The BEST episodes of The Great British Baking Show: Holidays

Every episode of The Great British Baking Show: Holidays ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Great British Baking Show: Holidays!

Deck the halls with sugar, butter and chocolate as competitors from past seasons bake sweet Yuletide treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

Last Updated: 3/27/2026Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing

8.00

2 votes

#1 - The Great New Year Baking Show

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2025

Grab a dram, as Scottish bakers from across the years celebrate Hogmanay in the tent. Whose Technical will fall short? And whose cranachan will see them crowned as first star baker of 2025?

8.00

3 votes

#2 - The Great Christmas Bake Off

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2021

The cast of "It's a Sin" enjoys a festive fest-off by baking boozy Yule logs, a clean-out-the-fridge leftovers pie and elegant edible Christmas trees.

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7.67

3 votes

#3 - The Great Festive Baking Show

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2019

Paul awards his first hug as Kate, Steven, Tamal and Candice whip up iced stollen wreaths, meringue snow eggs and New Year's resolution cakes.

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7.50

4 votes

#4 - The Great Christmas Baking Show

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/24/2023

Bakers from series past return to put their spin on traditional mince pies, craft intricate snowflake breads and whip up cakes inspired by former flops.

7.33

3 votes

#5 - The Great New Year's Bake Off

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2021

Noel Fielding, Matt Lucas, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood see in the New Year with past bakers Helena and Henry (2019), Nancy (2014) and Rahul (2018), and a cosy sing-song around the piano.

7.33

3 votes

#6 - The Great New Year's Bake Off

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2022

Bakers from seasons past scramble to make New Year breakfast buns, a vasilopita cake that's light on instructions and a biscuit-based winter diorama.

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7.33

3 votes

#7 - The Great Christmas Bake Off

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2022

Gaby Roslin, Sir Tony Robison, Miquita Oliver, Terry Christian and Claire Sweeney compete for Christmas Star Baker, and there's a beautiful performance of Swan Lake by the English National Ballet.

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7.33

6 votes

#8 - The Great New Year's Bake Off

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2023

2021 Bake Off finalist Chigs, 2020's Lottie and Manon and 2018's Antony battle it out to win the first Star Baker of 2023, before seeing the New Year in with a performance from Riverdance.

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7.17

6 votes

#9 - The Great New Year Baking Show

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2024

Four former contestants kick off the new year with a sweetly stacked religieuse, a fiendish galette des rois and a creatively decorated smash cake.

7.00

2 votes

#10 - The Great Christmas Baking Show

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2017

The title of Christmas Star Baker is on the line for Val, Selasi, Beca and Paul as they serve up their best Yule logs, mince pies and snow globe cakes.

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7.00

1 votes

#11 - The Great New Year Baking Show

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2026

A slate of familiar faces returns to the competition, only they're all competing in pairs, immediately doubling the potential for chaos.

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7.00

2 votes

#12 - The Great Christmas Baking Show

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/24/2024

In Soap-tacular style, Natalie Cassidy, Chris Bisson, Dean Gaffney, Shobna Gulati and Sheree Murphy take on three festive challenges. Who'll cobble something together, and who'll be Queen Vic-torious?

7.00

3 votes

#13 - The Great Christmas Baking Show

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2019

Bakers Briony, Yan, Terry and Tom make a sweet and savory return and tackle cake pops, sausage roll wreaths and gingerbread showstoppers.

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7.00

3 votes

#14 - The Great Festive Bake Off

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2020

Noel, Sandi, Prue and Paul welcome the cast of Derry Girls to the festive tent as they compete for Star Baker and see in the New Year with the London Community Gospel Choir.

7.00

2 votes

#15 - The Great Christmas Baking Show

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2018

Yuletide cheer abounds as returning bakers Flo, Liam, Jane and Andrew prepare iced biscuits, Icelandic flatbread and gift-shaped hidden design cakes

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7.00

2 votes

#16 - The Great Festive Baking Show

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2018

It's a mouthwatering winter wonderland when Rav, Benjamina, Rob and Sandy return to bake snowy bombe Alaska tarts, Kransekakes and magical ice cakes.

0.00

0 votes

#17 - The Great Christmas Bake Off

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2020

Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Matt Lucas and Tom Allen are joined by past bakers James Hillery (Series 8), Ruby Bhogal (Series 9), Jamie Finn (Series 10), and Rosie Brandreth-Poynter (Series 10) to celebrate Christmas in the tent. And Alexandra Burke performs her magical version of Silent Night.

0.00

0 votes

#18 - The Great Christmas Baking Show

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2025

Ding dong merrily on pie! Deck the ovens and peep into the tent, as stars from Peep Show make biscuit decorations, a Boxing Day classic and their favourite moments in cake.