Thread by @SoozUK

Top 10 Holiday Specials:

10. X Factor Final 2009: An opera quartet (actually musical theatre, all met at drama school) vs a builder with a semi-reliable top Bb (who has worked consistently as a singer)! Builder won with a haunting acoustic cover of Welcome to the Jungle.

9. Top Gear Xmas Special 2012: Jeremy puts a Santa hat on a Muslim man in the studio audience before giving a look to camera that makes sick speed through my thorax and gush forth on to the couch and everything I'm wearing.

8. The Wire Halloween Spooktacular 2007: Some people were disappointed with this episode that saw McNulty hiding in corners and jumping out to scare hapless fellow cops but in a show that was known for its gritty realism I felt it was nice to have some frivolity.

7. French & Saunders' The Passion of the OH JESUS CHRIST: A shot-for-shot remake of The Passion of the Christ from my favourite duo? It never fails to get me feeling festive.

6. Eastenders Christmas Day 1995: Phil puts a turkey on Grant's head and Grant pretends to be Phil and boffs Sharon who knew it was Grant all along haha!

5. Friends Xmas episode 1999: Joey accidentally serves up the Millennium Bug instead of roast potatoes and Chandler goes "could this BE anymore insane?" and Ross says "its OK, we can eat my son Ben instead" and that's the last time we saw Ben.

4. The News Xmas Edition 2008: It had it all...Beijing Olympics highlights, clips of the moment recession took hold and of course Alexandra Burke and Beyonce's X Factor duet. What a round-up!

3. Breaking Bad Christmas Special 2010: Uh-oh, Walt mixes up his latest batch of meth with Skylar's gravy and Gus Fring is NOT happy! Walt Jr puts blue gravy all over his dinner and literally goes berserk!

2. Star Wars Holiday Special

1. Nescafe Gold Blend Xmas advert 1987: In this edition of the famous serialised romance that also advertised coffee Sharon Maughan gives Anthony Head a handy-j in exchange for some Gold Blend that she is stockpiling in case of nuclear war.