Until that glorious day comes, this is your next best thing. It’s a directory of the major US and UK 1990s-2010s sitcoms’ Christmas episodes, and where they’re available to stream. If you feel like grabbing your Frasier box set and going from Christmas 1993 to Christmas 2002, stopping at every feel-good Outlaw Laser Robo-Geek moment along the way, here’s the info you need. Episodes are listed in chronological order, and we’ve tried to stick to Christmas-set stories only, so non-seasonal instalments that aired in December mostly weren’t included. And though not strictly a comedy, Doctor Who and a couple of others are in there too for good measure. Fill your festive boots!
3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN
Stream on: Peacock (US)
30 ROCK
Ludachristmas (2007) Season 2, Episode 9Christmas Special (2009) Season 3, Episode 6Secret Santa (2009) Season 4, Episode 8Christmas Attack Zone (2010) Season 5, Episode 10
AMERICAN DAD*
Stream on: Hulu (US) *Season numbers below are listed as per Wikipedia (they’re different on IMDb)The Best Christmas Story Never Told (2006) Season 3, Episode 9The Most Adequate Christmas Ever (2007) Season 4, Episode 8Rapture’s Delight (2009) Season 6, Episode 9For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls (2010) Season 7, Episode 8Season’s Beatings (2011) Season 8, Episode 7Minstrel Krampus (2012) Season 10, Episode 6Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas (2014) Season 12, Episode 6Gifted Me Liberty (2016) Season 13, Episode 20Ninety North, Zero West (2016) Season 14, Episode 7Santa, Schmanta (2017) Season 15, Episode 1
BOB’S BURGERS
Christmas in the Car (2013) Season 4, Episode 8 Father of the Bob (2014) Season 5, Episode 6 Nice-Capades (2015) Season 6, Episode 5 The Last Gingerbread House on the Left (2016) Season 7, Episode 7 The Bleakening Parts 1 & 2 (2017) Season 8, Episodes 6 & 7 Have Yourself a Maily Linda Christmas (2019), Season 10, Episode 10 Yachty or Nice (2020), Season 11, Episode 10
BLACKADDER
Streaming on: BBC iPlayer (UK) Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (1988)
BLACK MIRROR
Stream on: Netflix (UK & US)
BOTTOM
Stream on: Netflix (UK) Holy (1992) Series 2, Episode 5
BROOKLYN 99
Stream on: Netflix (UK), Hulu (US) Christmas (2013) Season 1, Episode 11The Pontiac Bandit Returns (2014) Season 2, Episode 10Yippie Kayak (2015) Season 3, Episode 10Captain Latvia (2016) Season 4, Episode 10Game Night (2017) Season 5, Episode 10
CHEERS
Stream on: Peacock (US)
COMMUNITY
Comparative Religion (2009) Season 1, Episode 12Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas (2010) Season 2, Episode 1Regional Holiday Music (2011) Season 3, Episode 10Intro to Knots (2013) Season 4, Episode 10
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
Stream on: NOW TV (UK), HBO Max (US) Mary, Joseph, and Larry (2002) Season 3, Episode 9
DOCTOR WHO
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK), HBO Max (US)
FAMILY GUY
Stream on: NOW TV (UK), Hulu (US) A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas (2001) Season 3, Episode 16Road to the North Pole (2010) Season 9, Episode 7Jesus, Mary and Joseph! (2012) Season 11, Episode 8Christmas Guy (2013) Season 12, Episode 8The 2000-Year-Old Virgin (2014) Season 13, Episode 6How the Griffin Stole Christmas (2016) Season 15, Episode 9Don’t Be a Dickens at Christmas (2017) Season 16, Episode 9Christmas is Coming (2019) Season 18, Episode 9The First No L (2020) Season 19, Episode 9 – (Hasn’t aired at time of writing)
FATHER TED
Stream on: All4 (UK) A Christmassy Ted (1996)
