TV Series: The Best Christmas Episodes
During the holidays, between two family meals, it is beneficial to digest in front of a good film or a series. One of the little pleasures during this period is to immerse yourself in the best Christmas episodes of series celebrating December 25.
Here are 12 episodes to watch or rewatch without moderation!
FRIENDS – SEASON 7, EPISODE 10 – THE ONE IN DISGUISE
This episode is one of the funniest and most famous of the series.
Desperate for his son who only has eyes for Christmas, Ross dresses up as an armadillo (armadillo, for fans of the original version), Santa Claus' Mexican friend, in order to teach him the traditions of Hanukkah. To top it all off, Joey arrives as Superman and Chandler as Santa Claus, the competition is fierce. Guaranteed laughs!
THE OFFICE (US) – SEASON 2, EPISODE 10 – THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Michael throws a big Christmas party at the office. The employees celebrate with a Secret Santa. Except that Michael couldn't just stay in his place, and unhappy with his gift, decided to swap everyone's. As a result, it's not Pam who gets the teapot with a love note from Jim. And who knows who the oven mitt made by Phyllis will end up with?
GILMORE GIRLS – SEASON 2, EPISODE 10 – LORD BRACEBRIDGE’S SUPPER
This series is one of those comforting ones to watch at Christmas in stockings by the fireplace. Due to catastrophic weather conditions, the guests Sookie was supposed to host for a fancy meal are stuck in a neighboring town. So, Sookie and Lorelai decide to invite all the friends of Stars Hollow to come party at the inn. At Rory's urging, Lorelai also invites Richard and Emily, in order to cheer Richard up.
GOSSIP GIRL – SEASON 1, EPISODE 11 – CHRISTMAS IN MANHATTAN
Dan and Serena try to find the perfect gift for each of them. Not being satisfied with the shops and other stores, Dan will illegally bring a Christmas tree into Serena's suite, while the latter will create snow for her lover. Blair, for her part, finds herself face to face with her father whom she adores, but also her new stepfather, Roman. If she will try to sabotage the arrival of her dad's lover, the Waldorfs will finally spend a magical New Year's Eve, and as a family. Not to mention that Bart asks Lily to marry him that evening.
GLEE – SEASON 2, EPISODE 10 – A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
As the Glee club students sing traditional Christmas carols for a good cause, such as It's Cold Outside Baby or even Last Christmas, Sue decides to put on a costume. Not Santa, no, but the Grinch. And the students pick up a tree on the side of the road, and try to hide from Brittany that Santa doesn't exist.
And then a Christmas without music is like a raclette without cheese!
GREY'S ANATOMY – SEASON 2, EPISODE 12 – THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Even our favorite Seattle Grace doctors are celebrating Christmas. In this episode, a little boy refuses a transplant because he doesn't believe his mother who claims it's a gift from Santa. Cristina and Burke argue about their religious beliefs, Meredith tries to reconcile Izzy and Alex, and Derek confronts his patients. What really makes this episode feel Christmasy is Izzy's obsession with tradition, which has turned the house into a veritable decoration store.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER – SEASON 2, EPISODE 11 – LILY’S REVENGE
Lily decides to take the Christmas decorations when she discovers the nickname Ted gave her after her breakup with Marshall. Barney is too sick to celebrate Christmas the way he wants to. Robin takes care of him.
MALCOLM – SEASON 3, EPISODE 7 – CHRISTMAS BLACKMAIL
As usual, Malcolm, Reese and Dewey are unbearable. It's too much for Lois, who decides to "take Christmas hostage" holding the tree and presents in the garage. Francis decides to go see his grandmother Ida in Canada, for whom the Christmas spirit clearly no longer exists. An episode to watch with the family for sure.
MODERN FAMILY – SEASON 1, EPISODE 10 – WE MUST SAVE CHRISTMAS
Back to season 1: Phil and Claire threaten the kids to cancel Christmas after Luke, Hayley and Alex do something stupid… There’s also a clash of traditions between Jay and Gloria. Jay wants to keep his little traditions while Gloria and Manny want to add a Colombian touch. Things aren’t going so well either for the Pritchett/Tucker family when they try to take a picture of Lily with Santa…
SOUTH PARK – SEASON 1, EPISODE 9 – MR HANKEY, THE CHRISTMAS POO
In this episode, the character Kyle, a Jewish child excluded from his school's Christmas show, invents his own holiday based on Mr. Hankey, a small Christmas poop that rewards children who eat fiber. The episode highlights the supposed "normality" at school and the place of religions during these celebrations. The excrement song has subsequently remained cult. In addition, in this episode, even Kenny is not killed.
THE BIG BANG THEORY – SEASON 2, EPISODE 11 – CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Everyone loves Christmas, even geeks! In this episode, Sheldon tries to find the perfect gift for Penny, after discovering that she bought him one. The scene of Penny discovering Sheldon's gift is simply cult.
AMERICAN HORROR STORY, SEASON 2, EPISODE 8 – A NOT-SO-HOLY NIGHT
In a completely different register, American Horror Story also knows how to do it with this holiday. But in its own way. Indeed, Sister Mary Alice absolutely wants to celebrate New Year's Eve. So she simply asks Leigh Emerson, a patient at the asylum who killed eight people, to play Santa Claus. This episode revolves around revenge, murders, and also revelations about the identity of Bloody Face.
Sensitive souls, refrain!
Here's something to keep you busy during the holiday season!
And what could be better than topping off your episode with a nice hot chocolate and a blanket by the fire 😉
Have a great holiday with your family!
