| Cold Opening | Silent Night |
| Show | A Tony Bennett Christmas |
| Sketch | Royal Family Doctor |
| Musical Performance | "My Valentine" |
| Musical Performance | "Cut Me Some Slack" |
| Sketch | Old Friends “Restoration Hardware” |
| Sketch | Pageant Audition |
| Musical Performance | "Wonderful Christmas Time" |
| Monologue |
| Vanessa Bayer | ||
| Aidy Bryant | ||
| Kate McKinnon | ||
| Cecily Strong | ||
| Danielle Flora | ||
| Lorne Michaels | ||
| Keith Raywood | ||
| John Solomon | ... | audience member |
| Sketch | Royal Family Doctor |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Queen Elizabeth |
| Bill Hader | ... | Alan Farthington |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | guard |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | secretary |
| Show |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Giuseppe |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | Pippa |
| Bill Hader | ... | Lindsey Buckingham |
| Taran Killam | ... | announcer |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Bob Cratchit |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | Grinchina |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Vance |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Diondre Cole |
| Tim Robinson | ... | dancing Santa |
| Cecily Strong | ... | singer |
| Sketch | Old Friends “Restoration Hardware” |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Mark |
| Taran Killam | ... | clerk |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | narrator |
| Sketch | Pageant Audition |
| Fred Armisen | ... | pianist |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | judge |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Reggie |
| Cecily Strong | ... | judge |
| Show |
| Martin Short | ... | Jackie Rogers Jr.#5 |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Giuseppe#10 |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | Pippa#5 |
| Taran Killam | ... | announcer#5 |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Vance#10 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Diondre Cole#10 |
| Commercial |
| Martin Short | ... | Larry David |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Matthew Broderick |
| Bill Hader | ... | Al Pacino#5 |
| Taran Killam | ... | Michael Keaton |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Joe Pesci |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | Kristin Chenoweth#1 |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Philip Seymour Hoffman#4 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Forest Whitaker#2 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Edie Falco |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Fran Drescher |
| Show | A Tony Bennett Christmas |
| Martin Short | ... | Jerry Bennett |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Tony Bennett#6 |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Kanye West#4 |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Royal Family Doctor |
| Martin Short | ... | Rupert Smythe Pennington |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Queen Elizabeth#4 |
| Bill Hader | ... | Alan Farthington |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | guard |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | secretary |
| Commercial |
| Martin Short | ... | Larry David |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Matthew Broderick |
| Bill Hader | ... | Al Pacino#5 |
| Taran Killam | ... | Michael Keaton |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Joe Pesci |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | Kristin Chenoweth#1 |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Philip Seymour Hoffman#4 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Forest Whitaker#2 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Edie Falco |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Fran Drescher |
| Show |
| Martin Short | ... | Jackie Rogers Jr.#5 |
| Carrie Brownstein | ||
| Samuel L. Jackson | ||
| Fred Armisen | ... | Giuseppe#10 |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | Pippa#5 |
| Bill Hader | ... | Lindsey Buckingham#9 |
| Taran Killam | ... | announcer#5 |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Bob Cratchit |
| Nasim Pedrad | ... | Grinchina |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Vance#10 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Diondre Cole#10 |
| Tim Robinson | ... | dancing Santa |
| Cecily Strong | ... | singer |
⁕Samuel L. Jackson unexpectedly says "this some bullshit", prompting Kenan Thompson to ad-lib "That costs money". The expletive is muted in reruns.
| Sketch | Old Friends “Restoration Hardware” |
| Martin Short | ... | Dennis |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Mark |
| Taran Killam | ... | clerk |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | narrator |
| Sketch | Pageant Audition |
| Martin Short | ... | Caleb |
| Paul McCartney | ... | Monty |
| Fred Armisen | ... | pianist |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | judge |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Reggie |
| Cecily Strong | ... | judge |
| Musical Performance | "Wonderful Christmas Time" |
| Total Appearances | Characters | Impressions | Voices | Stills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Short | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Paul McCartney | 4 | ||||
| Alec Baldwin | 1 | 1 | |||
| Carrie Brownstein | 1 | ||||
| Jimmy Fallon | 1 | ||||
| Tina Fey | 1 | ||||
| Tom Hanks | 1 | ||||
| Samuel L. Jackson | 2 | ||||
| The New York City Children's Chorus | 2 | ||||
| Paul Shaffer | 1 | ||||
| Kristen Wiig | 1 | ||||
| Rusty Anderson | 1 | ||||
| Dave Grohl | 1 | ||||
| Abe Laboriel Jr. | 2 | ||||
| Krist Novoselic | 1 | ||||
| Brian Ray | 2 | ||||
| Pat Smear | 1 | ||||
| Joe Walsh | 1 | ||||
| Wix Wickens | 2 | ||||
| Fred Armisen | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vanessa Bayer | 3 | 2 | |||
| Bill Hader | 3 | 2 | |||
| Taran Killam | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Seth Meyers | 1 | ||||
| Bobby Moynihan | 3 | 1 | |||
| Nasim Pedrad | 3 | 1 | |||
| Jay Pharoah | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jason Sudeikis | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kenan Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Aidy Bryant | 1 | ||||
| Kate McKinnon | 2 | 1 | |||
| Tim Robinson | 1 | ||||
| Cecily Strong | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Danielle Flora | 1 | ||||
| Steve Higgins | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lorne Michaels | 1 | ||||
| Keith Raywood | 1 | ||||
| John Solomon | 1 | ||||
| Gunna Wilson | 1 | ||||
| 77 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
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