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Frasier's 5 Best Christmas Episodes to Satisfy Your Nostalgia

Frasier's 5 Best Christmas Episodes to Satisfy Your Nostalgia
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These festive episodes will give you a perfect taste of the original sitcom.

It's been a few days since the last episode of the revived Frasier aired. Since it was a Christmas episode, many fans have been reminiscing about the original show and its many brilliant holiday episodes.

If you are feeling nostalgic for the Christmas episodes of the hit NBC sitcom, here are five of the best to satisfy your craving.

The Fight Before Christmas (Season 7, Episode 11, 8.3 on IMDb)

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In this event-packed episode, the main characters experience Christmas in very different ways. While Frasier plans an extravagant party, Niles explores his new romance with Dr. Mel. Meanwhile, Daphne, engaged to Donny, discovers that Dr. Crane's younger brother has been in love with her all along.

Miracle on Third or Fourth Street (Season 1, Episode 12, 8.4 on IMDb)

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The first Christmas episode on Frasier, it follows the titular character on a Christmas Day as he agrees to fill in for his co-worker at the radio station. Distraught that his son won't be with him for the holiday, Frasier hopes to distract himself with work, but his audience seems to depress him even more, as the stories they tell are utterly heartbreaking.

Perspectives on Christmas (Season 5, Episode 9, 8.5 on IMDb)

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Focusing on the Crane family as they each receive a massage to relieve holiday stress, this episode portrays their experiences with Christmas that year. Martin remembers singing in the church pageant. Frasier recovers from his search for the perfect gifts for his family and friends. Meanwhile, Roz worries about breaking the news of her pregnancy to her parents.

High Holidays (Season 11, Episode 11, 8.6 on IMDb)

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The final Christmas episode of Frasier's original run explores Dr. Crane's relationship with his somewhat estranged teenage son, Freddy, who's taken on a goth persona. Meanwhile, Martin broadens his horizons after accidentally eating pot brownies.

Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz (Season 6, Episode 10, 8.7. on IMDb)

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When Frasier almost fails to keep his Christmas present for Roz a secret, he's saved by a woman who pretends it's hers. In return, she suggests that he go on a date with her daughter Faye. Initially apprehensive, Frasier finds Faye very nice and the two continue their relationship. But now Dr. Crane has to hide the fact that he's not Jewish – and all the Christmas decorations – from his savior, because Mrs. Moskowitz wants her daughter to marry only a good Jewish man.