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Every Martha Stewart Christmas Episode

Christmas is the second-most-documented season in the Martha Stewart archive after Thanksgiving — a multi-decade record of cookie swaps, gingerbread houses, ornament crafts, and holiday entertaining.

215 episodes

Martha's Christmas episodes lean into three through-lines: baking (spritz cookies, gingerbread, fruitcake, panettone), craft (handmade ornaments, paper snowflakes, wrapping techniques, wreaths), and entertaining (the dinner spread, the ham, the cocktail).

Martha Bakes devotes large stretches of its later seasons to Christmas cookie technique. Martha & Snoop's Potluck has multiple Christmas catfish episodes featuring Jason Derulo and Jamie Chung.

Martha Holidays — a dedicated specials format — concentrates the Christmas content into hour-long entertaining showcases that pair recipes with tabletop and home-decor segments.

Related searches: cookies · gingerbread · wreath · tree-trimming · holiday ham · eggnog

Episodes

  1. Martha Cooks · S4E1 · May 20, 2024 · 30 min

    Martha Hosts a Derby Party

    Kentucky Derby season inspires an elegant outdoor entertaining spread: mint juleps in silver cups, a bourbon-glazed smoked ham, and a showstopper Derby pie with chocolate and pecans. Martha explains the hospitality rituals that make Derby parties distinctly American.

  2. Martha Holidays · S2E6 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

    New Year's Eve

    Martha rings in 2024 with a sophisticated New Year's Eve menu: oysters on the half shell with mignonette, a duck confit with cherry reduction, and a dramatic Baked Alaska flambéed at the table — the ideal showstopper for a decade's-end celebration.

  3. Martha Holidays · S2E5 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

    Homemade Holidays

    The gift-giving episode: Martha makes a selection of handmade holiday gifts from the kitchen — spiced nuts in decorated jars, homemade vanilla extract, a chocolate bark with pistachios and dried cranberries — plus a section on beautiful, simple gift wrapping.

  4. Martha Holidays · S2E4 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

    Christmas Panettone, Kris Kringle Bread Pudding, and More

    Martha bakes a tall panettone from scratch — a two-day process resulting in a feathery, citrus-scented Italian Christmas bread — and then turns leftover panettone into a Kris Kringle bread pudding with a vanilla custard and dark rum sauce.

  5. Martha Holidays · S2E3 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

    Christmas in the Country

    Martha celebrates Christmas at her Bedford farm, embracing the pastoral traditions of her Connecticut home. She cuts fresh greens for a DIY wreath, makes a mulled wine for warming, and prepares a simple but memorable holiday lunch of potato leek soup and a crusty country loaf.

  6. Martha Holidays · S2E2 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

    Christmas Eve Seafood Dinner

    An Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes tradition comes to Martha's table. She prepares baccalà (salted cod) fritters, spaghetti alle vongole, roasted branzino with fennel and olives, and a simple shrimp cocktail — a complete Christmas Eve seafood feast.

  7. Martha Holidays · S2E1 · December 3, 2023 · 30 min

    Martha and the Hanukkah Hunks

    Martha celebrates Hanukkah with a festive episode that combines traditional Jewish holiday cooking with some characteristically unexpected Martha touches. She makes her version of potato latkes with sour cream and applesauce, jelly doughnuts (sufganiyot), and a honey cake for the table.

  8. Martha Holidays · S1E7 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

    New Year's Eve Cocktails and Hors D'oeuvres

    The ultimate New Year's Eve party guide: Martha makes Champagne cocktails with gold luster dust, a caviar station with blini, smoked salmon toasts, and elegant goat cheese crostini — all designed for standing, mingling, and counting down.

  9. Martha Holidays · S1E6 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

    Celebrating Christmas

    A complete Christmas celebration: Martha sets an elegant holiday table with fresh greenery and candlelight, makes her signature roast beef tenderloin with horseradish cream, and finishes with a classic yule log cake decorated to resemble a birch log.

