0.00

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2

4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Deposits into the SPFAs
                          This Due          Total    Deposit Deficit Investment
                            Period         Deposits       Amount         Income
<S>                          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
     Series 1994-2          $0.00           $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Total Payments
                                  Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                                This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period
<S>                               <C>              <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-2                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period          SIFA Balance
<S>                                         <C>                        <C>
     Series 1994-2                          $4,518,568.63              $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period
<S>                                                         <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>
8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Cumulative
                                                              Investor
                                                             Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period    Amount
<S>                                      <C>                    <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                        $5,675,643.02          $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $5,395,594.84          $0.00

     Class B                                $280,048.18          $0.00
</TABLE>
9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total          Principal
<S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period         Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                Total           Principal
<S>                                              <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                              <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00

</TABLE>
12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period

<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1994-2                                        $1,491,228.34

 (d) Class A                                              $1,416,666.67

     Class B                                                 $74,561.67

</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       As a Percentage
                                                                         of Class A
                                                 Total                 Invested Amount
<S>                                              <C>                   <C>
     Series 1994-2 Class B                       $89,473,700.00        10.5263%
</TABLE>
14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Shared Amount              Class B Amount
<S>                                              <C>                 <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00               $44,736,850.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00               $44,736,850.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                        $0.00

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4


15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount     Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>               <C>                            <C>
     30-59 days        $541,974,352.20                2.92%

     60-179 days       $825,183,654.21                4.45%
</TABLE>

                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 14, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $110,129,753.73

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $14,108,103.82

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                           $4,218,457.92

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $5,716,077.18

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                $732,254.52

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                             $300,110.71

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT (f)


                    MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAL3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAM1



<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of October 20, 1994 relating to the 
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding 
current distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. 
The information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed 
above is set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Series  1994-3                                   Total       Interest                 Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>                  <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.795470000%    $4.829558333    $4.829558333          $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 7.750000000%    $6.458333333    $6.458333333          $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-3 Investor Interest                      $789,474,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $750,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $39,474,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Finance Charge           Principal           Yield
                                                                   Collections             Collections       Collections
<S>                                                                <C>                   <C>                    <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation.                                $203,762,025.47       $1,590,593,744.12      $0.00

     Seller:                                                        $40,322,815.77         $314,765,316.88      $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                          $168,882,301.66       $1,318,317,934.31      $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                           $34,879,723.81         $272,275,809.81      $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-3 Allocations                                      $13,107,355.97         $102,317,781.57      $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                            $12,448,326.90          $97,173,312.11      $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                               $659,029.07           $5,144,469.46      $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


              Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due       Total    Deposit Deficit   Investment
                              Period      Deposits      Amount          Income
     <S>                      <C>          <C>        <C>            <C>
     Series 1994-3             $0.00       $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                        Total Payments
                                      Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                                    This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period
<S>                                     <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1994-3                       $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period      SIFA Balance
<S>                                             <C>             <C>
     Series 1994-3                        $3,877,105.00            $0.00
</TABLE>


7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                   <C>                  
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>
8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Cumulative
                                                                   Investor
                                                                 Charged-Off
                                           This Due Period         Amount
<S>                                      <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                        $5,012,862.34            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $4,760,818.98            $0.00

     Class B                                $252,043.36            $0.00
</TABLE>
9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                             <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total           Principal
<S>                                             <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                             <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00

</TABLE>
12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>                  
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1994-3                                        $1,315,790.00

 (d) Class A                                              $1,250,000.00

     Class B                                                 $65,790.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                                       As a Percentage
                                                                          of Class A
                                                   Total               Invested Amount
<S>                                             <C>                        <C>                  
     Series 1994-3 Class B                      $83,131,612.20             11.0842%
</TABLE>
14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Shared Amount          Class B Amount
     <S>                                        <C>                  <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00               $39,473,700.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00               $39,473,700.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                        $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   4


15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance           Receivables Outstanding
<S>                      <C>                              <C>
     30-59 days           $541,974,352.20                 2.92%

     60-179 days          $825,183,654.21                 4.45%
</TABLE>

                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1994-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of October 20, 1994 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $97,173,312.11

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $12,448,326.90

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                           $3,622,168.75

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $5,144,469.46

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                $659,029.07

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                             $254,936.25

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT (g)


                    MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                       Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1994-A Monthly Statement



<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of December 20, 1994 relating to 
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding 
current distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust. 
The information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed 
above is set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Series  1994-A                                   Total       Interest           Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>             <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.730019870%    $4.775016558    $4.775016558    $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>

<S>                                                               <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                                   $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                                $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                            $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                                   $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                                    $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1994-A Investor Interest                                $2,100,000,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                                      $2,100,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                                                  $0.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Finance Charge         Principal                Yield
                                                    Collections          Collections            Collections
<S>                                                                     <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                    $203,762,025.47   $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller:                                           $40,322,815.77     $314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                             $168,882,301.66   $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                              $34,879,723.81     $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1994-A Allocations                         $34,879,723.81     $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                               $34,879,723.81     $272,275,809.81            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                        $0.00               $0.00            $0.00

