Things to watch during Christmas
by eri-lowry | created - 08 Sep 2012 | updated - 08 Sep 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
How Lily Stole Christmas
(2006)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lily takes away her Christmas display after she finds out that Ted called her a bad name while she was broken up with Marshall, and Barney is too sick for his Christmas plans.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,972
2.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Christmas Comes But Once a Year
(2010)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
Freddy returns with a valuable new client, the firm reluctantly throws a Christmas party for its most important client, and Don prepares for his first Christmas away from his children.
Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,407
3.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Holiday Armadillo
(2000)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Ross wants to introduce Ben to Hanukkah. In order to entice Rachel to move back into their refurbished apartment, Phoebe must drive a wedge between Rachel and current roomie Joey.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 4,905
4.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Christmas Party
(2005)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Seeing the party is headed for disastrous boredom, Michael breaks corporate policy to buy alcohol for the staff.
Director: Charles McDougall | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 7,710
5.
Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
Episode:
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
(2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Christmas hits Seattle, with Izzie caring for a man who fell from his roof while hanging decorations. Meanwhile, Cristina helps perform a heart transplant on a depressed boy, and George has to contend with the family from Hell.
Director: Peter Horton | Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers
Votes: 1,428
6.
Scrubs (2001–2010)
Episode:
My Own Personal Jesus
(2001)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama
It is Christmas time and no one except Turk feels like celebrating. Cox gets J.D. to video the birth of a friend's baby, and once again, nothing seems to go right.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Ken Jenkins
Votes: 1,618
7.
Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)
Episode:
Christmas Scandal
(2009)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
Leslie is falsely accused of having sexual relations with a sleazy Pawnee councilman. Meanwhile, the rest of the office takes on Leslie's work while she deals with the scandal, and officer Dave has more surprising news for Leslie.
Director: Randall Einhorn | Stars: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari
Votes: 2,706
8.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
A Very Sunny Christmas
(2009)
TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy
Dennis and Dee decide to teach Frank a lesson "A Christmas Carol"-style, and Mac and Charlie learn some shocking things about their childhood Christmas traditions.
Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 5,351
9.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Christmas Invasion
(2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
It's Christmas Eve, but this is to be a far from silent night - the cruel Sycorax have come to Earth to enslave mankind and, as ever, only The Doctor can stop them. Unfortunately, he's lying in a coma in Jackie's home...
Director: James Hawes | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke
Votes: 8,541
10.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(2010)
TV-PG | 62 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Festive edition of the time-travelling drama. The Doctor has one hour to save a crashing spaceship and a miser's soul - but what lurks in the fog?
Director: Toby Haynes | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Michael Gambon
Votes: 8,487
11.
Glee (2009–2015)
Episode:
A Very Glee Christmas
(2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Finn tries to get everyone at McKinley High into the holiday spirit. Sue paints herself up as the Grinch to steal back presents.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch
Votes: 1,510
12. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,930 | Gross: $173.40M
13. The Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 136 min | Comedy, Romance
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black
Votes: 323,211 | Gross: $63.22M
14. Love Actually (2003)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney
Votes: 531,773 | Gross: $59.70M
15. About a Boy (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.
Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Sharon Small
Votes: 191,739 | Gross: $41.39M
16.
30 Rock (2006–2013)
Episode:
Christmas Special
(2008)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
Jack accidentally hits his mother with his car and he is nursemaid as she recuperates. So he makes the staff put on a Christmas special. Liz's mom is not hosting a family Christmas so Liz buys toys as part of a 'Letters to Santa' program.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 997
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