| Cold Opening | A Holiday Message From The President |
| Sketch | Elf on the Shelf Support Group |
| Show | Home Alone |
| Sketch | Dancing 101 |
| Sketch | Black Santa Claus “Believe” |
| Musical Performance | "DJ Play A Christmas Song" |
| Show | Love is Blind: The Reunion “The Grinch” |
| Musical Performance | "Run Rudolph Run" |
| Sketch | Delta Lounge |
| Cold Opening | A Holiday Message From The President |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Donald Trump Live |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Elf on the Shelf Support Group |
| Mikey Day | ... | Stickynummies |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Waffles Sillymuffin |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Deedlebeep |
| Jeremy Culhane | ... | Giggleboops |
| Kam Patterson | ... | Zippy |
| Jane Wickline | ... | Picklefickle |
| Show | Home Alone |
| Mikey Day | ... | Peter |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Marley |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | announcer Voice |
| Colin Jost | ... | Buzz |
| Sarah Sherman | ... | Linnie |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Fuller |
| Tommy Brennan | ... | Jeff |
| Jeremy Culhane | ... | Rod |
| Ashley Padilla | ... | Kate |
| Sketch | Dancing 101 |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | student |
| Marcello Hernández | ... | teacher |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | student |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Denniston |
| Jeremy Culhane | ... | student |
| Commercial |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Bruce Springsteen |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | Bjork |
| Marcello Hernández | ... | Bad Bunny |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Andrea Bocelli |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Bob Dylan |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Cameron Winter |
| Sarah Sherman | ... | Kate Bush |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Stevie Wonder |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Yoko Ono |
| Kam Patterson | ... | Lil Jon |
| Veronika Slowikowska | ... | Post Malone |
| Jane Wickline | ||
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Black Santa Claus “Believe” |
| Mikey Day | ... | attorney |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Lamont Brown |
| Kam Patterson | ... | bailiff |
| Weekend Update |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Michael Che | ||
| Kam Patterson | ... |
Tyson /Michael Che's nephew Tells Santa what he wants for Christmas |
| Michael Che | ||
| Bowen Yang | ... | trend forecaster |
| Show | Love is Blind: The Reunion “The Grinch” |
| Mikey Day | ... | The Grinch /Neil |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Nick Lachey |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | Vanessa Lachey |
| Sarah Sherman | ... | Amy |
| Tommy Brennan | ... | contestant |
| Ben Marshall | ... | contestant |
| Ashley Padilla | ... | Nadia |
| Kam Patterson | ... | Matt |
| Veronika Slowikowska | ... | contestant |
| Musical Performance | "Run Rudolph Run" |
| Sketch | Delta Lounge |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | traveler |
| Kenan Thompson | ||
| Bowen Yang | ... | Ed |
| Jane Wickline | ... | traveler |
| Sketch | Black Santa Claus “Believe” |
| Brady Bryson | ... | spectator |
| Cristina Duarte | ... | spectator |
| Shawn Michael | ... | spectator |
| Keo Nozari | ... | spectator |
| Jillian Sayegh | ... | spectator |
| Jaevon Williams | ... | spectator |
| Cold Opening | A Holiday Message From The President |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Donald Trump#47 Live |
| Commercial |
| Show | Love is Blind: The Reunion “The Grinch” |
| Cold Opening | A Holiday Message From The President |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Donald Trump#47 Live |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Elf on the Shelf Support Group |
| Ariana Grande | ... | Twinklebutter |
| Mikey Day | ... | Stickynummies |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Waffles Sillymuffin |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Deedlebeep |
| Jeremy Culhane | ... | Giggleboops |
| Kam Patterson | ... | Zippy |
| Jane Wickline | ... | Picklefickle |
| Show | Home Alone |
| Ariana Grande | ... | Kevin |