</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2
4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due        Total    Deposit Deficit     Investment
                              Period       Deposits    Amount              Income
     <S>                       <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>
     Series 1994-A             $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                                Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>             <C>
     Series 1994-A                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period          SIFA Balance
     <S>                                     <C>                    <C>
     Series 1994-A                           $10,027,534.78         $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                   <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                0.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Cumulative
                                                              Investor
                                                             Charged-Off
                                        This Due Period        Amount
<S>                                      <C>                   <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                       $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (d) Class A                             $13,339,628.08            $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                             <C>             <C>                  
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal

<S>                                             <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                             <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1994-A                                        $3,500,000.00

 (d) Class A                                              $3,500,000.00

     Class B                                                      $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period

                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
<S>                                             <C>             <C>                  
     Series 1994-A Class B                        $0.00         0.0000%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Shared Amount         Class B Amount
<S>                                             <C>                       <C>
     Maximum Amount                             $168,000,000.00            $0.00

     Available Amount                           $168,000,000.00            $0.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                                 $0.00            $0.00

</TABLE>



<PAGE>   4


15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                             Delinquent Amount     Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status          Ending Balance        Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                     <C>                      <C>
     30-59 days              $541,974,352.20          2.92%

     60-179 days             $825,183,654.21          4.45%
</TABLE>

                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                             Discover Card Master Trust I

                           Series 1994-A Monthly Statement

                                 CREDIT CARD
                          PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of December 20, 1994 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1994-A Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $272,275,809.81

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                             $34,879,723.81

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     Date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

 7.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                          $10,027,534.78

 8.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6

 9.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee 
     pursuant to Section 16 of the Series Supplement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT (h)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1995-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAN9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAP4



<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997     Due Period Ending:  December 31, 1996
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of April 19, 1995 relating to the 
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between 
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the 
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding 
current distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.
The information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed 
above is set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 
     of Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1995-1                                    Total        Interest           Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>             <C>              <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.885470000%    $4.904558333    $4.904558333      $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.055470000%    $5.046225000    $5.046225000      $0.000000000
</TABLE>
2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1995-1 Investor Interest                      $631,579,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $600,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $31,579,000.00
</TABLE>

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Finance Charge             Principal                  Yield
                                                           Collections            Collections               Collections
<S>                                                                            <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                      $203,762,025.47         $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller:                                             $40,322,815.77           $314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                               $168,882,301.66         $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                $34,879,723.81           $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1995-1 Allocations                           $10,471,239.69            $81,739,903.72            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                  $9,958,661.53            $77,738,649.69            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                    $512,578.16             $4,001,254.03            $0.00
</TABLE>




<PAGE>   2
4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Deposits into the SPFAs
                            This Due         Total    Deposit Deficit    Investment
                              Period        Deposits      Amount           Income
<S>                             <C>        <C>          <C>             <C>
     Series 1995-1              $0.00         $0.00         0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount       Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period       Due Period
<S>                               <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1995-1                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>
6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             Due Period          SIFA Balance
<S>                                       <C>                     <C>
     Series 1995-1                        $3,102,089.74            $0.00
</TABLE>
7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period

     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>
8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                               Charged-Off
                                         This Due Period         Amount

<S>                                      <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                        $4,004,688.90            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $3,808,655.18            $0.00

     Class B                                $196,033.72            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
<S>                                             <C>           <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal

<S>                                             <C>           <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal

<S>                                             <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<S>                                                      <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1995-1                                        $1,052,631.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,000,000.00

     Class B                                                 $52,631.67
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                               Total       Invested Amount
<S>                                     <C>                   <C>
     Series 1995-1 Class B               $69,473,690.00        11.5789%
</TABLE>
14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount     Class B Amount
<S>                                             <C>           <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00        $37,894,740.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00        $37,894,740.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4

15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance          Receivables Outstanding

     <S>               <C>                       <C>
     30-59 days        $541,974,352.20           2.92%

     60-179 days       $825,183,654.21           4.45%
</TABLE>

                                FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  -----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5


                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1995-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of April 19, 1995 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
 1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

 3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
     Period is equal to                                                                 $2,149,443,902.24

 4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $77,738,649.69

 5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                              $9,958,661.53

 6a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

 6b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

 8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                           $2,942,735.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>

9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $4,001,254.03

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                $512,578.16

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                             $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                               $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                     $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                               $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                 $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                             $159,354.74

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this  15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer





<PAGE>   1


                                                                     EXHIBIT (i)

                MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                     Discover Card Master Trust I
                   Series 1995-2 Monthly Statement
                 Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAQ2
                 Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAR0


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of August  1, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October  1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1995-2                                  Total           Interest          Principal
        <S>          <C>                         <C>             <C>               <C>
        Class A       30 days at 6.550000000%     $5.458333333    $5.458333333      $0.000000000

