It gets rather silly and cartoonish at points – especially when the Doctor and Santa Claus start arguing with each other – but a Christmas special can get away with that a bit more than most.

When the ship’s resident Santa falls ill ... Joy to the world indeed. The Doctor Who Christmas special is always a festive highlight, and this one looks set to fire on the rocket boosters ...

There have been many Doctor Who Christmas specials, but never one quite like Joy to the World, which co-starred Bridgerton‘s Nicola Coughlan and dropped on Dec. 25, 2024. After all ...

Doctor Who: Joy to the World Christmas Special will be on BBC One and streaming on iPlayer this Christmas, December 25th. Add it to your watchlist now to make sure you don't miss the excitement!

Introducing David Tennant as the new Doctor. Santa-shaped assassins and deadly Christmas trees herald the approach of a terrible danger from the stars. How scary is the episode? With Michelle Ryan.

With the show's future increasingly up in the air, the BBC insists that no decision has been made to call time on the Time ...

The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an arctic base and under attack from terrifying Dream Crabs, who are you going to call? Santa Claus! Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ...

And while the Doctor is known for running, he can't run from this. He can't run from himself. Over the "long way 'round" 'til next Christmas, he is forced to go outside his comfort zone ...

“See you at the end of the year.” Of course, this will be the first festive special of Doctor Who since 2017 and Whittaker’s first-ever Christmas outing as the Time Lord, so it’s safe to ...

Doctor Who enthusiasts were perched on the edge of their seats this Christmas Day, as they tuned into BBC One for the show's annual yuletide special. Titled Joy to the World, the episode saw the ...