Five of Saturday Night Live’s best Christmas sketches

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: 86th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on November 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: 86th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on November 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) /
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If you wish it was Christmas today, then you’ll want to see these classic Saturday Night Live sketches.

Christmas is the holiday that may have more traditions than any other. There are the lights and decorations, presents and parties, and plenty of holiday movies, televisions shows, and songs. For millions of dedicated fansSaturday Night Live Christmas sketches are a tradition, too.

Saturday Night Live has been celebrating Christmas in its own special way since the show debuted in 1975. With a Christmas episode every year, that adds up to hundreds of holiday sketches featuring some of the biggest names in the history of the cast.

That also means that narrowing it down to the very best was no easy task for Last Night On. There is likely to be debate over what was left off the list but that just shows how incredibly impressive the show has been over the past 44 seasons.

So with the countdown to Christmas in full swing, enjoy this list of the top Christmas sketches of all time. Let us know what you think we missed and be sure to share it with everyone on your list this holiday season. Watching these classic Saturday Night Live clips could be the perfect gift for a fan or another way to bring everyone together to share a laugh together.