        Class B       30 days at 6.750000000%     $5.625000000    $5.625000000      $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1995-2 Investor Interest                      $526,316,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $500,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $26,316,000.00


3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Finance Charge            Principal                Yield
                                                                  Collections             Collections             Collections
 <S>                                                              <C>                   <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller
                                                                  
     Aggregate Investor Allocation                                $203,762,025.47       $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller                                                        $40,322,815.77         $314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                         $168,882,301.66       $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                          $34,879,723.81         $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1995-2 Allocations                                      $8,738,237.32          $68,211,854.38            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                            $8,298,884.60          $64,782,208.07            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                              $439,352.72           $3,429,646.31            $0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2



4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total        Deposit Deficit     Investment
                              Period     Deposits          Amount            Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>               <C>               <C>
     Series 1995-2          $0.00         $0.00             0.00              $0.00

</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       Total Payments
                              Amount Paid        Deficit Amount        Through This
                            This Due Period     This Due Period         Due Period
     <S>                              <C>               <C>                  <C>
     Series 1995-2                    $0.00             $0.00                $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod                 SIFA Balance
     <S>                                    <C>                             <C>
     Series 1995-2                          $2,877,194.17                   $14,385,970.85
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        This Due Period

     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Cumulative
                                                                      Investor
                                                                     Charged-Off
                                        This Due Period               Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                               <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14                    $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08                    $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                        $3,341,908.23                    $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $3,173,879.32                    $0.00

     Class B                                $168,028.91                    $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Per $1,000 of
                                                                  Original Invested
                                                Total              Principal
 <S>                                              <C>                    <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00                  $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00                  $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                $0.00                  $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00                  $0.00
                                                                     
     Class B                                      $0.00                  $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period           Per $1,000 of
                                                                Original Invested
                                                Total            Principal
 <S>                                              <C>                 <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00               $0.00
                                                                 
 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00               $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                $0.00               $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00               $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses            Per $1,000 of
                                                                 Original Invested
                                                Total             Principal
 <S>                                              <C>                 <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00               $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00               $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                $0.00               $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00               $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00               $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1995-2                                          $877,193.33

 (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

     Class B                                                 $43,860.00
</TABLE>


13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
      <S>                                 <C>                    <C>
      Series 1995-2 Class B               $34,210,540.00         6.8421%
</TABLE>


14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Shared Amount         Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>              <C>
     Maximum Amount                                $0.00            $15,789,480.00

     Available Amount                              $0.00            $15,789,480.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                          $0.00                     $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4
15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount             Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance                Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                 <C>                                     <C>
     30-59 days          $541,974,352.20                         2.92%

     60-179 days         $825,183,654.21                         4.45%
</TABLE>





                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  -----------------------------

                                       Vice President


<PAGE>   5
                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1995-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of August  1, 1995 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                             <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                           $2,149,443,902.24

4.   The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                              $64,782,208.07

5.   The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                        $8,298,884.60

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
    Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
    date is equal to                                                                                         $0.00
                                                                                                            
 7.   The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be                                    
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:                                    
                                                                                                            
     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                              $0.00
          is equal to                                                                                       
                                                                                                            
     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                        $0.00
          Amount is equal to                                                                                
                                                                                                            
     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                          $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                             $0.00

</TABLE>


<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                    <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                                $3,429,646.31

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                           $439,352.72

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                        $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                          $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                                $0.00
          is equal to


     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                          $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                            $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                              $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -----------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer



<PAGE>   1


                                                                     EXHIBIT (j)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1995-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAS8
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAT6


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of September 28, 1995 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Series  1995-3                                   Total             Interest               Principal
        <S>          <C>                           <C>                 <C>                    <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.815470000%       $4.846225000        $4.846225000           $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 5.935470000%       $4.946225000        $4.946225000           $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1995-3 Investor Interest                      $526,316,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $500,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $26,316,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Finance Charge              Principal             Yield
                                                                      Collections               Collections           Collections
 <S>                                                                 <C>                      <C>                         <C>
                       
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller                                                       
                                                                   
     Aggregate Investor Allocation                                   $203,762,025.47          $1,590,593,744.12           $0.00
                                                                                                                 
     Seller                                                           $40,322,815.77            $314,765,316.88           $0.00
                                                                                                                 
 (b) Group One Allocation                                            $168,882,301.66          $1,318,317,934.31           $0.00
                                                                                                                 
 (c) Group Two Allocation                                             $34,879,723.81            $272,275,809.81           $0.00
                                                                                                                 
 (d) Series 1995-3 Allocations                                         $8,738,237.32             $68,211,854.38           $0.00
                                                                                                                 
 (e) Class A Allocations                                               $8,298,884.60             $64,782,208.07           $0.00
                                                                                                                 
     Class B Allocations                                                 $439,352.72              $3,429,646.31           $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   2



