# Best Christmas and Christmas-Adjacent TV Episodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Movies/TV/Book/Music/Etc\ **Tags:** TV\ **Created:** [December 22, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597 "2020-12-22T16:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/1 "2020-12-22T16:11:39Z")
In no particular order: 1. The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn’t - The O.C. 2. The Constant - Lost 3. Mr. Monk Meets His Dad - Monk 4. The Strike - Seinfeld 5. White Trash Christmas - Roseanne 6. Afternoon Delight - Arrested Development ---
**Author:** ![NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/normaldan/32/1013_2.png) [@NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NormalDan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/2 "2020-12-22T16:21:15Z")
:popcorn: may need to refer back to this next week ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/3 "2020-12-22T17:50:58Z")
All the Psych Xmas episodes are great. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/4 "2020-12-22T18:15:18Z")
> [@NerdAlert](#): > > The Strike - Seinfeld nobagelnobagelnobagelnobagelnobagelnobagel ---
**Author:** ![soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/soyleche/32/42_2.png) [@soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/u/soyleche)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/5 "2020-12-22T18:17:17Z")
There are several good Dr. Who examples - but they are more “specials” than they are “episodes”. ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/6 "2020-12-22T18:18:03Z")
![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2470ff66a8a2e1829d34d454bb04c0a5d4d4d68d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/7 "2020-12-22T18:18:49Z")
I debated adding the Christmas Black Mirror to the list but opted not to because it felt more special-y, as the whole show feels special-y. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/8 "2020-12-22T18:33:43Z")
Twenty-four stamps and I become a submarine captain! ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/9 "2020-12-22T19:33:57Z")
[![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f84b38cedf9b7d53ccab6b807e77d72465d663f0.jpeg "MST3K: Merry Christmas - If That's O.K.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MioTYWrsVHQ&t=8s) ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/10 "2020-12-23T02:57:31Z")
is that the one with the nipple Chistmas card? ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/11 "2020-12-23T03:23:03Z")
No, that’s much earlier in the series, but that’s a great one too. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/12 "2020-12-23T16:54:25Z")
Creature Comforts [![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/64cdee974e2e25320e7bc585784c34bfae7ac27d.jpeg "Merry Christmas Everybody! - Creature Comforts (Full Episode)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsuaofDtUHQ) ---
**Author:** ![John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/john.s.mill/32/9771_2.png) [@John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/u/John.S.Mill)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/13 "2020-12-24T14:56:15Z")
Edward Scissorhands ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/14 "2020-12-24T15:09:40Z")
[![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/000d8683279d1f82e204b15a38bedccbb5c7f727.jpeg "MST3K - Patrick Swayze Christmas") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZyJCV_dyug) ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/15 "2020-12-24T19:42:57Z")
Huh. Well, MST3K is not what I’ve been thinking it was for, idk, many years. ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/16 "2020-12-24T21:14:36Z")
Oh, yes, the King of Queens Christmas episode where Carrie gets Holly a pair of gold earrings. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/17 "2020-12-25T19:55:08Z")
…what did you think it was? ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/18 "2020-12-25T21:43:25Z")
Some kind of like k-pop band or something? I’m not really sure. ---
**Author:** ![soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/soyleche/32/42_2.png) [@soyleche](https://community.goactuary.com/u/soyleche)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/19 "2021-04-27T02:22:49Z")
Not a TV show, but… > ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/best-christmas-and-christmas-adjacent-tv-episodes/1597/20 "2023-11-29T23:03:07Z")
> [@NerdAlert](#): > > In no particular order: > > 1. The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn’t - The O.C. > 2. The Constant - Lost > 3. Mr. Monk Meets His Dad - Monk > 4. The Strike - Seinfeld > 5. White Trash Christmas - Roseanne > 6. Afternoon Delight - Arrested Development Add to the list Carol of the Bells - Ted Lasso