Decider’s Sitcom Advent Calendar Day 15: Jack Becomes A Star (Literally) In This ‘Will & Grace’ Christmas Special

The Christmas season is here and that means one major thing for TV devotees: re-watching all of your favorite festive sitcom episodes! In celebration of the season and the tradition of TV comedies getting all holly jolly for one episode a year, Decider presents our very first Sitcom Advent Calendar. Every day leading up to Christmas, Decider’s resident sitcom elf Brett White will share one holiday-themed sitcom episode for you to stream to make your days merry and bright.

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Decider’s Sitcom Advent Calendar Day 15

Will & Grace, “All About Christmas Eve”

Season 5, Episode 11
Original Airdate: December 12, 2002
Written By: Adam Barr
Directed By: James Burrows

Christmas Eve is a high pressure day, mainly because too much can happen on it. There’s an understanding of what goes on on Christmas morning: family/friends, presents, general merriment. Christmas Eve, though, can be anything–and in this episode Will has to choose (repeatedly) between tickets to The Nutcracker with Grace or Karen and Jack’s super pampered and luxe holiday hotel experience.

Christmas Trope Count: 5 (All About Christmas, Decorating Indoors, Carolers/Choir, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Carols)

This episode is positively packed with Christmas carols as Karen teaches Will and Jack about her own special brand of low energy caroling. Why waste all that energy walking and singing when you can just summon service people to your suite and belt out “Sleigh Ride” at them?

Christmas Carol Count: 7 (“Deck the Halls,” “12 Days of Christmas,” music from “The Nutcracker,” “Good King Wenceslas,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow,” )

A Second Helping: “Jingle Balls” (Season 4, Episode 12)

Day 1: Full House, “A Very Tanner Christmas”
Day 2: How I Met Your Mother, “How Lily Stole Christmas”
Day 3: The Golden Girls, “‘Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas”
Day 4: Black-ish, “Black Santa/White Christmas”
Day 5: Step By Step, “Christmas Story”
Day 6: Home Improvement, “Yule Better Watch Out”
Day 7: Fresh Off the Boat, “The Real Santa”
Day 8: Cheers, “Christmas Cheers”
Day 9: Family Matters, “Have Yourself A Merry Winslow Christmas”
Day 10: The Odd Couple, “Scrooge Gets An Oscar”
Day 11: The Office, “Christmas Party”
Day 12: Friends, “The One with the Holiday Armadillo”
Day 13: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Captain Latvia”
Day 14: 3rd Rock from the Sun, “Jolly Old St. Dick”

Watch Will & Grace's "All About Christmas Eve" on Hulu