The BEST episodes of Holiday Wars
Every episode of Holiday Wars ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holiday Wars!
Three teams of master cake and sugar artists face off in two jolly challenges to produce mind-blowing holiday displays that are just as festive as they are delicious.
#2 - Elves vs. Reindeer
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2019
The two remaining teams of cake masters and sugar artists face off for their final festive battle. Host Jonathan Bennett challenges them to showcase the ultimate friendly rivalry between Santa's best employees, elves and reindeer. Chef Shinmin Li and Jason Smith judge which team will walk away with a grand prize of $25,000.
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#4 - Santa's New Ride
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/19/2021
It's almost Christmas, and Santa's getting ready to deliver gifts all around the world, but he can't do it without a brand-new sleigh! With $25,000 at stake, the last two teams of cake and sugar artists must showcase the wildest, most-powerful modernization imaginable for Santa's new ride. At the end of the fast-paced bake-off judged by Maneet Chauhan, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira, one team will be crowned Holiday Wars Champion and win the grand prize!
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#5 - Elf Auditions
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2019
Host Jonathan Bennett challenges the four remaining teams of cake masters and sugar artists to create their most festive vision of how Santa Claus auditions his next crop of elves. Judges Shinmin Li and Jason Smith decide which team will be going home for the holidays.
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#6 - Santa's New Gig
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2019
Host Jonathan Bennett challenges the three remaining teams of cake and sugar artists to show how Santa celebrates the off-season with a side job. Judges Shinmin Li and Jason Smith decide which two teams will move on to the finale to compete for the $25,000 grand prize.
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#7 - Santa's Stand-In
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2024
Host Jeff Mauro asks the teams to imagine what holiday hijinks unfold when another holiday icon fills in for Santa on Christmas Eve. And this week, the teams must highlight their cake artist's skills by making the main character entirely out of cake and incorporating the tasting element into that character. Judges Shinmin Li and Kardea Brown will determine which three teams move forward and which team is sent home.
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Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2024
Three new teams face off as host Jeff Mauro challenges them to create the ultimate holiday parade float display. Each team must have at least two characters on their display and one element that moves! Judges Shinmin Li and Kardea Brown move two more teams through, and one team is eliminated.
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Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2024
Six remaining teams of amazingly talented cake, cookie and sugar artists face off against one another for the first time! To celebrate the release of Disney's "Moana 2," host Jeff Mauro tasks the teams with imagining what a holiday party on the island of Motunui would look like. And for the first time in the competition, teams must have a display that is at least 3 feet tall! Judges Shinmin Li and Kardea Brown evaluate the designs and ultimately, one team is eliminated.
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Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2024
Host Jeff Mauro challenges the five remaining teams of cake, cookie and sugar artists to create a scene capturing what it looks like when Mrs. Claus has a night out on the town, and the teams must highlight the cookie artist's skill in their display. In the end, judges Shinmin Li and Kardea Brown will eliminate one more team.
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Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2024
Host Jeff Mauro welcomes the first three teams of talented cake, sugar and cookie artists. Each team must create a scene depicting what it would look like if Santa was starring in his very own buddy adventure movie. The stakes are even higher as the teams must have at least two characters on their display, and their tasting element must be seamlessly integrated into their display. Judges Shinmin Li and Kardea Brown decide which two teams move on and which team heads home for the holidays.
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#12 - North Pole Talent Show
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2022
It's nearly Christmas, one of the hardest days of the year for Santa and his helpers. To keep their spirits up, Santa is throwing his first annual North Pole talent show, where the final two teams will showcase the secret talents of the town's brave residents.
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#13 - Time Travelin Santa
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2022
Host Jeff Mauro gets a little help from the Holiday Wars time machine to send our remaining four teams back in time! Each team of cake and sugar artists must create a Santa from a specific period in history before judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide who will move forward and who will be out of time.
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#15 - Winter Workout
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2024
Three new teams battle it out for the last spot in this year's Holiday Wars. Inspired by the holiday film "Red One," host Jeff Mauro asks each team to create a display depicting Santa's unique workout routine. Plus, each team must have two full characters on their display and incorporate a gravity-defying element. Which two teams will move on, and which team will judges Shinmin Li and Kardea Brown send home?
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#16 - The Ultimate Snowball Fight
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/2021
With the qualifying rounds complete, six teams of masterful cake and sugar artists face off against each other for the very first time. Host Maneet Chauhan presents their challenge: Imagine the perfect way to win the ultimate snowball fight. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira judge the snowy battle and eliminate one team from the competition.
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#17 - Stealing the Naughty List
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2019
Five teams of cake and sugar artists face off in the first festive night of challenges. Host Jonathan Bennett asks each team to give their most jolly depiction of a heist involving the world's naughtiest kids stealing Santa's famous "Naughty List." After all, if there's no list, then everyone gets presents! Judges Shinmin Li and Jason Smith decide which team will go home at the end of the battle.
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#18 - Critter Christmas
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/2020
Host Raven-Symone challenges four remaining teams of cake and sugar artists to create the most over-the-top, crazy visions of a Christmas party in the animal kingdom. Shinmin Li and Erin McGinn judge these wild critter Christmas parties.
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#19 - North Pole Wedding
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/2020
Host Raven-Symone challenges the four remaining teams of master cake and sugar artists to imagine the most-magical and romantic destination wedding the world has ever seen, right at the North Pole! Judges Shinmin Li and Erin Acevedo decide which team will go home with $25,000.
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#20 - Holiday Parade
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2023
The six remaining teams of amazingly talented cake, cookie and sugar artists face off against one another for the first time! Host Jeff Mauro tasks the teams with creating one of the biggest holiday traditions: a parade float! Then, judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which team has the most festive float and who will keep driving on home.
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#21 - Merry Grinchmas!
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2021
In the penultimate battle, Maneet Chauhan challenges three teams of master cake and sugar artists to bring Dr. Seuss' iconic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" to life by reimagining the world-famous story as a big-screen epic in a whole new movie genre. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which two teams have earned a spot in the finale to compete for $25,000.
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#24 - Intergalactic Holidays
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2021
Host Maneet Chauhan challenges the five remaining teams of cake and sugar artists to imagine friendly aliens celebrating their own holidays on another planet. At the end of this intergalactic face-off, judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira narrow the field of competition by eliminating one team.
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#25 - Love at "Frost" Sight
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2023
Host Jeff Mauro welcomes three teams of cake, sugar and cookie artists to the holiday bakeshop, where they will create a scene depicting the exact moment Mr. and Mrs. Claus fell in love. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which two teams are the perfect match and which team is heading home for the holidays.
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