FRASIER
Stream on: Peacock (US)
FRIENDS
Stream on: Netflix (UK), HBO Max (US) The One With Phoebe’s Dad (1995) Season 2, Episode 9The One Where Rachel Quits (1996) Season 3, Episode 10The One With the Girl from Poughkeepsie (1997) Season 4, Episode 10The One With the Inappropriate Sister (1998) Season 5, Episode 10The One With the Routine (1999) Season 6 Episode 10The One With the Holiday Armadillo (2000) Season 7, Episode 10The One With the Creepy Holiday Card (2001) Season 8, Episode 11The One With Christmas in Tulsa (2002) Season 9, Episode 10
FUTURAMA
Xmas Story (1999) Season 2, Episode 17A Tale of Two Santas (2001) Season 3, Episode 3The Futurama Holiday Spectacular (2010) Season 6, Episode 13
GAVIN AND STACEY
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK) A Special Christmas (2019)
GILMORE GIRLS
Stream on: Netflix (UK & US) Forgiveness and Stuff (2000) Season 1, Episode 10The Bracebridge Dinner (2001) Season 2, Episode 10That’ll Do, Pig (2002) Season 3, Episode 10In the Clamor and the Clangor (2004) Season 4, Episode 11Women of Questionable Morals (2005) Season 5, Episode 11Santa’s Secret Stuff (2007) Season 7, Episode 11
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Stream on: Netflix (UK), Hulu (US) How Lily Stole Christmas (2006) Season 2, Episode 11Little Minnesota (2008) Season 4, Episode 11False Positive (2010) Season 6, Episode 12Symphony of Illumination (2011) Season 7, Episode 12The Over-Correction (2012) Season 8, Episode 10The Final Page Parts 1 & 2 (2012) Season 8, Episodes 11 & 12 The Devil of Christmas (2016) Season 3, Episode 1
IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA
Stream on: Netflix (UK), Hulu (US) A Very Sunny Christmas (2010) Season 6, Episodes 13 & 14
JONATHAN CREEK
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK) Black Canary (1998)Satan’s Chimney (2001)Daemons’ Roost (2016) Undeck the Halls (2009) Season 1, Episode 10Express Christmas (2011) Season 3, Episode 10The Old Man & the Tree (2013) Season 5, Episode 10White Christmas (2015) Season 7, Episode 9
NEW GIRL
Stream on: Netflix (UK & US) The 23rd (2011) Season 1, Episode 9Santa (2012) Season 2, Episode 11LAXmas (2014) Season 4, Episode 11Christmas Eve Eve (2016) Season 6, Episode 10
THE BIG BANG THEORY
Stream on: Netflix (UK), HBO Max (US) The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis (2008) Season 2, Episode 11The Maternal Congruence (2009) Season 3, Episode 11The Santa Simulation (2012) Season 6, Episode 11The Cooper Extraction (2013) Season 7, Episode 11The Holiday Summation (2017) Season 10, Episode 12The Celebration Reverberation (2017) Season 11, Episode 11 Deck the Halls (1990) Season 1, Episode 15Will’s Christmas Show (1991) Season 2, Episode 13‘Twas the Night Before Christening (1993) Season 4, Episode 13I, Ooh, Baby Baby (1995) Season 6, Episode 11
THE OFFICE
Christmas Special Parts 1 & 2 (2003)
THE OFFICE: AN AMERICAN WORKPLACE
Christmas Party (2005) Season 2, Episode 10A Benihana Christmas (2006) Season 3, Episodes 10 & 11Moroccan Christmas (2008) Season 5, Episode 11Secret Santa (2009) Season 6 Episode 13Classy Christmas (2010) Season 7, Episodes 11 & 12Christmas Wishes (2011) Season 8, Episode 10Dwight Christmas (2012) Season 9, Episode 9 Christmas Crackers (1981)Diamonds are for Heather (1982)Thicker than Water (1983)To Hull and Back (1984)
OUTNUMBERED
The Robbers (2009)The Broken Santa (2011)The Sick Party (2012)Christmas Special (2016)
PARKS AND RECREATION