4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              This Due       Total      Deposit Deficit     Investment
                               Period       Deposits        Amount            Income
     <S>                        <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>
     Series 1995-3              $0.00         $0.00           0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Total Payments
                              Amount Paid       Deficit Amount      Through This
                            This Due Period     This Due Period      Due Period

     <S>                        <C>                 <C>                  <C>             
     Series 1995-3              $0.00               $0.00                $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Deposits Into the
                                           SIFAs This
                                           DuePeriod              SIFA Balance

     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1995-3                        $2,553,277.36            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                     <C>
     Class A                                                  1.00000000

     Class B                                                  1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Cumulative
                                                                   Investor
                                                                  Charged-Off
                                        This Due Period            Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                        $3,341,908.23            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $3,173,879.32            $0.00

     Class B                                $168,028.91            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1995-3                                          $877,193.33

 (d) Class A                                                $833,333.33

     Class B                                                 $43,860.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                   <C>
     Series 1995-3 Class B               $57,894,760.00        11.5790%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Shared Amount          Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>             <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00           $31,578,960.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00           $31,578,960.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                    $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4
15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount               Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance                  Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                   <C>                                  <C>
     30-59 days            $541,974,352.20                      2.92%

     60-179 days           $825,183,654.21                      4.45%
</TABLE>

                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President


<PAGE>   5


                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1995-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of September 28, 1995 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1995-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                          <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                       $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                          $64,782,208.07

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $8,298,884.60

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                  $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                    $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                          $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                    $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                      $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                 $2,423,112.50

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                              <C>
9.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                           $3,429,646.31

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $439,352.72

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                  $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                    $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                          $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                    $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                      $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $130,164.86

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1

                                                                     EXHIBIT (k)


                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-1 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAU3
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAV1


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of January 18, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-1                               Total              Interest             Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>                 <C>                 <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.775470000%    $4.812891667        $4.812891667        $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 5.905470000%    $4.921225000        $4.921225000        $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-1 Investor Interest                    $1,052,632,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                          $1,000,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $52,632,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Finance Charge            Principal            Yield
                                                                           Collections             Collections          Collections
 <S>                                                                     <C>                     <C>                         <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller                                                         
                                                                                                                   
     Aggregate Investor Allocation                                       $203,762,025.47         $1,590,593,744.12           $0.00
                                                                                                                   
     Seller                                                               $40,322,815.77           $314,765,316.88           $0.00
                                                                                                                   
 (b) Group One Allocation                                                $168,882,301.66         $1,318,317,934.31           $0.00
                                                                                                                   
 (c) Group Two Allocation                                                 $34,879,723.81           $272,275,809.81           $0.00
                                                                                                                   
 (d) Series 1996-1 Allocations                                            $17,476,474.64           $136,423,708.77           $0.00
                                                                                                                   
 (e) Class A Allocations                                                  $16,597,769.21           $129,564,416.15           $0.00
                                                                                                                   
     Class B Allocations                                                     $878,705.43             $6,859,292.62           $0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2



4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit    Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount          Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
     Series 1996-1          $0.00         $0.00          0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Total Payments
                              Amount Paid       Deficit Amount     Through This
                            This Due Period     This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>              <C>                <C>
     Series 1996-1                 $0.00            $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod              SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                          <C>
     Series 1996-1                        $5,071,905.58                $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         This Due Period
     <S>                                                      <C>
     Class A                                                  1.00000000

     Class B                                                  1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                        This Due Period           Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                        $6,683,816.45            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $6,347,758.64            $0.00

     Class B                                $336,057.81            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   3


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total          Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1996-1                                        $1,754,386.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,666,666.67

     Class B                                                 $87,720.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-1 Class B              $105,263,200.00        10.5263%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Shared Amount       Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>          <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00        $57,894,760.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00        $57,894,760.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                 $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4
15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         Delinquent Amount            Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance               Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                      <C>                             <C>
     30-59 days               $541,974,352.20                 2.92%

     60-179 days              $825,183,654.21                 4.45%
</TABLE>

                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President


<PAGE>   5


                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-1 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of January 18, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-1 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                               <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                            $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                              $129,564,416.15

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                        $16,597,769.21

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                         $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                               $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                         $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                           $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                      $4,812,891.67

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                   <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                              $6,859,292.62

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                          $878,705.43

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                       $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                         $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                               $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                         $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                           $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                       $259,013.91

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ---------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT (l)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-2 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAW9
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAX7


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of January 29, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-2                                 Total             Interest               Principal
        <S>          <C>                           <C>                <C>                   <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.825470000%       $4.854558333       $4.854558333          $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 5.965470000%       $4.971225000       $4.971225000          $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period



 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-2 Investor Interest                      $947,369,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $900,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $47,369,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Finance Charge             Principal               Yield
                                                                  Collections             Collections            Collections
 <S>                                                           <C>                      <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                             $203,762,025.47          $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller                                                     $40,322,815.77            $314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                      $168,882,301.66          $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                       $34,879,723.81            $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-2 Allocations                                  $15,719,063.78            $122,705,123.53            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                        $14,937,992.29            $116,607,974.53            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                           $781,071.49              $6,097,149.00            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2



