Top 10 TV Christmas episodes are uplifting and hilarious

By Ada Lee
Updated December 22 2014 - 2:08pm, first published December 21 2014 - 12:15am
Scrubs: Dark hospital satire is refreshingly honest.  Photo: Supplied
Scrubs: Dark hospital satire is refreshingly honest. Photo: Supplied
The West Wing: Two distant strangers are connected by tragedy. Photo: Supplied
The West Wing: Two distant strangers are connected by tragedy. Photo: Supplied

Christmas episodes have the potential to lift our spirits but they can also be mind-numbingly clichéd. There are multitudes of stories about working fathers unable to make it home for Christmas, but there are few that depict the religious, cultural and socioeconomic diversity of Christmas time. The best episodes subvert traditional "Christmas miracle" narratives and say something profound about the human experience.

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