  10. Martha Holidays · S1E5 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

    Gorgeous Gingerbread Houses From Start to Finish

    Martha builds an architectural-grade gingerbread house from scratch — rolling, cutting, and baking the structural pieces, then assembling and decorating with royal icing, candies, and edible silver dust. She explains the load-bearing principles that keep the structure standing.

  11. Martha Holidays · S1E4 · December 12, 2022 · 30 min

    Martha's Favorite Christmas Cookies

    Martha's definitive holiday cookie assortment: the linzer cookie with raspberry jam, classic spritz pressed through a cookie gun, snickerdoodles rolled in cinnamon sugar, chocolate crinkles dusted in powdered snow, and decorated sugar cookies.

  12. Martha Cooks · S1E3 · November 28, 2022 · 30 min

    Holiday Cookies

    A seasonal episode showcasing Martha's most beloved holiday cookie recipes. She decorates rolled sugar cookies with royal icing, makes spiced pfeffernüsse, and bakes buttery spritz cookies using her vintage cookie press.

  13. Martha Holidays · S1E3 · November 21, 2022 · 30 min

    Martha's Thanksgiving Pies

    Three Thanksgiving pies in one episode: the classic pumpkin with a perfectly spiced custard filling, a deep-dish apple with a lattice top and caramelized onion, and a pecan pie made with dark corn syrup for a rich, fudgy center.

  14. Martha Holidays · S1E2 · November 21, 2022 · 30 min

    Spectacular Thanksgiving Sides

    The complete Thanksgiving side dish spread: Martha's classic mashed potatoes enriched with cream and butter, creamed spinach with a gruyère gratin, roasted Brussels sprouts with pancetta, and both a traditional stuffing and a cornbread dressing.

  15. Martha Holidays · S1E1 · November 21, 2022 · 30 min

    The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey Three Ways

    Martha demonstrates her three favorite techniques for a perfect Thanksgiving turkey: roasted in the traditional oven, spatchcocked for faster more even cooking, and deep-fried in peanut oil for a shatteringly crisp skin. She covers brining, dry-rubbing, and carving.

  16. Martha Knows Best · S1E12 · December 4, 2020 · 30 min

    Winter Table

    The season finale focuses on setting a beautiful winter table with what's available from Martha's farm and pantry. She demonstrates napkin folding, place card making, and her method for a stunning all-white Christmas tablescape.

  17. Martha Knows Best · S1E11 · November 27, 2020 · 30 min

    Holiday Decorating

    Martha Stewart's signature holiday decorating style gets a focused episode: fresh-cut wreaths, garlands of boxwood and pine, and the mechanics of hanging a truly grand entrance display with fresh materials.

  18. Martha Knows Best · S1E8 · October 16, 2020 · 30 min

    Preserving

    Martha's pantry-stocking episode covers the full range of preservation methods: water-bath canning for jams and pickles, lacto-fermentation for sauerkraut, and freezing garden vegetables at peak ripeness.

  19. Martha Knows Best · S1E6 · September 18, 2020 · 30 min

    Pumpkins

    Autumn arrives at the farm with an episode devoted to pumpkins. Martha demonstrates carving, arranging, and painting pumpkins for maximum decorative impact. She shares her Bourbon Apple Cider recipe with Chelsea Handler during a spirited video call.

    with Chelsea Handler

  20. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S3E10 · February 12, 2020 · 60 min

    Eat Your Heart Out

    The Valentine's Day-adjacent Season 3 finale brings romance and passion to the kitchen. Trey Songz joins Team Martha while Tamar Braxton sides with Snoop, closing the season on a sweet, love-themed note.

    with Trey Songz, Tamar Braxton

  21. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S3E8 · December 11, 2019 · 60 min