4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total    Deposit Deficit    Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount           Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>               <C>
     Series 1996-2          $0.00         $0.00         0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Total Payments
                              Amount Paid    Deficit Amount     Through This
                            This Due Period  This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-2                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod          SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                      <C>
     Series 1996-2                        $4,604,584.46            $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        This Due Period
     <S>                                                      <C>
     Class A                                                  1.00000000

     Class B                                                  1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Cumulative
                                                                 Investor
                                                                Charged-Off
                                        This Due Period          Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                        $6,011,700.82            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $5,712,982.77            $0.00

     Class B                                $298,718.05            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                 Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <S>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period        Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                 Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses        Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                 Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1996-2                                        $1,578,948.33

 (d) Class A                                              $1,500,000.00

     Class B                                                 $78,948.33
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                              Total         Invested Amount
     <S>                                  <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-2 Class B                $104,210,590.00        11.5790%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Shared Amount        Class B Amount
     <S>                                            <C>               <C>
     Maximum Amount                                 $0.00             $56,842,140.00

     Available Amount                               $0.00             $56,842,140.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                           $0.00                      $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   4







15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance           Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                 <C>                             <C>
     30-59 days          $541,974,352.20                 2.92%

     60-179 days         $825,183,654.21                 4.45%
</TABLE>

                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  -----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5



                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-2 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of January 29, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-2 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                         <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                      $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                        $116,607,974.53

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                  $14,937,992.29

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                 $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                         $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                   $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                     $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                $4,369,102.50

</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                             <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $6,097,149.00

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $781,071.49

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                 $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                         $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                   $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                     $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                 $235,481.96

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             --------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1

                                                                     EXHIBIT (m)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-3 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KAY5
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KAZ2


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of February 21, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-3                                 Total            Interest          Principal
        <S>          <C>                        <C>              <C>              <C>
        Class A      30 days at 6.050000000%    $5.041666667     $5.041666667     $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.250000000%    $5.208333333     $5.208333333     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-3 Investor Interest                      $631,579,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $600,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $31,579,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Finance Charge           Principal              Yield
                                                                  Collections            Collections           Collections
 <S>                                                            <C>                   <C>                           <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                              $203,762,025.47       $1,590,593,744.12             $0.00

     Seller                                                      $40,322,815.77         $314,765,316.88             $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                       $168,882,301.66       $1,318,317,934.31             $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                        $34,879,723.81         $272,275,809.81             $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-3 Allocations                                   $10,471,239.69          $81,739,903.72             $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                          $9,958,661.53          $77,738,649.69             $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                            $512,578.16           $4,001,254.03             $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2


4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total       Deposit Deficit  Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount          Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-3          $0.00         $0.00         0.00             $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Total Payments
                              Amount Paid      Deficit Amount      Through This
                            This Due Period    This Due Period      Due Period
     <S>                           <C>                  <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-3                 $0.00                $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod            SIFA Balance
     <S>                                  <C>                       <C>
     Series 1996-3                        $3,189,473.96             $15,947,369.80
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            This Due Period
     <S>                                                         <C>
     Class A                                                     1.00000000

     Class B                                                     1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Cumulative
                                                                    Investor
                                                                   Charged-Off
                                      This Due Period                 Amount
 <S>                                     <S>                           <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14                $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08                $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                        $4,004,688.90                $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $3,808,655.18                $0.00

     Class B                                $196,033.72                $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>            <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00          $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                $0.00          $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00          $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00          $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1996-3                                        $1,052,631.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,000,000.00

     Class B                                                 $52,631.67
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                 <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-3 Class B               $37,894,740.00         6.3158%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Shared Amount        Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>             <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00           $18,947,370.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00           $18,947,370.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                    $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4
15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         Delinquent Amount    Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance       Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                  <C>                        <C>
     30-59 days           $541,974,352.20            2.92%

     60-179 days          $825,183,654.21            4.45%
</TABLE>


                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President


<PAGE>   5


                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-3 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of February 21, 1996 (the "Series Supplement")
by and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-3 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                         <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                      $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $77,738,649.69

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                   $9,958,661.53

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                 $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                         $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                   $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                     $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
    on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                        $0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                             <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                         $4,001,254.03

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                    $512,578.16

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                 $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                   $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                         $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                   $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                     $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                       $0.00

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                             as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer

<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT (n)

                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-4 Monthly Statement
                      Class A Certificate CUSIP #25466KBA6
                      Class B Certificate CUSIP #25466KBB4


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of April 30, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:

1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Series  1996-4                                     Total               Interest          Principal
        <S>          <C>                          <C>                <C>                  <C>
        Class A      30 days at 5.980470000%      $4.983725000       $4.983725000         $0.000000000

        Class B      30 days at 6.155470000%      $5.129558333       $5.129558333         $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period

