Christmas special

Festive seasonal broadcast

A Christmas special is a one-off episode of a television series or a standalone program produced specifically for the holiday season.

These typically air in December and feature festive themes, often with heightened sentiment or unusual storylines: The sitcom's Christmas special drew record ratings.

British television has a particularly strong tradition of Christmas specials, with some becoming annual viewing rituals.

Related

broadcast · cartoon · animated · Rudolph · Frosty · Scrooge · carol · reunion · heartwarming · snowflakes · family · nostalgia · classic · miracle · variety · Santa · elves · Grinch

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Opposites
broadcast regularity

Christmas specialfiller episode

Non-essential series installment

series regular · bottle episode

seasonal/holiday association

Christmas specialThanksgiving special

Program for November holiday

tone and content

Christmas specialtragedy

Disastrous or sorrowful event

Family

Christmas, special, Christ, christen, christening, Christian, Christianity, Christlike, Christendom

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G