My top 25 Christmas specials
TV specials and episodes dedicated to Christmas
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- DirectorJason BatemanStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettWhile Buster looks for ways to get out of serving in Iraq, Lindsay's quest to score a date at the Bluth Company Christmas party backfires after Gob's sexual harassment speech. Michael and Maeby get in trouble singing Afternoon Delight, but are quickly overshadowed by Oscar and Lucille's afternoon delight.
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsRob LoweDulé HillAllison JanneyJosh speaks to a psychiatrist about the events of the last three weeks: Toby hired musicians for the foyer, an Air Force pilot disobeyed orders, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the White House, and Josh managed to cut his hand quite badly.
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- DirectorSteven Dean MooreStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightMarge's relationship with Bart is strained when he is caught shoplifting before Christmas.
- 1995–199830mTV-Y7-FV8.5 (439)TV EpisodeDirectorToshihiko MasudaRusty MillsStarsJeff BennettEarl BoenMaurice LaMarcheThe Brain designs a mesmerizing doll, Noodle Noggin, and plans to have Santa Claus deliver one to every house so he can make people do his every command through mind control.
- DirectorJim ReardonBob AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen Bart accidentally burns down the family's Christmas tree and gifts, he claims that a robber stole everything. As a result, the town gets them a new tree and pitches in to raise funds.
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettThe family attorney arranges George Sr.'s release from prison for Christmas. Later, George-Michael has to wear an embarrassing codpeice in a pageant.
- DirectorAlex GravesStarsRob LoweMoira KellyDulé HillWhen a homeless veteran dies on the National Mall and his body remains uncollected for hours, Toby becomes fixated on getting him a proper burial.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganAs the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.
- DirectorPeter AvanzinoBret HaalandRich MooreStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioFry learns how Christmas has changed and remained the same over the last 1000 years when a Robot Santa terrorizes New New York.
- DirectorRon HughartStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioWhen Fry, Leela and Bender make a delivery to Neptune, they run afoul of the robot Santa Claus. Bender takes his place, but the previous Santa's fearsome reputation makes his job difficult.
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsRob LoweStockard ChanningDulé HillIn an episode dotted with flashbacks, Leo and his attorney Jordon Kendall (Joanna Gleason) face a Congressional inquiry into whether the president lied to the American people regarding his MS, but this particular day of hearings concerns itself more with Abby and her secretly medicating Jed, and later with Leo's having fallen off the wagon during the campaign (a politically motivated Republican rep on the committee witnessed Leo drunk in his room three days before the nomination); we see the meeting in which Leo talked N.H. Governor Bartlet into running for president, introducing his idea, "Bartlet for America", on a cocktail napkin, which the president later frames and returns to Leo as a gift in thanks for all he's done for the president over the years; Cliff Calley, Donna's boyfriend and special counsel to the judicial oversight committee, asks the committee chair to halt the inquiry before the rep can compel Leo to admit his personal transgression; Leo asks Jordon to Xmas Eve dinner.
- DirectorJohn RiggiStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiJack tries to ambush his mother by inviting his father and Avery to Christmas dinner, Jenna misses her ex because they won't attend "New Queers Eve" together, and Tracy tries to maintain his new "serious" image.
- DirectorPhil RomanGeorge SingerStarsLorenzo MusicThom HugeGregg BergerGarfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
- DirectorAndy AckermanStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsJerry goes out with a woman who is beautiful one day and ugly the next. Kramer goes back to work at H&H Bagels. George makes up a charity. Elaine gives a fake number to a man.
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie BowenPhil and Claire cancel Christmas for their kids until they confess to wrongdoings at the house. Jay is hesitant to celebrate Gloria and Manny's holiday traditions. Mitchell and Cameron take Lily to meet Santa.
- DirectorToby BluthDebbie BaberDave BrainStarsEdward AsnerJim CummingsTim CurryThe special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North Pole become obligated to grant his wish, facing great obstacles.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiSeeing the party is headed for disastrous boredom, Michael breaks corporate policy to buy alcohol for the staff.
- DirectorBurny MattinsonStarsAlan YoungWayne AllwineHal SmithThe classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
- DirectorDon ScardinoStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiJack gets attached to Liz's nurturing parents because they provide the love and support he never got from his mom. The staffers get ready for their raunchy holiday party, but Kenneth changes their plans at the last minute.
- DirectorJoanna RomersaStarsHenry CordenJean Vander PylFrank WelkerFred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaptation of the story, but is acting a bit stingy in real-life.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiJack hooks up with an old crush who found him on a social networking site, the writers invent a religion to get out of playing Secret Santa with Kenneth, while Pete vows revenge on Jenna for not pitching in on a Christmas present.