    Holiday Frost Fight

    The holiday season inspires a festive baking battle. Paris Hilton brings glamour to Martha's side while Tank handles the musical entertainment. HaHa Davis also appears for comic relief. The episode features gingerbread house construction, cookie decorating, and a mulled wine competition.

    with Paris Hilton, Tank, HaHa Davis

  22. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S3E7 · November 20, 2019 · 60 min

    Friendsgiving Face-Off

    A pre-Thanksgiving episode pits holiday-classic recipes against each other. Yvonne Orji and Jimmy Kimmel join the respective teams, with Guillermo — Kimmel's longtime sidekick — also appearing. Debates over stuffing versus dressing and sweet potato pie versus pumpkin pie anchor the episode.

    with Yvonne Orji, Jimmy Kimmel, Guillermo Rodriguez

  23. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S3E6 · October 22, 2019 · 60 min

    Halloween Food Fight

    Halloween brings spooky-themed cooking to the competition. Lil Pump joins Team Martha while Eve sides with Snoop, and Tami Roman adjudicates the ghoulish results. The episode leans into Halloween aesthetics with dramatic black-and-orange plating.

    with Lil Pump, Eve, Tami Roman

  24. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S3E4 · June 11, 2019 · 60 min

    Father's Day Food Fight

    A Father's Day episode frames the competition around hearty, dad-pleasing dishes. Rev Run joins Team Martha while Regina Hall competes for Team Snoop, with actor Jessie T. Usher adjudicating. The episode is warm and nostalgic, centered on food memories passed down through fathers.

    with Rev Run, Regina Hall, Jessie T. Usher

  25. Martha Bakes · S11E13 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

    Warm Spices

    The spice rack's warming elements — cinnamon, cloves, star anise, allspice, cardamom — are woven into a spiced layer cake, mulled wine-poached pears in pastry, and a chai-spiced shortbread.

  26. Martha Bakes · S11E5 · January 1, 2019 · 30 min

    Ginger

    Ginger in three forms — fresh, ground, and crystallized — anchors the episode. Martha bakes a gingerbread layer cake with cream cheese frosting, crispy ginger snaps, and a fresh ginger cake with pear compote.

  27. Martha Bakes · S9E10 · April 7, 2018 · 30 min

    Cookies of Greece

    Martha bakes cookies from Greece, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Kourabiedes (butter almond cookies rolled in powdered sugar), melomakarona (honey walnut Christmas cookies), and finikia with syrup and sesame.

  28. Martha Bakes · S9E4 · February 23, 2018 · 30 min

    Austria, Germany, Switzerland

    Martha bakes cookies from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. The German-speaking world's holiday cookie tradition: Zimtsterne (cinnamon star cookies), Springerle pressed with carved molds, and Swiss mailänderli butter cookies.

  29. Martha Bakes · S9E1 · February 2, 2018 · 30 min

    Scandinavia

    Martha bakes cookies from Scandinavia, exploring the regional techniques and traditional ingredients that define the style. Pepparkakor from Sweden, Finnish gingerbread, and Norwegian krumkake pressed in a decorative iron represent Scandinavia's spiced, crisp cookie tradition.

  30. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S2E8 · November 29, 2017 · 60 min

    Joy to the Wizorld!

    Season 2's competitive format pits Team Martha against Team Snoop in 'Joy to the Wizorld!'. Celebrity guests judge as both hosts bring their distinct sensibilities to the challenge, producing an episode that blends cooking instruction with genuine comedic chemistry.

  31. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S2E6 · November 22, 2017 · 60 min

    Bon Appetizzle

    Season 2's competitive format pits Team Martha against Team Snoop in 'Bon Appetizzle'. Celebrity guests judge as both hosts bring their distinct sensibilities to the challenge, producing an episode that blends cooking instruction with genuine comedic chemistry.