 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-4 Investor Interest                    $1,052,632,000.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                          $1,000,000,000.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $52,632,000.00

3.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Finance Charge               Principal            Yield
                                                                      Collections              Collections        Collections
 <S>                                                                 <C>                   <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation                                   $203,762,025.47       $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller                                                           $40,322,815.77         $314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                            $168,882,301.66       $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                             $34,879,723.81         $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-4 Allocations                                        $17,476,474.64         $136,423,708.77            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                              $16,597,769.21         $129,564,416.15            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                                 $878,705.43           $6,859,292.62            $0.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   2



4.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
     Deposits into the SPFAs
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            This Due      Total      Deposit Deficit    Investment
                              Period     Deposits       Amount            Income
     <S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-4          $0.00         $0.00         0.00             $0.00
</TABLE>

5.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total Payments
                              Amount Paid      Deficit Amount     Through This
                            This Due Period    This Due Period     Due Period
     <S>                           <C>             <C>              <C>
     Series 1996-4                 $0.00           $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                           Deposits Into the
                                             SIFAs This
                                             DuePeriod             SIFA Balance
     <S>                                 <C>                               <C>
     Series 1996-4                        $5,253,703.91                     $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

8.   Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Cumulative
                                                                   Investor
                                                                  Charged-Off
                                       This Due Period              Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                        $6,683,816.45            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $6,347,758.64            $0.00

     Class B                                $336,057.81            $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Investor Losses This Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Per $1,000 of
                                                             Original Invested
                                                Total         Principal
 <S>                                              <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00           $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00           $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                $0.00           $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00           $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00           $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
10.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                $0.00            $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00            $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses       Per $1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested
                                                Total        Principal
 <S>                                              <C>              <C>
 (a) Group One                                    $0.00            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                                    $0.00            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                $0.00            $0.00

 (d) Class A                                      $0.00            $0.00

     Class B                                      $0.00            $0.00
</TABLE>

12.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 <S>                                                     <C>
 (a) Group One                                           $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two                                            $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1996-4                                        $1,754,386.67

 (d) Class A                                              $1,666,666.67

     Class B                                                 $87,720.00
</TABLE>

13.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            As a Percentage
                                                              of Class A
                                                Total       Invested Amount
     <S>                                <C>                      <C>
     Series 1996-4 Class B              $115,789,520.00          11.5790%
</TABLE>

14.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Shared Amount    Class B Amount
     <S>                                          <C>         <C>
     Maximum Amount                               $0.00       $63,157,920.00

     Available Amount                             $0.00       $63,157,920.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                         $0.00                $0.00
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   4
15.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding   $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Delinquent Amount        Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status      Ending Balance           Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                    <C>                           <C>
     30-59 days             $541,974,352.20               2.92%

     60-179 days            $825,183,654.21               4.45%
</TABLE>


                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5



                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-4 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of April 30, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-4 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                            <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                         $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                           $129,564,416.15

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                     $16,597,769.21

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

 7.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                            $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                      $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

8.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                  $4,983,725.00
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                <C>
9.   The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                            $6,859,292.62

10.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                       $878,705.43

11a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                    $0.00

11b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                      $0.00

12.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                            $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                      $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                        $0.00

13.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Distribution Date is equal to                                                    $269,978.91

14.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
</TABLE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             ------------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer


<PAGE>   1

                                                                     EXHIBIT (o)
           
                     MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
                          Discover Card Master Trust I
                        Series 1996-5 Monthly Statement
                              Class A Certificate:
                          German Security Code 133 260
        International Security Identification # (ISIN) DE 000 133 260 9
                 Common Code # (DKV, Cedel, Euroclear) 677 6388
                     Class B Certificate:  CUSIP #25466KBC2


Trust Distribution Date: January 15, 1997   Due Period Ending: December 31, 1996
Interest Payment Date: January 17, 1997

Pursuant to the Series Supplement dated as of July 24, 1996 relating to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 by and between
Greenwood Trust Company and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, the
Trustee is required to prepare certain information each month regarding current
distributions to Certificateholders and the performances of the Trust.  The
information for the Due Period and the Trust Distribution Date listed above is
set forth below:


1.   Payments for the benefit of Series Investors this Due Period (per $1000 of
     Class Initial Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1996-5                                   Total            Interest        Principal
         <S>        <C>                           <C>              <C>              <C>
         Class A    30 days at 5.617660000%       $4.681383333     $4.681383333     $0.000000000
         Class B    30 days at 5.785160000%       $4.820966667     $4.820966667     $0.000000000
</TABLE>

2.   Payments due from the Swap Counterparty for the benefit of Class A
     Investors this Due Period (per DM 1000 of Class Initial Foreign Currency 
     Investor Interest)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1996-5                                  Total           Interest          Principal
        <S>        <C>                        <C>               <C>              <C>
        Class A    30 days at 3.195000000%    DM2.662500000     DM2.662500000    DM0.000000000
</TABLE>


