The Best 'HIMYM' Episodes To Watch During The Holidays
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The Best 'HIMYM' Episodes To Watch During The Holidays

Voting Rules
Only episodes featuring or set during the holiday season.

Celebrity the holidays at MacLaren's, and enjoy the best How I Met Your Mother episodes featuring Ted Mosby's romantic escapades to watch during the holiday season. Whether you're looking for the one where Marshall scares Barney with the third slap in "Slapsgiving" or when Marshall goes all-out with his Christmas decorations in "Symphony of Illumination," this list of How I Met Your Mother Christmas episodes and Thanksgiving episodes also includes popular fan favorites, like "Blitzgiving," "How Lily Stole Christmas," and the New Year's Eve episode "The Limo." What is your favorite holiday episode from How I Met Your Mother

Vote up the best How I Met Your Mother holiday specials, and see where they rank among the funniest HIMYM episodes of all time.


  • Slapsgiving
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    67 VOTES

    Marshall warns Barney that the third slap in their "slap bet" will be coming on Thanksgiving night. Meanwhile, Ted and Robin sleep together on the night before Thanksgiving.

    • Original Airing: November 19, 2007
    • Season: How I Met Your Mother (Season 3)
    • Episode Number: 9
    • Series: How I Met Your Mother
    67 votes
  • Blitzgiving
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    32 VOTES

    When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who has bad luck. As a result, Ted is forced to spend Thanksgiving with Zoey.

    • Original Airing: November 22, 2010
    • Season: How I Met Your Mother - Season 6
    • Episode Number: 10
    • Series: How I Met Your Mother
    32 votes
  • The Final Page
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    30 VOTES

    The Final Page

    Part 1: Ted wants to rub his new building in the face of an old professor, Barney is the victim of a lengthy jinx, Marshall and Lily run into an annoying old acquaintance, and Robin gets an opportunity to fire Patrice.

    Part 2: Will Ted go to the opening of his new building with Robin as his date, or will he break his promise to Barney and tell her that Barney is proposing to Patrice? Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily have big plans for a rare night out.

    • Original Airing: December 17, 2012
    • Season: How I Met Your Mother - Season 8
    • Episode Number: 11
    • Series: How I Met Your Mother
    30 votes
  • Belly Full of Turkey
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    Thanksgiving with Marshall's family is stressful when Lily thinks she might be pregnant. Robin, Barney, and Ted spend the holiday volunteering.

    • Original Airing: November 21, 2005
    • Season: How I Met Your Mother (Season 1)
    • Episode Number: 9
    • Series: How I Met Your Mother
    36 votes
  • The Limo
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    56 VOTES

    It's New Year's Eve 2005 and Ted spends a large portion of his Christmas bonus for a limo for him and the gang. In addition, he has outlined a plan for how they will ring in the New Year. Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.

    • Original Airing: December 19, 2005
    • Season: How I Met Your Mother (Season 1)
    • Episode Number: 11
    • Series: How I Met Your Mother
    56 votes
  • How Lily Stole Christmas
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    Lily takes away her Christmas display after she finds out that Ted called her a bad name while she was broken up with Marshall, and Barney is too sick for his Christmas plans.

    • Original Airing: December 11, 2006
    • Season: How I Met Your Mother (Season 2)
    • Episode Number: 11
    • Series: How I Met Your Mother
    56 votes