  32. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S2E2 · October 23, 2017 · 60 min

    Tricks and Treats

    Season 2's competitive format pits Team Martha against Team Snoop in 'Tricks and Treats'. Celebrity guests judge as both hosts bring their distinct sensibilities to the challenge, producing an episode that blends cooking instruction with genuine comedic chemistry.

  33. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S1E8 · January 23, 2017 · 60 min

    Season's Beatings

    A holiday-themed episode wraps up the first season in festive spirit. Martha and Snoop decorate, cook, and celebrate with guests, serving a full holiday spread including Martha's signature eggnog alongside Snoop's party drinks.

  34. Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party · S1E7 · January 16, 2017 · 60 min

    The Bird is the Word

    A second poultry-focused episode with different guests brings Thanksgiving energy mid-season. Martha roasts a whole turkey using her signature method while Snoop prepares smoked turkey legs, drawing a friendly argument over whose bird is better.

  35. Martha Bakes · S7E13 · December 31, 2016 · 30 min

    Great Lakes

    New Year's Eve explores the Great Lakes baking tradition: Finnish nisu (cardamom bread), Michigan cherry pie, and a Polish chrusciki (angel wings) for the New Year.

  36. Martha Bakes · S7E12 · December 24, 2016 · 30 min

    South

    A Christmas Eve episode celebrating Southern baking at Christmas: Divinity candy, ambrosia cake, and a traditional Lady Baltimore cake with dried fruits and nuts.

  37. Martha Bakes · S5E13 · December 24, 2015 · 30 min

    Boozy Baking

    The holiday finale explores alcohol as a baking ingredient: a classic rum cake soaked after baking, a Champagne layer cake for New Year's, and bourbon-spiked eggnog bread pudding with a vanilla caramel sauce.

  38. Martha Bakes · S5E11 · December 10, 2015 · 30 min

    Spiced

    The holiday spice rack in full: a spiced rum bundt cake glazed with brown butter, a cardamom-scented Swedish tea ring, and cinnamon roll babka bridging two traditions.

  39. Martha Bakes · S5E5 · October 29, 2015 · 30 min

    Bake It Dark

    Deep, dark flavors dominate: molasses gingerbread, a buckwheat honey cake, and a darkly caramelized tarte Tatin left on the heat just long enough to develop its characteristic amber color.

  40. Martha Bakes · S3E9 · May 31, 2014 · 30 min

    Holiday Breads

    Breads associated with specific holidays and celebrations across cultures: a Greek tsoureki for Easter, a brioche-based Christmas stollen, and a traditional king cake for Mardi Gras with its hidden fève.

  41. The Martha Stewart Show · S7E138 · May 8, 2012 · 60 min

    Spring Weddings

    With the wedding season approaching, Martha dedicates an episode to spring wedding traditions — from flowers to food. She makes a tier of cucumber sandwiches, a champagne punch, and demonstrates two different wedding cake decoration styles for home bakers.

  42. Martha Bakes · S2E11 · December 5, 2011 · 30 min

    Special Breads

    Martha focuses the episode on special breads, teaching the underlying technique that makes each version succeed. Beyond white and whole wheat, Martha explores breads enriched with seeds, nuts, dried fruits, and spices. She makes a walnut-raisin country loaf, a seeded rye, and a holiday stolen with marzipan and candied peel.

  43. Holiday Special · October 24, 2011 · 60 min

    Martha Stewart's Haunted House

    An ambitious Halloween special in which Martha transforms a garage into a full walk-through haunted house and corn maze — using theatrical techniques typically reserved for professional productions. She explains the principles of surprise, lighting, and theatrical fog that create authentic fright.

  44. Holiday Special · April 17, 2011 · 60 min

    Martha Stewart's Egg-cellent Easter

    An Easter special covering both the craft and culinary traditions of the holiday. Martha demonstrates natural egg dyeing using vegetable and plant-based dyes, constructs an egg-decorating station for a group, and prepares a complete Easter dinner menu anchored by a glazed ham with mustard crust.

