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Dec 21, 2022 · There’s no 2022 Doctor Who Christmas special, but hopefully these episodes (available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and HBO Max in the US) will fill the hole. While you're here, check out our...
- The Runaway Bride
- The Christmas Invasion
- The Snowmen
- Voyage of The Damned
- Twice Upon A Time
- The End of Time, Part One
- Last Christmas
- The Husbands of River Song
- The Time of The Doctor
- A Christmas Carol
This one features British comedian Catherine Tate in the role of Donna Noble; the chemistry between Tate and David Tennant was the true star of this episode. The plot for this Christmas special was rather long-winded, there was, of course, time travel and a whole lot of aliens involved. But the Doctor Whofandom collectively agrees that sci-fi Chris...
This special features the first full-episode appearance of David Tennant as the tenth Doctor, so it was kind of an orientation episode for him. And the set-up for this special was rather intriguing. The Doctor doesn’t seem to be coping well with his regeneration that has supposedly gone wrong and he theorizes that the energies from his regeneration...
This was a rather amusing special with a few surprises, and was the ideal Christmas watch. Plus, it broke tradition because it wasn’t set up like a standalone episode and was linked to the chronology of the series which made it all the more exciting. The feel of the episode was really Christmassy in the classical sense - it was set in the Victorian...
This special has a rather different tone than the other Christmas specials, there’s a lot of unexpected adventure and quirky plot devices and an appearance by Kylie Minogue (who plays a waitress named Astrid). The TARDIS collides with a space vessel named the Titanic from the planet Sto, which is modeled on the earthly ocean liner of the same name....
The Doctor Who fandom has often picked this Christmas special as the most heartwarming one, owing to the sense of nostalgia, especially because it marks the final regular appearance of Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, the first official appearance of Jodie Whitaker as the next Doctor, and also features Game of Thrones star David Bradley as the very fir...
This two-part Christmas special marked the last appearance of David Tennant who is widely considered to be the best and the most versatile Doctors in the franchise’s history. This was also the last ever episode written by Russell T Davies, who spearheaded the return of the Doctor Whoseries to British television in the early 2000s. RELATED: Doctor W...
One of the most loved Doctor WhoChristmas specials, this one was rather old school and was perhaps one of the best standalone festive specials. Firstly, it’s the most Christmassy special yet, because the Doctor and Clara literally need to work with Santa Claus to save people from a North Pole science base from dark creatures called dream crabs. Int...
The best thing about this Christmas special is definitely how neatly it handles River Song’s arc, and also balances an intriguing plot development and a great climax. The Doctor Whofandom loves taut Christmas special storylines so no one was expecting River Song to get featured in one because her trajectory on the show is such a crucial one. But th...
One might say that this episode took on quite a lot, but surprisingly smoothens out every knot by the end. The entire episode was as adventure-packed as it was amusing and it was also visually stunning. This was the last appearance of Matt Smith’s Doctor and explores a settlement called Christmas and brings back the Doctor’s people, the Time Lords....
This one is perhaps the most wholesome Christmas Special for the franchise, and possibly the most adventurous. The narration of this episode was rooted in wonderment and old-school story-telling which made it such a perfect Christmas watch. Steven Moffatis a Charles Dickens fan and explored the literary connect seamlessly, with the help of Michael ...
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- "Last Christmas" (Twelfth Doctor, 2014) Capaldi’s first Christmas special begins with Clara waking up to find Santa Claus (Nick Frost) and his elves atop her roof.
- "A Christmas Carol" (Eleventh Doctor, 2010) Moffat’s - and Smith’s - very first special is a version of one of the most well-known Christmas stories ever, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
- "Twice Upon a Time" (Twelfth Doctor, 2017) Moffat and Capaldi’s farewell to Doctor Who, and the show’s last Christmas special so far, brings back the very first Doctor for a story about learning to accept death.
- "Voyage of the Damned" (Tenth Doctor, 2007) Before Donna took the position of full-time companion left open by Martha (Freema Agyeman), the Doctor invited another woman to travel the universe with him: Astrid Perth (Kylie Minogue), a waitress aboard the spaceship Titanic.
- The Christmas Invasion (2005) The first Doctor Who Christmas Special is still the best. In “The Christmas Invasion,” the Doctor has just regenerated from Christopher Eccleston’s Nine into David Tennant’s 10, but he’s suffering from the aftereffects and out of action … juuuuust as Earth gets invaded.
- “A Christmas Carol” (2010) Well, no prizes for guessing the plot of this one! The spaceship Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) are honeymooning on is crashing, and only a bitter old man called Kazran (Michael Gambon) can save it.
- “The Runaway Bride” (2006) Believe it or not, when Catherine Tate first popped up at the end of “Doomsday,” right after the touching farewell between the Doctor and Rose, some fans were furious.
- “Last Christmas” (2014) A Christmas outing for Clara. In “Last Christmas” she has an adventure with the 12th Doctor, some innocent bystanders, and … Santa Claus?
Dec 22, 2018 · David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Peter Capaldi have been regular festive fixtures for over a decade, and while not all of their Christmas episodes are solid gold - as we're about to discuss - you...
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Dec 25, 2023 · To celebrate the holiday and the debut of "The Church on Ruby Road," we've re-ranked every Doctor Who Christmas special to figure out which are the best to rewatch when you want to get into...
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Dec 28, 2023 · From heartwarming moments to epic showdowns, each special is a unique chapter in the Doctor’s ever-expanding chronicles. As we unwrap the adventures each Doctor has undergone on Christmas, we’ll explore the highs and lows, the comedic brilliance, and the tear-jerking emotions that these episodes bring.
