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Top 10 Christmas TV Specials & Episodes

  1. 1

    Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

    Rankin/Bass tells how Kris Kringle got started.

  2. 2

    The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

    Home of the Heat Miser and Snow Miser.

  3. 3

    A Garfield Christmas Special (1987)

    Garfield visits Jon's family farm.

  4. 4

    A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

    The Muppets, Fraggles and Sesame Street in one farmhouse.

  5. 5

    The Simpsons: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (1989)

    The very first episode, and how they got Santa's Little Helper.

  6. 6

    Seinfeld: "The Strike" (1997)

    A Festivus for the rest of us.

  7. 7

    Friends: "The One with the Holiday Armadillo" (2000)

    Ross teaches Ben about Hanukkah, in costume.

  8. 8

    The Office: "Christmas Party" (2005)

    Michael's Yankee Swap goes very wrong.

  9. 9

    The Big Bang Theory: "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" (2008)

    Penny's gift gets Sheldon's best reaction ever.

  10. 10

    Community: "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" (2010)

    The study group goes stop-motion.

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