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"It&amp;#039;s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so for this week&amp;#039;s Friday Fiver we thought we&amp;#039;d repeat a neat little exercise from 2011 and list five of our all-time favourite festive specials... Last year, there were classic selections - Only Fools and Horses, Father Ted and Doctor Who - and others that were a little more unorthodox - Misfits and The OC both made our list. Here&amp;#039;s five more Christmas episodes that we&amp;#039;re fond of... Friends - &amp;#039;The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie&amp;#039;: Originally aired on December 18, 1997 It might not be the most festive bit of television ever, but we can&amp;#039;t resist a bit of Friends - &amp;#039;The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie&amp;#039; is a classic slice of our favourite sitcom, with Ross (David Schwimmer) being forced to decide between a nice girl who lives far away and a girl who is &amp;quot;not fun, stupid&amp;quot; and might be &amp;quot;kind of a racist&amp;quot;. Other highlights include Phoebe struggling to write a Christmas song about her pals and Joey posing as a waiter named Dragon to save Monica from her bullying restaurant colleagues. Lean, lean, lean...      The West Wing - &amp;#039;In Excelsis Deo&amp;#039;: Originally aired on December 15, 1999 The festive season doesn&amp;#039;t have to be all about Yuletide cheer - in its debut season, The West Wing used its Christmas episode for a little quiet contemplation. &amp;#039;In Excelsis Deo&amp;#039; sees Toby (Richard Schiff) getting involved in the fate of a dead Korean War veteran, and we weren&amp;#039;t the only ones impressed by this bold and moving 42-odd minutes. Aaron Sorkin and co-writer Rick Cleveland won an Emmy for their script, while Schiff also scooped an award for his efforts.      Jonathan Creek - &amp;#039;Satan&amp;#039;s Chimney&amp;#039;: Originally aired on December 26, 2001 The first Creek instalment to see Alan Davies&amp;#039;s wily investigator paired with Julia Sawalha&amp;#039;s Carla Borrego, this creepy Christmas chiller also featured fun guest turns from Bill Bailey and late Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm. How could a popular actress have been shot through a window during the filming of her latest movie without the glass having been broken? Only Jonathan knows for sure - but we won&amp;#039;t ruin the surprise for you if you haven&amp;#039;t seen this two-hour special!      A Christmas Carol: Originally aired on December 20, 2000 A perfect slice of Christmas cheese, this ITV special sees telly hardman Ross Kemp snarl and snipe his way through a modern-day retelling of the Charles Dickens classic. Kemp is Eddie Scrooge, an unscrupulous loan shark who bullies and belittles those around him, until a trip into his own past, present and future teach him the true meaning of the festive season.      The Office Christmas Specials A wonderful blend of humour and emotion, this pair of specials rounded off Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant&amp;#039;s cringe comedy in fine style. Tim (Martin Freeman) and Dawn (Lucy Davis) got together, the loathsome Finchy (Ralph Ineson) got told where to shove it and David Brent (Gervais) finally received a little of the respect and friendship he so badly craved.      Which are some of your favourite Christmas specials? Share your own picks below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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