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Christmas is the perfect time to sentinel festive-themed films and Television set shows to get into the vacation spirit, and at that place's certainly enough to cull from.

1 testify with a number of Christmas specials that can be enjoyed again and once again is Family Guy, which has had 8 episodes based effectually the vacation and so far and has another set to be released on December xix.

The episodes range from the thought-provoking to the middle-warming, and some even veer into the ludicrous.

Here, Newsweek rank the show's Christmas specials from best to worst.

one. Road To The North Pole, Season 9

Stewie and Brian'southward (Seth MacFarlane) adventures are always the most appealing in the Family Guy repetoir, and this is as well true of the Christmas specials.

"Road To The North Pole" is a two-part special that follows the Griffin duo on a journey to Santa's Grotto, where Stewie plans to kill Santa Claus.

However, when they arrive the pair learn of the horrible conditions that Santa and his elves are under considering of the globe's greed.

Family Guy take had some great musical numbers over the seasons, but the first episode'southward "Christmas Time Is Killing United states" is one of the best.

"Road To The North Pole" is non only funny information technology'south also thought-provoking, in ways that one wouldn't necessarily expect of an adult animation.

2. Christmas Guy, Flavor 12

One of the nearly shocking things to happen on Family Guy in recent years was the sudden death of Brian.

While the earth mourned the animated canis familiaris in Flavour 12, information technology turned out he was but gone for a short corporeality of time as he was saved in "Christmas Guy".

Stewie, missing his best friend, decided to travel dorsum in time in order to stop Brian from dying in a car crash.

While the episode was about trying to save Brian, Stewie also had some tender moments with Vinny, the canis familiaris that the Griffin family unit adopted following Brian'south decease.

3. A Very Special Family unit Guy Freakin' Christmas, Season 3

The first Family Guy Christmas special is also i of the funniest that the testify has ever had.

It sees Lois lose her festive spirit when a number of things get wrong in the Griffin household over Christmas, including Peter giving away all the family'south presents to charity instead of just 1 and the house getting destroyed in a turkey-related burn down.

After the many mishaps, Lois goes on a rampage that sees her insult Jack Frost and try to destroy the boondocks's Christmas tree, but for Stewie to appeal to her better nature and convince her otherwise.

iv. Don't Be A Dickins At Christmas, Flavor sixteen

In a twist on the Charles Dickins classic A Christmas Ballad, Peter (MacFarlane) goes on a journey to find his festive spirit again after beingness left at dwelling by Lois (Alex Borstein) and the kids.

Rather than being met with the ghosts of Christmas By, Present and Future, Peter is visited by the spirit of the late Patrick Swayze.

While it'south a pretty predictable matter given how ofttimes A Christmas Carol has been adapted for both the big and small screen, it'south still a fun episode and features a hilarious dance between Peter and Swayze.

5. Jesus, Mary and Joseph!, Season 11

What would Christmas exist without the Birth play? Well, Family Guy decided to do their ain accept on the tale.

The characters star in diverse roles from Mary (Lois), Joseph (Peter) and the Three Wise Men (Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe), with Stewie continuing in for baby Jesus.

While the Nativity is not a new story, per se, Family unit Guy requite their own spin on information technology by including more adult jokes and themes.

half dozen. How The Griffin Stole Christmas, Season xv

"How The Griffin Stole Christmas" sees Peter learn the true significant of the holiday when he becomes a Mall Santa and starts to abuse his new role to get free gifts and food.

Things turn on its head when Peter is paid a visit by the real Santa Claus, who urges him to larn from the fault of his ways.

Meanwhile, Stewie joins Brian on his quest to find love at various function Christmas parties, with the former amusingly pretend to be employed by a printer company only for it to lead to workers losing their job.

7. The Commencement No L, Flavour 19

In a similar vein to Family unit Guy's first Christmas special, "The Beginning No 50" focuses on Lois losing it when things go wrong alee of the holiday.

When Peter and the kids prove their inability to aid her with any of the Christmas chores, no affair how simple, she just decides to leave them and pretend to get visit her sis.

Instead, Lois stays shut by in a motel and she decides —in a move that would make the Grinch proud— to steal all their presents, before realizing her mistake and returning home.

viii. Christmas Is Coming, Season 18

By far the most ludicrous Family Guy festive special is "Christmas is Coming" which puts the focus on One thousand thousand (Mila Kunis).

The episode sees Meg get obsessed with being bounced on Santa'due south lap afterwards she experiences her start orgasm when she takes Stewie to run into the Begetter Christmas at the shopping mall.

Given its focus on the to the lowest degree interesting member of the Griffin family (sorry Meg), it's just not every bit funny every bit the other specials that the show has had.

Family unit Guy Season 20 is currently airing Sundays at 9.30 p.m. EST on Fox.