How the Ghosts Stole Christmas

For the first five years the X-files didn't have a Holiday episode. This is one of the best Holiday episodes that I've seen. I'm not going to write about the plot that I can say is marvelous. Let me tell you the the acting that is great, the music really wraps you in the mood for the episode, the lightning is very good, and yes: The plot is more than good. Wonderful performances by Edward Asner and Lily Tomlin spice the episode. Just four characters in a mix that really made a Merry Merry Christmas.

Mulder and Scully find themselves in a situation where they need to thrust themselves and maybe they have to find out about how much they care about each other and maybe how much they love each other. Of course the plot wouldn't have worked without previous knowledge about how Mulder and Scully think. Maybe if you see this episode as your first X files episode it wouldn't make sense, but if you are connected to the characters you will love this one, one of the best of season 6 an one of the best of the whole series.

Just brilliant! I could rave from the rooftops on how great this episode is. I just love it!

"How The Ghosts Stole Christmas" is a Halloween-Christmas episode rolled into one & is known to be the lowest budget episode of Season Six, and has the smallest cast (up until season 11's episode "Rm9sbG93ZXJz".

I agree with pretty much every other reviewer on this episode. It's just simply the best. Definitely one I watch every Christmas without fail. It's also an episode that is so easy to remember because of the story it tells and because it's a stand-alone episode that doesn't follow on from the previous one. As soon as the episode starts, it just takes me right to where Mulder & Scully are. I can only imagine David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson must have had a blast making this episode.

A 10/10 episode for sure that never gets me tired of watching. The story, the music, the chemistry between the characters (especially between Mulder & Scully), the feel-good christmassy feeling it gives. You're sure to feel exacly the same.

An episode I could watch all year round, and not just at Christmas!

My wife and I dated while watching the Xfiles every Sunday evening during it's original airings. We LOVED it. This Christmas themed episode is one of our favorites especially the Mulder "left cheek sneak" line! We also just found out that it's original air date 12/13/98 was just the DAY AFTER we got married! We watch this episode most every Christmas! Just the right balance of light-hearted comedy, paranormal and plenty of Mulder- isms and Scully-isms. Love it!

I do like the actual screen writing in this episode. The ghosts bring out a great character summary of each of the main players (M&S). I also think this story fits nicely into the over-arching storyline that develops M&S relationship over the years.

Would really like to know what those gifts they got each other at the end are?

This episode started my X-Files obsession 18 years ago when I was 12 years old. It still stands out as one of the best episodes in the series and one of the best Christmas themed tv show episodes in television history.

Continuing with the X-files-lite theme of season six, How The Ghosts Stole Christmas takes a funny look into the personalities of Mulder and Scully and their relationship with each other. This is a story more appropriate for Halloween, but told as a Christmas tale. Mark Snow's use of the organ and harpsichord are perfect for this episode, giving it a nice, unique feel. This episode has the smallest cast in the history of the X-Files, with only two guest stars, Ed Asner and Lily Tomlin as the ghosts. The two do a great job as the star-crossed lovers who attempt to get Mulder and Scully to commit a double murder. It is funny to hear all of Mulder and Scully's shortcomings revealed by the ghosts. The set of the haunted house is very cool-looking and perfect. This is definitely not an episode to show to a newcomer to the X-Files. It deals with all the quirky aspects of our favorite agents that we've come to learn and love over the years. A newcomer would just be lost. But, for the long-time x-phile, this is a fun episode that delves more into the relationship between Mulder and Scully. If you're not into that, and just want to see scary monsters and freaks, this is not the episode for you. I enjoyed the episode a lot for those reasons. However, because of the less than x-files feel to it, I don't give it full marks. Still, How The Ghosts Stole Christmas is a good Halloween story for Christmas time.