Rank the best Christmas TV specials of all time — which one truly makes the telly festive?

A bittersweet masterpiece that had the whole nation reaching for the tissues between the giggles. Possibly the finest hour of British telly, full stop.

The Trotters strike gold at last in a finale watched by over 24 million people. Pure festive magic with a proper lump-in-the-throat ending.

Geraldine attempting to eat three full Christmas dinners is comfort viewing at its finest. Dawn French at the absolute peak of her powers.

Smithy and Nessa's cliffhanger had the entire country gasping into their Quality Street tins. Worth the wait, even if we're still arguing about the answer.

David Tennant bursting onto the scene in his dressing gown set the gold standard for Whovian Christmases. Satsumas have never been the same since.