| Mikey Day | ... | Peter |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Marley |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | announcer Voice |
| Colin Jost | ... | Buzz |
| Sarah Sherman | ... | Linnie |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Fuller |
| Tommy Brennan | ... | Jeff |
| Jeremy Culhane | ... | Rod |
| Ashley Padilla | ... | Kate |
| Sketch | Dancing 101 |
| Ariana Grande | ... | teacher |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | student |
| Marcello Hernández | ... | teacher |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | student |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Denniston |
| Jeremy Culhane | ... | student |
| Commercial |
| Ariana Grande | ... | Celine Dion#2 |
| Ariana Grande | ... | Katy Perry |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Bruce Springsteen#2 |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | Bjork |
| Marcello Hernández | ... | Bad Bunny#3 |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Andrea Bocelli |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Bob Dylan#2 |
| James Austin Johnson | ... | Cameron Winter |
| Sarah Sherman | ... | Kate Bush |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Stevie Wonder |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Yoko Ono |
| Kam Patterson | ... | Lil Jon |
| Veronika Slowikowska | ... | Post Malone |
| Jane Wickline | ||
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Jamie Northrup | ... | Benson Boone |
| Sketch | Black Santa Claus “Believe” |
| Ariana Grande | ... | judge |
| Mikey Day | ... | attorney |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Lamont Brown |
| Kam Patterson | ... | bailiff |
| Brady Bryson | ... | spectator |
| Cristina Duarte | ... | spectator |
| Shawn Michael | ... | spectator |
| Keo Nozari | ... | spectator |
| Jillian Sayegh | ... | spectator |
| Jaevon Williams | ... | spectator |
| Weekend Update |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Michael Che | ||
| Kam Patterson | ... |
Tyson /Michael Che's nephew Tells Santa what he wants for Christmas |
| Michael Che | ||
| Aidy Bryant | ... | trend forecaster#4 |
| Bowen Yang | ... | trend forecaster#4 |
| Show | Love is Blind: The Reunion “The Grinch” |
| Ariana Grande | ... | Janelle |
| Mikey Day | ... | The Grinch#2 /Neil |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | Nick Lachey |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | Vanessa Lachey |
| Sarah Sherman | ... | Amy |
| Tommy Brennan | ... | contestant |
| Ben Marshall | ... | contestant |
| Ashley Padilla | ... | Nadia |
| Kam Patterson | ... | Matt |
| Veronika Slowikowska | ... | contestant |
| Jana Bernard | ... | contestant |
| Musical Performance | "Run Rudolph Run" |
| Sketch | Delta Lounge |
| Ariana Grande | ... | Rhonda |
| Cher | ... | CEO |
| Andrew Dismukes | ... | traveler |
| Kenan Thompson | ||
| Bowen Yang | ... | Ed |
| Jane Wickline | ... | traveler |
| Total Appearances | Characters | Impressions | Voices | Stills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariana Grande | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cher | 3 | ||||
| Aidy Bryant | 1 | 1 | |||
| Stacy Campbell | 1 | ||||
| Captain Kirk Douglas | 1 | ||||
| Michael Che | 1 | ||||
| Mikey Day | 4 | 1 | |||
| Andrew Dismukes | 5 | 2 | |||
| Chloe Fineman | 4 | 2 | |||
| Marcello Hernández | 3 | 1 | |||
| James Austin Johnson | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Colin Jost | 2 | ||||
| Sarah Sherman | 4 | 1 | |||
| Kenan Thompson | 5 | 1 | |||
| Bowen Yang | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tommy Brennan | 2 | ||||
| Jeremy Culhane | 3 | ||||
| Ben Marshall | 1 | ||||
| Ashley Padilla | 3 | ||||
| Kam Patterson | 5 | 1 | |||
| Veronika Slowikowska | 3 | 1 | |||
| Jane Wickline | 3 | ||||
| Ron Blake | 1 | ||||
| Summer Camargo | 1 | ||||
| Alex Foster | 1 | ||||
| James Genus | 1 | ||||
| Steve Higgins | 2 | 2 | |||
| Valerie Naranjo | 1 | ||||
| Shawn Pelton | 1 | ||||
| Leon Pendarvis | 1 | ||||
| Lenny Pickett | 1 | ||||
| Maddie Rice | 1 | ||||
| Steve Turre | 1 | ||||
| Tuffus Zimbabwe | 1 | ||||
| Jana Bernard | 1 | ||||
| Brady Bryson | 1 | ||||
| Cristina Duarte | 1 | ||||
| Shawn Michael | 1 | ||||
| Jamie Northrup | 1 | 1 | |||
| Keo Nozari | 1 | ||||
| Jillian Sayegh | 1 | ||||
| Jaevon Williams | 1 | ||||
| 95 | 4 | 17 | 3 |
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