Favorite Christmas Episode
by dan_dassow | created - 02 Dec 2013 | updated - 06 Dec 2013 | PublicReprise of a 2011 poll. Among this list of Christmas episodes compiled by Examiner.com, which is your favorite? (Suggested by "Huggo")
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1.
The Office (2001–2003)
Episode:
Christmas Special: Part 1
(2003)
TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
It's been three years since the BBC documentary crew first arrived at the office. Back for one last visit, they find Gareth Keenan now in charge and is running the office with a military ... See full summary »
Directors: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Votes: 2,150
and Christmas Special: Part 2 (2003) on the The Office (2001)
It's been three years since the BBC documentary crew first arrived at the office. Back for one last visit, they find Gareth Keenan now in charge and is running the office with a military precision.
2.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
Xmas Story
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fry learns how Christmas has changed and remained the same over the last 1000 years when a Robot Santa terrorizes New New York.
Directors: Peter Avanzino, Bret Haaland, Rich Moore | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 3,187
on Futurama (1999)
Fry learns how Christmas has changed and remained the same over the last 1000 years when a Robot Santa terrorizes New New York.
3.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Amends
(1998)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter
Votes: 3,851
on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
4.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
It's a Bundyful Life Part 1
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
Al has finally saved up a lot of cash to buy his family a ton of presents they want this year. Unfortunately, a mob of late customers in the shoe store prevents him from getting to the bank and retrieving the money he needs.
Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 728
and It's a Bundyful Life Part 2 (1989) on Married with Children (1987)
Al has finally saved up a lot of cash to buy his family a ton of presents they want this year. Unfortunately, a mob of late customers in the shoe store prevents him from getting to the bank and retrieving the money he needs.
5.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode:
Christmas with the Joker
(1992)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Joker kidnaps three prominent citizens during Christmas and challenges Batman to find him before midnight.
Director: Kent Butterworth | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings, Clive Revill
Votes: 2,877
on Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
On Christmas Eve, Joker broadcasts a pirate Christmas special on television. Batman and Robin have until midnight to fight their way past Joker's traps hidden all over town and rescue Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Summer Gleeson.
6.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On Christmas Eve, Mulder and Scully find themselves trapped in a haunted house with two ghosts who are determined to prove just how lonely the holiday can be.
Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Lily Tomlin, Edward Asner
Votes: 4,472
on The X Files (1993)
On Christmas Eve, Mulder and Scully stakeout a house that is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of two lovers who killed each other in a lovers' pact 81 years before. Inside, the agents find two apparitions who are more than willing to give insight into the relationship and personalities of Mulder and Scully.
7.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
The Night of the Meek
(1960)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a derelict Santa Claus is fired on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents. With this bag he sets out to fulfill his one wish - to see the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Art Carney, John Fiedler, Robert P. Lieb, Val Avery
Votes: 3,616
on The Twilight Zone (1959)
After a derelict Santa Claus is fired on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents. With this bag he sets out to fulfill his one wish - to see the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.
8.
Veronica Mars (2004–2019)
Episode:
An Echolls Family Christmas
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Veronica investigates missing poker winnings, and Keith is hired by Lynn Echolls to track down one of the potential stalkers of her husband, Aaron.
Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring
Votes: 1,200
on Veronica Mars (2004)
A holiday poker game at Logan's house gets nasty when Weevil's winnings disappear, leaving Veronica to determine the guilty party before Weevil finds his own way of getting the money back.
9.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
And All Through the House
(1989)
Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
A greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: John Kassir, Mary Ellen Trainor, Larry Drake, Marshall Bell
Votes: 2,190
on Tales from the Crypt (1989)
A greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.
10.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Alan Brady Show Presents
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
It's the first Christmas presentation of The Alan Brady Show where he turns the spotlight upon his talented staff to entertain the TV public.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 299
on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
It's the first Christmas presentation of The Alan Brady Show where he turns the spotlight upon his talented staff to entertain the TV public.
11.
Moonlighting (1985–1989)
Episode:
Twas the Episode Before Christmas
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A criminal in the witness protection scheme is killed but his wife and baby manage to escape. When fleeing, the baby is left in Agnes' apartment but without any explanation. Maddie and Addison decide to try to find the mother.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Richard Belzer
Votes: 290
on Moonlighting (1985)
A criminal in the witness protection scheme is killed but his wife and baby manage to escape. When fleeing, the baby is left in Agnes' apartment but without any explanation. Maddie and Addison decide to try to find the mother.
