When you've had about all you can take of shopping, there is nothing like sitting down in front of the TV and watching some of your favorite holiday TV specials and episodes. So we recommend that you either rent or check listings for these favorites, perfect for curling up on the couch with your family and a cup of cocoa.
The Simpsons (Season 1, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
Sure, the animation on this premiere Simpsons episode lacks the luster and color of the current seasons, but this holiday tale brought the offbeat family into our homes and hearts. Christmas is nearly ruined when Bart gets a tattoo that is supposed to say Mother (but ends up saying Moth), and all the gift-buying money is used to get it removed. D'oh! To make ends meet, Homer gets a job playing Santa (he does have the big belly) but loses the extra cash at the track. Double d'oh! In the end the only present that arrives on Christmas is the poor losing greyhound — Santa's Little Helper. But the kids are thrilled with the pup and he's welcomed to the family for years to come.
The O.C. (Season 1, "The Best Chrismukkah Ever")
Leave it to The O.C. to bring a new holiday into the lexicon. Seth Cohen, who is the offspring of a Jewish dad and a Christian mom, combines both Hanukkah and Christmas to get the best of both worlds — and the most presents. Despite the obstacles in front of him — his dad working through the holiday, his own dilemma of staying just friends with both Anna and Summer, Marissa getting busted for stealing a watch — Seth is determined to give Ryan the best first impression of the holiday. And while it's a long and rocky road, everyone surviving intact is one of the biggest Chrismukkah miracles of all time.
A Rugrats Chanukah
Seinfeld (Season 9, "The Strike")
Unique and completely different from most Christmas-themed episodes of a series, but what else would you expect from Seinfeld? Interspersed among Kramer's strike on a bagel store, Elaine's obsession with bad subs, Jerry's sometimes-unattractive girlfriend and George's creation of the Human Fund to get out of gift-giving, is the mention of the fledgling holiday created by George's father. Annoyed by the commercialization of Christmas, he invented Festivus, a holiday for the rest of us. On December 23 everyone gathers round the tinsel-free Festivus aluminum poll instead of one of those typical Christmas trees to enjoy a nice holiday dinner and air their grievances by telling loved ones how they've disappointed in the past year. Then the head of the family competes in tests of strength as others try to wrestle him to the ground. Sounds like good times.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season 3, "Amends")
Not your typical holiday fare, but this touching episode highlights the tormented relationship of Buffy and Angel while bringing in the haunting ghostly themes from stories like A Christmas Carol. As the holidays approach and Buffy and her pals plan their celebrations, Angel is being plagued by nightmares and visions of Jenny Calendar (or a possessed version of her), whom he killed the previous year. Convinced that he will never be able to escape his demon side and that he'll always be a danger to those he cares about, the vampire with a soul heads to a mountain to commit suicide (of sorts) by sunlight. Buffy vainly tries to convince him that he is worthy of staying alive, but he refuses to budge as daybreak nears. But miraculously, it begins to snow for the first time ever in Sunnydale, providing a sun-free Christmas and extending Angel's existence on earth.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Olive, the Other Reindeer
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