Christmas Scandal (2009) Season 2, Episode 12Citizen Knope (2011) Season 4, Episode 10Ron and Diane (2012) Season 5, Episode 9 Anatomy Park (2013) Season 1, Episode 3Rattlestar Ricklactica (2019) Season 4, Episode 5
SCHITT’S CREEK
Stream on: Netflix (UK), FuboTV (US) Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose (2018) Season 4, Episode 13
ROSEANNE
Stream on: Peacock (US) The Courtship of Eddie, Dan’s Father (1991) Season 3, Episode 13Santa Claus (1991) Season 4, Episode 12It’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays (1992) Season 5, Episode 12White Trash Christmas (1993) Season 6, Episode 12
SCRUBS
My Own Personal Jesus (2001) Season 1, Episode 11My Monster (2002) Season 2, Episode 10My Best Moment (2004) Season 4, Episode 12
SEINFELD
The Red Dot (1991) Season 3, Episode 12The Pick (1992) Season 4, Episode 13The Race (1994) Season 6, Episode 10The Andrea Doria (1996) Season 8, Episode 10The Strike (1997) Season 9, Episode 10
SOUTH PARK
Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo (1997) Season 1, Episode 9Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics (1999) Season 3, Episode 15Merry Christmas Charlie Manson! (1999) Season 2, Episode 16A Very Crappy Christmas (2000) Season 4, Episode 17Red Sleigh Down (2002) Season 6, Episode 17It’s Christmas in Canada (2003) Season 7, Episode 15Woodland Critter Christmas (2004) Season 8, Episode 14#HappyHolograms (2014) Season 18, Episode 10Bike Parade (2018) Season 22, Episode 10Christmas Snow (2019) Season 23, Episode 10
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK) Christmas Special (2000)
THE ROYLE FAMILY
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK) Christmas with the Royle Family (1999) Series 2, Episode 7The Royle Family at Christmas (2000) Series 3, Episode 7The New Sofa (2008)Joe’s Crackers (2010)Barbara’s Old Ring (2012)
THE SIMPSONS
Stream on: Disney+ (UK & US), Hulu (US) Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (1989) Season 1, Episode 1Marge Be Not Proud (1995) Season 7, Episode 11Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (1997) Season 9, Episode 10Grift of the Magi (1999) Season 11, Episode 9Skinner’s Sense of Snow (2000) Season 12, Episode 8She of Little Faith (2001) Season 13, Episode 6Tis the Fifteenth Season (2003) Season 15, Episode 7Simpson Christmas Stories (2005) Season 17, Episode 9Kill Gil, Volumes I & II (2006) Season 18, Episode 9The Burns and the Bees (2008) Season 10, Episode 8The Fight Before Christmas (2010) Season 22, Episode 8Holidays of Future Passed (2011) Season 23, Episode 9White Christmas Blues (2013) Season 25, Episode 8I Won’t Be Home For Christmas (2014) Season 26, Episode 9The Nightmare after Krustmas (2016) Season 28, Episode 10Tis the 30th Season (2018) Season 30, Episode 10A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas (2020) Season 32, Episode 10
THE VICAR OF DIBLEY
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK) The Christmas Lunch Incident (1996)Merry Christmas/Happy New Year (2004)The Handsome Stranger/The Vicar in White (2006)
VEEP
Stream on: HBO Max (US) Camp David (2016) Season 5, Episode 8
WILL & GRACE
Stream on: Peacock (US) Homo for the Holidays (1999) Season 2, Episode 7Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2000) Season 3, Episodes 8 & 9Jingle Balls (2001) Season 4, Episode 12All About Christmas Eve (2002) Season 5, Episode 11Fanilow (2003) Season 6, Episode 10Queens for a Day (2004) Season 7, Episodes 10 & 11Christmas Break (2004) Season 7, Episode 12A Little Christmas Queer (2005) Season 8, Episode 9A Gay Olde Christmas (2017) Season 9, Episode 7