12.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Christmas Story
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 774
on The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Mean old Ben Weaver catches Sam Muggins moonshining and insists Andy lock him up, even though it's Christmas eve. In order to keep Ben off his back and still have the party they had planned, Andy arrests Sam's wife and children as "accessories before, during, and after the fact", and deputizes Ellie, Opie, and Aunt Bee to help watch the prisoners.
13.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Back for Christmas
(1956)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Before leaving on a trip to America, a man kills his wife and buries her in the basement. Once in the United States, he receives correspondence. Has he gotten away with his crime?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Williams, Isobel Elsom, Arthur Gould-Porter
Votes: 1,154
on Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Herbert is digging in his basement when his wife Hermione calls him upstairs to eat. She thinks he is making a wine cellar, but he is really planning to kill her and bury her in the basement. At lunch, Hermione goes over all the arrangements she has made for a business trip to California that they are about to take together. Several friends then come over to visit, and after they leave, Herbert looks for the opportunity to put his plan into practice.
14.
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001)
Episode:
A Solstice Carol
(1996)
Not Rated | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Over one holiday night, Xena and Gabrielle stage mini-dramas in King Silvus' bedroom to get him to change his bitter ways.
Director: John T. Kretchmer | Stars: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Joe Berryman, Peter Vere-Jones
Votes: 550
on Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Over one holiday night, Xena and Gabrielle stage mini-dramas in King Silvus' bedroom to get him to change his bitter ways.
15. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Rosalie Williams, Eric Porter
Votes: 24,228
16.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Too Many Christmas Trees
(1965)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed has been having bad dreams involving Christmas trees and a man dressed as Santa Claus. At a party given by publisher and Dickens fan Brandon Storey, two telepathic spies attempt to ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Mervyn Johns, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 454
on The Avengers (1961)
Steed has been having bad dreams involving Christmas trees and a man dressed as Santa Claus. At a party given by publisher and Dickens fan Brandon Storey, two telepathic spies attempt to read Steed's mind and make sense of the dream. However, the dream is echoed exactly by the events of the party, enabling Steed to spot the villains in advance and identify the dangerous Santa.
17.
SCTV Network (1981–1983)
Episode:
SCTV Staff Christmas Party
(1981)
TV-PG | 66 min | Comedy
Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.
Director: John Blanchard | Stars: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin
Votes: 103
18.
Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Case of the Christmas Pudding
(1955)
TV-PG | 27 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a serial killer is sentenced to death, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before he himself is executed.
Director: Steve Previn | Stars: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford, Eugene Deckers, June Rodney
Votes: 163
on Sherlock Holmes (1954)
When a serial killer is sentenced to death, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before he himself is executed.
19.
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Miracle on 34th Street
(1955)
PG | 46 min | Drama
One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright, Thomas Mitchell, Sandy Descher
Votes: 322
on The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real McCoy.
20.
SCTV Network (1981–1983)
Episode:
Christmas 1982
(1982)
TV-PG | 65 min | Comedy
Guy Caballero and Johnny LaRue come to blows over a meager Christmas bonus, resulting in a busted, drunken Johnny desperately tracking down Santa. Segments include Lola Heatherton's "Love ... See full summary »
Director: John Blanchard | Stars: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin
Votes: 96
21.
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)
Episode:
Christmas Party
(2001)
TV-PG | Action, Drama, Mystery
Nero Wolfe is stunned when Archie Goodwin reveals evidence of his impending engagement. However, Archie is no less shocked when accompanying his so-called fiancée to a Christmas party by the murder of their host.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Bill Smitrovich, Colin Fox
Votes: 142
on A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
Nero Wolfe is stunned when Archie Goodwin reveals evidence of his impending engagement. However, Archie is no less shocked when accompanying his so-called fiancée to a Christmas party by the murder of their host.
22.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Hanging Cross
(1957)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
Christmas proves a dangerous time when a rancher chooses family over peace and violence over negotiation.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Edward Binns, Abraham Sofaer, Don Beddoe
Votes: 107
on Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
Christmas proves a dangerous time when a rancher chooses family over peace and violence over negotiation.
23.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
When Abed wakes up to discover that everything is in stop motion animation, Professor Duncan and the study group help him try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Duke Johnson | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 6,045
on Community (2009)
When Abed wakes up to discover that everything is in stop motion animation, Professor Duncan and the study group help him try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
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