3.   Class A DM Invested Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1996-5
        <S>                                      <C>
        Class A                                  DM1,250,000,000.00
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
4.   Principal Receivables at the end of the Due Period
 <S>                                                   <C>
 (a) Aggregate Investor Interest                       $12,275,796,676.00
     Seller Interest                                    $5,972,727,873.56

     Total Master Trust                                $18,248,524,549.56


 (b) Group One Investor Interest                       $10,175,796,676.00

 (c) Group Two Investor Interest                        $2,100,000,000.00

 (d) Series 1996-5 Investor Interest                      $862,304,676.00

 (e) Class A Investor Interest                            $819,188,676.00

     Class B Investor Interest                             $43,116,000.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   2

5.   Allocation of Receivables Collected During the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Finance Charge         Principal             Yield
                                                                      Collections          Collections         Collections
 <S>                                                                 <C>                 <C>                          <C>
 (a) Allocation of Collections between Investor and Seller

     Aggregate Investor Allocation.                                  $203,762,025.47     $1,590,593,744.12            $0.00

     Seller:                                                          $40,322,815.77       $314,765,316.88            $0.00

 (b) Group One Allocation                                            $168,882,301.66     $1,318,317,934.31            $0.00

 (c) Group Two Allocation                                             $34,879,723.81       $272,275,809.81            $0.00

 (d) Series 1996-5 Allocations                                        $14,303,371.69       $111,654,040.98            $0.00

 (e) Class A Allocations                                              $13,595,525.66       $106,128,499.70            $0.00

     Class B Allocations                                                 $707,846.03         $5,525,541.28            $0.00
</TABLE>

6.   Information Concerning the Series Principal Funding Accounts ("SPFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    Deposits into the SPFAs    Total      Deposit Deficit    Investment
                       This Due Period        Deposits       Amount            Income
     <S>                    <C>                <C>           <C>               <C>
     Series 1996-5          $0.00              $0.00          0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

7.   Information Concerning Amount of Controlled Liquidation Payments
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Total Payments
                              Amount Paid      Deficit Amount       Through This
                            This Due Period    This Due Period       Due Period
     <S>                           <C>                <C>                <C>
     Series 1996-5                 $0.00              $0.00              $0.00
</TABLE>

8.   Information Concerning the Series Interest Funding Accounts ("SIFA")
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         Deposits Into the SIFAs
                                             This Due Period          SIFA Balance
     <S>                                   <C>                                <C>
     Series 1996-5                         $4,042,797.01                      $0.00
</TABLE>

9.   Pool Factors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       This Due Period
     <S>                                                    <C>
     Class A                                                1.00000000

     Class B                                                1.00000000
</TABLE>

10.  Investor Charged-Off Amount
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Cumulative Investor
                                      This Due Period         Charge-Off Amount
 <S>                                     <C>                       <C>
 (a) Group One                           $64,588,444.14            $0.00

 (b) Group Two                           $13,339,628.08            $0.00

 (c) Series 1996-5                        $5,470,274.36            $0.00

 (d) Class A                              $5,199,561.12            $0.00

     Class B                                $270,713.24            $0.00
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
11.  Investor Losses This Due Period                         Per $1,000 of         Per DM 1,000 of
                                                            Original Invested     Original Invested
                                              Total          Principal             Principal
 <S>                                            <C>                     <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                  $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (b) Group Two                                  $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (c) Series 1996-5                              $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (d) Class A                                    $0.00                   $0.00           DM0.00

     Class B                                    $0.00                   $0.00           N/A
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
12.  Reimbursement of Investor Losses This Due Period          Per $1,000 of         Per DM 1,000 of
                                                              Original Invested      Original Invested
                                             Total             Principal               Principal
 <S>                                           <C>                      <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                  $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (b) Group Two                                  $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (c) Series 1996-5                              $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (d) Class A                                    $0.00                   $0.00           DM0.00

     Class B                                    $0.00                   $0.00           N/A
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
13.  Aggregate Amount of Unreimbursed Investor Losses           Per $1,000 of        Per DM 1,000 of
                                                               Original Invested     Original Invested
                                              Total             Principal             Principal
 <S>                                            <C>                     <C>             <C>
 (a) Group One                                  $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (b) Group Two                                  $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (c) Series 1996-5                              $0.00                   $0.00           N/A

 (d) Class A                                    $0.00                   $0.00           DM0.00

     Class B                                    $0.00                   $0.00           N/A
</TABLE>

14.  Investor Monthly Servicing Fee Payable at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
 <S>                      <C>
 (a) Group One            $16,959,661.13

 (b) Group Two             $3,500,000.00

 (c) Series 1996-5         $1,437,174.46

 (d) Class A               $1,365,314.46

     Class B                  $71,860.00
</TABLE>

15.  Class Available Subordinated Amount at the end of the Due Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 As a Percentage
                                                   of Class A
                                 Total           Invested Amount
     <S>                       <C>                    <C>
     Series 1996-5 Class B     $86,230,468.00         10.5263%
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   4



