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Every "Doctor Who" Christmas Special Ranked by IMDb Rating

See how the Doctor's holiday adventures stack up, based on IMDb fans' ratings.
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  • John Simm and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

    1. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The End of Time: Part Two

    (2010)
    2005–20221h 15mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.9 (8.2K)
    With almost everyone on Earth now recast in his image, The Master controls the Earth. He's shocked however when he realises one person hasn't changed; Donna Noble. The Doctor soon understands what the pounding in the Master's head is; it's the Time Lords, who are trying to return and re-establish Gallifrey.
    DirectorEuros LynStarsDavid TennantJohn SimmBernard Cribbins
  • Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins, and Matt Smith in A Christmas Carol (2010)

    2. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    A Christmas Carol

    (2010)
    2005–20221h 2mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.5 (9.4K)
    Festive edition of the time-travelling drama. The Doctor has one hour to save a crashing spaceship and a miser's soul - but what lurks in the fog?
    DirectorToby HaynesStarsMatt SmithKaren GillanArthur Darvill
  • Alex Kingston and Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who (2005)

    3. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Husbands of River Song

    (2015)
    2005–202256mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.5 (7.1K)
    When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy.
    DirectorDouglas MackinnonStarsPeter CapaldiAlex KingstonMatt Lucas
  • Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman in Doctor Who (2005)

    4. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Time of the Doctor

    (2013)
    2005–20221h 1mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.4 (8.7K)
    The Doctor's worst enemies, The Daleks, The Cybermen, The Angels and The Silence, return, as the doctor's eleventh life comes to a close, and his twelfth life begins.
    DirectorJamie PayneStarsMatt SmithJenna ColemanOrla Brady
  • Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman in Doctor Who (2005)

    5. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Snowmen

    (2012)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    8.3 (8.3K)
    London, 1892. Snow is evolving, turning into icy monstrosities, but this is no concern for the Doctor who has given up trying to save the universe, leaving it to a clever young governess named Clara to save the day.
    DirectorSaul MetzsteinStarsMatt SmithJenna ColemanTom Ward
  • David Bradley and Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who (2005)

    6. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Twice Upon a Time

    (2017)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    8.3 (8.5K)
    The Twelfth Doctor, still refusing to change, goes on a last adventure with the First Doctor.
    DirectorRachel TalalayStarsPeter CapaldiDavid BradleyPearl Mackie
  • Bernard Cribbins and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

    7. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The End of Time: Part One

    (2009)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    8.2 (7.3K)
    The Ood have given a warning to The Doctor. The Master is returning yet that is not the biggest threat. A darkness is coming which brings with it The End of Time.
    DirectorEuros LynStarsDavid TennantJohn SimmBernard Cribbins
  • Peter Capaldi and Nick Frost in Doctor Who (2005)

    8. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Last Christmas

    (2014)
    2005–20221h 1mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.1 (7K)
    The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!
    DirectorPaul WilmshurstStarsPeter CapaldiJenna ColemanNick Frost
  • Billie Piper and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

    9. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Christmas Invasion

    (2005)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    8.0 (9.6K)
    It's Christmas Eve, but this is to be a far from silent night - the cruel Sycorax have come to Earth to enslave mankind and, as ever, only The Doctor can stop them. Unfortunately, he's lying in a coma in Jackie's home...
    DirectorJames HawesStarsDavid TennantBillie PiperCamille Coduri
  • Clive Rowe in Doctor Who (2005)

    10. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Voyage of the Damned

    (2007)
    2005–20221h 11mTV-PGTV Episode
    7.6 (8.9K)
    When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
    DirectorJames StrongStarsDavid TennantKylie MinogueGeoffrey Palmer
  • Catherine Tate and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

    11. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Runaway Bride

    (2006)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    7.6 (9K)
    The Doctor is baffled when a young woman is transported to the TARDIS on her wedding day, and attempts to find out how she is connected to an alien plot to destroy Earth.
    DirectorEuros LynStarsDavid TennantCatherine TateSarah Parish
  • David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

    12. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Next Doctor

    (2008)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    7.4 (6.4K)
    The Doctor arrives in London on Christmas Eve in 1851 where he encounters the Cybermen and a man who claims he's a Time Lord called the Doctor.
    DirectorAndy GoddardStarsDavid TennantDavid MorrisseyDervla Kirwan
  • Peter Capaldi and Logan Hoffman in Doctor Who (2005)

    13. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Return of Doctor Mysterio

    (2016)
    2005–20221h 1mTV-PGTV Episode
    7.3 (6.5K)
    One fateful night in New York City, the Doctor inadvertently causes a young boy to gain superpowers. Returning years later on the trail of the shady Harmony Shoal Institute, he finds the boy all grown up as masked superhero The Ghost.
    DirectorEdward BazalgetteStarsPeter CapaldiMatt LucasJustin Chatwin
  • Holly Earl and Matt Smith in Doctor Who (2005)

    14. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

    (2011)
    2005–202259mTV-PGTV Episode
    7.1 (7.1K)
    On Christmas Eve 1941, the Doctor poses as a caretaker to give recently widowed Madge Arwell and her two children an unforgettable Christmas but things quickly get out of hand when her son Cyril enters a snowy forest world full of dangers.
    DirectorFarren BlackburnStarsMatt SmithKaren GillanArthur Darvill
  • Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who (2005)

    15. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    The Church on Ruby Road

    (2023)
    2023– 55mTV Episode
    6.7 (11K)
    Long ago on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, stolen babies, goblins and perhaps the secret of her birth.
    DirectorMark TonderaiStarsNcuti GatwaMillie GibsonDavina McCall
  • Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)

    16. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Spyfall: Part One

    (2020)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    6.7 (7.2K)
    When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.
    DirectorJamie Magnus StoneStarsJodie WhittakerBradley WalshMandip Gill
  • Nicola Coughlan in Joy to the World (2024)

    17. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Joy to the World

    (2024)
    2023– 56mTV Episode
    6.7 (5.1K)
    When Joy opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel, she discovers danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across the earth, just in time for Christmas.
    DirectorAlex PillaiStarsNcuti GatwaNicola CoughlanMillie Gibson
  • John Bishop, Jodie Whittaker, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)

    18. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Eve of the Daleks

    (2022)
    2005–202258mTV-14TV Episode
    6.7 (3.9K)
    Sarah owns and runs ELF storage, and Nick is a customer who visits his unit every year on New Year's Eve. This year, however, their night turns out to be a little different than planned.
    DirectorAnnetta LauferStarsJodie WhittakerMandip GillJohn Bishop
  • Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)

    19. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Revolution of the Daleks

    (2021)
    2005–20221h 11mTV-PGTV Episode
    6.1 (4.6K)
    Robertson returns, and inadvertently gives the mutant Dalek a chance to clone itself. The Doctor escapes from her alien prison with the help of an old friend, and returns to help.
    DirectorLee Haven JonesStarsJodie WhittakerBradley WalshTosin Cole
  • Jodie Whittaker and Tosin Cole in Doctor Who (2005)

    20. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Resolution

    (2019)
    2005–20221hTV-PGTV Episode
    6.0 (6.3K)
    As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring from across the centuries of Earth's history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth?
    DirectorWayne Che YipStarsJodie WhittakerBradley WalshTosin Cole

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