Fondly Recalled Television Series Christmas Episodes
I am from the generation that grew up watching way too much television. Here are 24 classic series and 48 episodes of good cheer, and maybe a tear or two.
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- StarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDon WilsonThe comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.Jack Does Christmas Shopping
(originally aired Dec. 12, 1954) - CreatorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderOlan SouleSgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.The Big Llittle Jesus
(originally aired Dec. 17, 1953) - StarsOzzie NelsonHarriet NelsonRicky NelsonOzzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.Late Christmas Gift (Dec. 26, 1952)
Busy Christmas (Dec. 19, 1956)
The Christmas Tree Lot (Dec. 18, 1957 - CreatorJackie GleasonStarsJackie GleasonArt CarneyAudrey MeadowsA bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience.T'was the Night Before Christmas (Dec. 24, 1955)
- StarsLee AakerJames BrownRin Tin Tin IIRusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.Miracle of the Mission (Dec. 12, 1958)
- CreatorWilliam RobertsStarsDonna ReedPaul PetersenCarl BetzA loving mother and wife deals with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.A Very Merry Christmas (Dec. 24, 1958)
- CreatorRod SerlingStarsRod SerlingRobert McCordJay OverholtsOrdinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.The Night of the Meek (Dec. 23, 1960)
- CreatorNat HikenStarsJoe E. RossFred GwynnePaul ReedSitcom featuring the zany hijinks of New York's finest.Christmas at the 53rd (Dec. 24, 1961)
- CreatorPaul HenningStarsEdgar BuchananLinda HenningBea BenaderetThe misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.Cannonball Christmas (Dec. 24, 1965)
The Santa Claus Special (Dec. 20, 1966) - CreatorDavid DortortFred HamiltonStarsLorne GreeneMichael LandonDan BlockerThe Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.All Ye His Saints (Dec. 19, 1965)
- CreatorSol SaksStarsElizabeth MontgomeryDick YorkDick SargentA witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.A Vision of Sugar Plums (Dec. 27, 1962)
- CreatorJack WebbStarsJack WebbHarry MorganDon RossPolice Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.The Christmas Story (Dec. 24, 1967)
- remake of The Big Little Jesus
- CreatorJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerGavin MacLeodThe lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II (Dec. 19, 1970)
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenClyde WareStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeMarshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.P.S. Murry Christmas (Dec. 27, 1971)
- CreatorDavid DavisLorenzo MusicStarsBob NewhartSuzanne PleshetteBill DailyThe professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.His Busiest Season (Dec. 23, 1972)
I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas (Dec. 22, 1973)
Home is Where the Hurt Is (Dec. 21, 1974)
Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve In (Dec. 20, 1975) - CreatorDanny ArnoldTheodore J. FlickerStarsHal LindenAbe VigodaMax GailThe Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.Christmas Story (Dec. 23, 1976)
Toys (Dec. 14, 1978)
Homeless (Dec. 17, 1981) - CreatorHugh WilsonStarsGary SandyGordon JumpLoni AndersonThe misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.Jennifer's Home for Christmas (Dec. 17, 1979)
Bah, Humbug (Dec. 20, 1980) - CreatorPhilip DeGuere Jr.StarsJameson ParkerGerald McRaneyMary CarverTwo brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.Yes, Virginia, There is a Liberace (Dec. 20, 1984)
- CreatorDiane EnglishStarsCandice BergenGrant ShaudRobert PastorelliThe personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way (Dec. 17, 1990)
I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas (Dec. 14, 1992)
Brown in Toyland (Dec. 12, 1994) - CreatorDean HargroveJoel SteigerStarsTom BosleyTracy NelsonMary WickesAn amiable, inquisitive Chicago priest moonlights as a detective and is assisted by a rather worldly, lock-picking nun.The Christmas Mystery (Dec. 13, 1990)
- CreatorDavid AngellPeter CaseyDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceDr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.Miracle on Third or Fourth Street (Dec. 16, 1993)
Frasier Grinch (Dec. 19, 1985)
Perspectives on Christmas (Dec. 16, 1997)
Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz (Dec. 17, 1998)
The Fight Before Christmas (Dec. 16, 1999)
Mary Christmas (Dec. 12, 2000)
We Two Kings (Dec. 10, 2002) - CreatorAaron SorkinStarsMartin SheenRob LoweAllison JanneyInside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.In Excelsis Deo (Dec. 15, 1999)
Noel (Dec. 20, 2000)
Holy Night (Dec. 11, 2002)
Abu el Banat (Dec. 3, 2003) - CreatorAaron SorkinStarsMatthew PerryAmanda PeetBradley WhitfordA behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy television show.The Christmas Show (Dec. 4, 2006)
- StarsFrank McGrathTerry WilsonRobert HortonStories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.The Mary Ellen Thomas Story (Dec. 24, 1958)