The ultimate guide to Christmas television specials over the years
The best Christmas TV specials of all time
Christmas is special. But how special are Christmas TV specials? This small screen tradition goes all the way back to the dawn of the medium – but arguably only reached its zenith in this part of the world in the 1970s, when families would rush from Xmas dinner to tune into tinsel-hued feature-length broadcasts by some of their favourite musicians, comedians and, as we shall see below, feral puppets. And yet not every Christmas one-off is worth re-discovering. For every gift-wrapped treasure there was invariably a turkey or three. Put up your feet, then, as we bring you the ultimate guide to Christmas Specials from the annals.