16.  Total Available Credit Enhancement Amounts
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             Shared Amount        Class B Amount
     <S>                                             <C>             <C>
     Maximum Amount                                  $0.00           $47,426,758.00

     Available Amount                                $0.00           $47,426,758.00

     Amount of Drawings on Credit Enhancement
      for this Due Period                            $0.00                    $0.00
</TABLE>


17.  Delinquency Summary

     End of Due Period Master Trust Receivables Outstanding  $18,529,405,480.38
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                             Delinquent Amount      Percentage of Ending
     Payment Status          Ending Balance         Receivables Outstanding
     <S>                        <C>                              <C>
     30-59 days                 $541,974,352.20                  2.92%

     60-179 days                $825,183,654.21                  4.45%
</TABLE>


                                  FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                  as Trustee


                              BY:
                                  ----------------------------

                                       Vice President

<PAGE>   5

                    MASTER SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE STATEMENT

                          Discover Card Master Trust I

                        Series 1996-5 Monthly Statement

                                  CREDIT CARD
                           PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES




        The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Greenwood Trust
Company ("Greenwood"), as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling & Servicing
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1993 (the"Pooling & Servicing Agreement") and
the Series Supplement, dated as of July 24, 1996 (the "Series Supplement") by
and between Greenwood and First Bank National Association, as Trustee, does
hereby certify as follows with respect to the Supplement Discover Card Master
Trust I, Series 1996-5 Master Trust Certificates for the Distribution Date
occurring on January 15, 1997, for the Interest Payment Date occurring on
January 17, 1997. 

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                   <C>
1.  Greenwood is Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2.  The undersigned is a Servicing Officer of Greenwood as Master Servicer.

3.  The aggregate amount of Collections processed during the related Due
    Period is equal to                                                                                $2,149,443,902.24

4.  The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections processed during
    the related Due Period is equal to                                                                  $106,128,499.70

5.  The aggregate amount of Class A Finance Charge Collections processed
    during the related Due Period is equal to                                                            $13,595,525.66

6 a. The aggregate amount of Class A Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                           $0.00

6 b. The aggregate amount of Class A Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                             $0.00

7.  The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Interest paid to the
    Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                        $11,760,471.06

8.  The aggregate amount of Class A DM Certificate Interest received from the
    Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                      DM 10,206,250.00

9.  The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Interest converted into
    Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in New York
    with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                                          DM 0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>   6
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                    <C>
10.  The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Principal paid to the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                $0.00

11.  The aggregate amount of Class A DM Certificate Principal received from the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                              DM 0.00

12.  The aggregate amount of Class A Certificate Principal converted into
     Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in New York                        DM 0.00
     with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to

13.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class A Required Amount Shortfall                                                   $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class A Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                             $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class A Investor Interest is equal to                                               $0.00

14.  The sum of all amounts payable to Class A Certificateholders
     on the current Interest Payment Date is equal to                                                  DM 10,206,250.00

15.  The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections processed during
     the related Due Period is equal to                                                                   $5,525,541.28

16.  The aggregate amount of Class B Finance Charge Collections processed
     during the related Due Period is equal to                                                              $707,846.03

17a. The aggregate amount of Class B Principal Collections recharacterized as
     Series Yield Collections during the related Due Period is equal to                                           $0.00

17b. The aggregate amount of Class B Additional Funds for this Distribution
     date is equal to                                                                                             $0.00

18.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Interest paid to the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                  N/A

19.  The aggregate amount of Class B DM Certificate Interest received from the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                  N/A

20.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Interest converted into
     Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in New York
     with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                                             N/A
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   7
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                         <C>
21.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Principal paid to the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                  N/A

22.  The aggregate amount of Class B DM Certificate Principal received from the
     Currency Swap Counterparty with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                  N/A

23.  The aggregate amount of Class B Certificate Principal converted into
     Deutsche Marks by the Trustee at the then prevailing spot exchange rate in New York
     with respect to this Distribution Date is equal to                                                             N/A

24.  The amount of drawings under the Credit Enhancement required to be
     made on the related Drawing Date pursuant to the Series Supplement:

     (a)  with respect to the Class B Required Amount Shortfall                                                   $0.00
          is equal to

     (b)  with respect to the Class B Cumulative Investor Charged-Off                                             $0.00
          Amount is equal to

     (c)  with respect to the Class B Investor Interest is equal to                                               $0.00

25.  The sum of all amounts payable to the Class B Certificateholders
     on the current Interest Payment Date is equal to                                                       $637,439.79


26.  Attached hereto is a true copy of the statement required to be delivered by
     the Master Servicer on the date of this Certificate to the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 16 of the Series Supplement.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered
certificate this 15th day of January, 1997.



                          GREENWOOD TRUST COMPANY
                               as Master Servicer

                          By:
                             -----------------------------
                          Vice President, Director of Accounting,
                          and Treasurer



N/A - Not Applicable





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