Rachel Leibrock December 22, 2020Updated: December 22, 2020, 9:58 pm
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute and Steve Carell as Michael Scott in a 2005 “The Office” episode, “The Christmas Party.” Photo: Paul Drinkwater , NBCUniversal
For many, December is usually the busiest time of year, a month of parties and family gatherings.
This year, of course, not so much.
Don’t be (too) sad, though think of it as an excuse to indulge in some old-fashioned, small-screen cheer.
Holiday episodes of your favorite drama or comedy are practically a genre in their own right. Some are so good, they’ve become classics as beloved as any movie or one-off special.
We’re in the final countdown before the big day and I thought it would be fun to do a list. Tis the season and this week’s theme comes courtesy of memories of 411mania’s old Top 5 lists of yesteryear. Some of you newcomers may not know this but we used to do a weekly Top 5 list every Friday in the Movie/TV section that tackled fun subjects like the one I’m about to dive into. We’d get 4 or 5 writers and present our selections while you, the reader, would spit on our selections and tell us why we sucked in the comments. It was pure holiday magic.