  45. Holiday Special · December 6, 2010 · 60 min

    Martha Stewart's Holiday Open House

    A Christmas open house special featuring Jennifer Garner and Claire Danes as guests in Martha's holiday-decorated studio. Martha demonstrates creating a complete holiday tablescape, wreath construction from fresh materials, and a menu of elegant canapés for entertaining a crowd.

    with Jennifer Garner, Claire Danes

  46. Holiday Special · October 10, 2010 · 60 min

    Tricking and Treating with Martha Stewart

    A Halloween special filmed at Martha's Bedford barn, focusing on elaborate Halloween decorating that's spooky without being cheap. Actor Brendan Fraser visits for a segment about costume crafting, and Martha demonstrates her technique for carving architectural jack-o'-lanterns.

    with Brendan Fraser

  47. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E154 · May 6, 2010 · 60 min

    Mother's Day Show

    Martha's Mother's Day episode with recipes and crafts to honor mothers.

  48. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E146 · May 6, 2010 · 60 min

    Baked Goods and Mother's Day Gifts

    Pre-Mother's Day episode with baked gifts and sweet treats perfect for the occasion.

  49. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E128 · April 1, 2010 · 60 min

    April Fool's Day

    A playful April Fool's Day episode with tricks, prank foods, and surprise recipes.

  50. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E116 · March 17, 2010 · 60 min

    St. Patrick's Day

    Martha's St. Patrick's Day episode with Irish-American recipes and green-themed crafts.

  51. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E96 · February 12, 2010 · 60 min

    The Valentine's Day Show

    Martha's annual Valentine's Day episode with romantic recipes, flowers, and heartfelt gifts.

  52. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E74 · January 18, 2010 · 60 min

    MLK Jr. Day Show

    A Martin Luther King Jr. Day episode honoring the civil rights leader's legacy through food, culture, and community.

  53. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E59 · December 28, 2009 · 60 min

    The Decorating Show

    A post-holiday decorating episode (possibly a rerun or best-of compilation).

  54. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E64 · December 18, 2009 · 60 min

    Holiday Cookies with Snoop Dogg

    A surprise second appearance from Snoop Dogg — this time for a holiday cookie decorating episode that became one of the most-shared clips from the show's run. Snoop and Martha's dynamic in a kitchen full of royal icing and piping bags was pure television.

    with Snoop Dogg

  55. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E54 · December 1, 2009 · 60 min

    Great Gift Ideas

    A holiday gift guide episode showcasing creative and practical gift ideas.

  56. The Martha Stewart Show · S5E30 · October 30, 2009 · 60 min

    The Halloween Show

    Martha's annual Halloween episode with costumes, decorations, and seasonal treats.

  57. The Martha Stewart Show · S4E159 · May 20, 2009 · 60 min

    The Birthday Show

    A celebration episode dedicated to birthdays — cakes, decorations, and festive trimmings.

  58. The Martha Stewart Show · S4E22 · October 31, 2008 · 60 min

    Halloween with Blake Lively

    Gossip Girl star Blake Lively visits Martha's show for a Halloween episode that was one of the most-watched of Season 4. Lively, then 21, helps Martha construct elaborate Halloween costumes from everyday materials while Martha makes a dramatic spider web cake.

    with Blake Lively

  59. The Martha Stewart Show · S3E100 · February 8, 2008 · 60 min

    Raquel Welch and Valentine's Day Treats

    Iconic actress Raquel Welch joins Martha for a Valentine's Day episode with holiday baking and romantic recipes.

    with Raquel Welch

  60. The Martha Stewart Show · S3E68 · December 17, 2007 · 60 min

    Renée Fleming and Johnny Iuzzini

    Opera soprano Renée Fleming joins Martha for a holiday episode, singing carols and discussing her holiday traditions. James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini demonstrates elegant holiday petit fours.

    with Renée Fleming, Johnny Iuzzini

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