Christmas isn’t always spent sitting around the tree.
These TV shows had other ideas…
Holly jolly its that time of year again.
The windows are frosted, the trees lit, and the eggnog is strong.
The best part about the holidays, aside from strong eggnog of course, is the television.
OnlyThe X-Filescould pull off a premise this bizarre.
The idea came from series creator Chris Carter and executive producer Frank Spotnitz.
The ambitious bottle episode used only four actors (the series lowest total) and one set.
While its not Chris Carters best work, Tomlin and Asner make it a holiday trick-or-treat worth revisiting.
Hey Arnold Arnolds Christmas
Nickelodeons animated classicHey Arnoldgot off to a hot start from moment one.
For the boarding houses Secret Santa gift exchange, Arnold is pared up with Vietnamese-American neighbor Mr. Hyunh.
Arnold decides to get him the best Christmas gift ever.
So like any normal elementary school child he… REUNITES MR. HYUNH WITH HIS LONG-LOST DAUGHTER.
Arnold pulling off this Christmas miracle is one of the more unexpected and emotional twists from a Nicktoon ever.
It doesnt hurt that the rest of the episode is filled with Christmas magic too.
American Horror Story: Asylum Unholy Night
Looking for a nightmare before Christmas?
He was as busy as the big man himself!
Surely there are better episodes ofAsylum, but sadly they dont contain Ian McShane in a shabby red suit.
Lindsey is at the party too trying to score a date.
Meanwhile Baby Buster is earning awards from Army and Gob is presidential in his three-thousand-dollar suit.
Lucille and George get a little afternoon delight of their own… in the form of some high-grade cannabis.
What says holiday cheer better than pot brownies, men in banana suits, sexual harassment, and incest?
Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia A Very Sunny Christmas
Merry Christmas, Bitches!
Everyones Christmas is ruined in this holiday episode.
Charlies mom is a Christmas prostitute.
And Macs parents were thieves.
What else would you expect from the gang on Christmas?
This episode involves a tree-lighting ceremony.
Other than that it shows no sign of classic holiday tropes.
We chose this one, however, because of it shows little sign of holiday tropes.
Other than a tree-lighting ceremony, the episode can basically take place anywhere in the season.
The Inbetweeners Xmas Party
Oh friend, theres very little Christmas in this episode.
Lots of classicInbetweenershoopla though.
Dont ask us why this is a Christmas episode.
There is a Christmas prom but it looks like every other party.
Favorite moment: Will tries to make out with the biology teacher because its Christmas and itsThe Inbetweenersdammit!
The League Kegel the Elf
Theres a lot to celebrate this holiday season.
Jenny and Kevin are both in the playoffs.
Unfortunately Ellie is having a little trouble in school.
Shes running three-way-trades during lunchtime and told a fellow classmate to take a ride on her suck stick.
Oh and also Jeff Goldblum.
So why did I choose Kegel the Elf?
It was simple really, Ellie named her elf Kegel.
Merry Christmas and remember Shivakamini Somakandarkram!
Seinfeld The Strike
The start of the famous Festivus!
Lot goes on in this episode.
Frank is a genius.
Thank you Frank, in your honor we will make a donation to the Human Fund.
Louie New Years Eve
Talk about bumming people out for the holidays.
New Years Eve starts out with Louie watching his daughters open their Christmas presents.
Louie is trying to hard to find the perfect gifts for Jane and Lily.
Louie does everything he can to fix the doll and ends up making it worse.
We see him frantically taking apart the doll and putting it back together again.
Needless to say there is lots of cussing and power tools.
Louie is invited to his sisters, played by Amy Poehler.
On the way to the airport he runs into Liz, who he dated earlier in the season.
She collapses on the bus and Louie rides with her in the ambulance to the hospital.
She dies ten seconds before midnight.
Are you in tears yet?
This is not a holiday episode!
But lets go with A Benihana Christmas because well its jam-packed with hilarity and absurdity.
HAD to make mentions of some of the other episodes.
In case you havent guessed, its all about poo.
Although this is not our favorite30 Rockinstallment it is a great holiday episode.
It has family, friends, Ludacris, conservative CEOs and their cold mothers.
