The 7 Best ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Specials, Ranked

Ah, Christmas. The time for festive holiday celebrations, annual Christmas tree lightings, heartfelt gift exchanges, and seasonal eggnog shared around a roaring fireplace.

Of course, in the context of Doctor Who, it also means killer snowmen, rampaging robots, genocidal alien invaders, and the ensuing misadventures of the UK’s most beloved sci-fi creation.

Over the past several decades, Doctor Who has made a habit of delivering otherwise smashing Christmas specials, each of...