17 ‘The Simpsons’ Christmas episodes to watch this December
The holiday everyone might associate with “The Simpsons” is Halloween, after all, “The Treehouse of Horror” series is classic, but you should know The Simpsons have a long history of Christmas episodes.
In fact, the first full-length episode of “The Simpsons”- “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” – was a Christmas episode. It was originally supposed to be eighth episode in the new series, but due to technical problems with the first episode this was subbed in.
In this episode, Mr. Burns plans to cut Christmas bonuses, Marge has to spend the family’s Christmas savings to erase a tattoo Bart thought would make a great Christmas present, and when Homer learns he won’t be getting a Christmas bonus, life in Springfield gets even tighter. So what’s a breadwinner to do, except take a second job as a shopping mall Santa?
Over the next 31 seasons, The Simpsons have gone to a few extremes satirizing the commercialization of Christmas and parodying The Elf on The Shelf – do you remember the Gnome in Your Home?
Here’s a list of the episodes you can find on Disney+.
- “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire” (S1 E1)
- “Marge Be Not Proud” (S7 E11)
- “Miracle on Evergreen Terrace” (S9 E10)
- “Grift of the Magi” (S11E9)
- “Skinner’s Sense of Snow” (S12 E8)
- “She of Little Faith” (S13 E6)
- “Tis The Fifteenth Season” (S15 E7)
- “Simpsons Christmas Stories” (S17 E9)
- “Kill Gil, Volumes I & II” (S18 E9)
- “The Burns and the Bees” (S20 E9)
- “The Fight Before Christmas” (S22 E8)
- “Holidays of Future Passed” (S23 E9)
- “White Christmas Blues” (S25 E8)
- “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas” (S26 E9)
- “The Nightmare After Krustmas” (S28 E10)
- “Tis the 30th Season” (S30 E10)
- “Bobby, It’s Cold Outside” (S31 E10)
