7.7/108 votesLoading...#1 - Christmas Card Craziness
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2023
Host Jeff Mauro challenges the teams to create a scene capturing that exact moment when a holiday photo goes wrong, and for the first time this season, they must highlight one team member's skill in their display. First up, cookie! In the end, judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira will cut one team out of the picture.
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7.6/109 votesLoading...#2 - Abominable Bucklet List
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2023
Host Jeff Mauro challenges three new teams of cake, sugar and cookie artists to imagine how the abominable snowman would spend his dream holiday vacation. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira upgrade two teams to the next round, while one team is sent packing.
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7.6/106 votesLoading...#3 - Christmas Under The Sea
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2023
To celebrate Warner Brother's "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," host Jeff Mauro asks the teams to imagine what holidays look like under the sea. Plus, they'll have to highlight their sugar artist's skills by incorporating underwater plant life made entirely of sugar! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira determine which three teams keep cruising into the next challenge and which team is all washed up.
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7.6/106 votesLoading...#4 - Kids Catch Santa
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2023
Host Jeff Mauro challenges the three remaining teams to reveal what will happen when the kids finally catch Santa while he's delivering their toys. The cake artist is in the hot seat as each display must incorporate an anti-gravity element made entirely of cake! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira determine which two teams are sledding into the finale where they will battle it out for the title of Holiday Wars champion and $25,000!
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7.6/106 votesLoading...#5 - Holiday Light Show
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/2023
For their final challenge, the last two teams standing take Christmas light displays to the next level by creating large-scale illuminated structures! Jeff Mauro, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira make their toughest decision yet as they determine who will be crowned Holiday Wars champion and take home the grand prize of $25,000.
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7.5/108 votesLoading...#6 - 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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7.4/109 votesLoading...#7 - Manufacturing Mishap
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2023
Christmas is just around the corner, so host Jeff Mauro tasks three teams of cake, sugar and cookie artists with designing a display illustrating a terrible mistake happening at Santa's workshop. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira choose whose mishap deserves a pass and who won't be getting a holiday bonus.
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7.3/109 votesLoading...#8 - 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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7.2/108 votesLoading...#9 - When Toys Come Alive ... And Go Wild
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/22/2020
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7.2/107 votesLoading...#10 - Intergalactic Holidays
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2021
The five remaining teams are challenged to imagine friendly aliens celebrating their own holidays on another planet. At the end of this intergalactic face-off, the field of competition narrows
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7.0/108 votesLoading...#11 - A Cake-mas Carol
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2021
The three teams are challenged to showcase Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" by reimagining the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, or Future.
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7.0/107 votesLoading...#12 - The Ultimate Snowball Fight
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/2021
Six artists face off to imagine the best way to win the ultimate snowball fight.
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7.0/107 votesLoading...#13 - 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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7.0/107 votesLoading...#14 - Ugly Sweater Party
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2022
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6.5/108 votesLoading...#15 - North Pole Wedding
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/2020
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6.4/107 votesLoading...#16 - Hanging with Old St. Nick
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2022
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6.2/108 votesLoading...#17 - Wild Thanksgiving
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2021
The three teams showcase how two animals that do not get along can celebrate Thanksgiving.
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5.8/108 votesLoading...#18 - Holiday Sing-Along
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2021
The four remaining teams are challenged to bring the story of an iconic carol to life in the most delicious way imaginable, with cake.
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5.6/109 votesLoading...#19 - 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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5.5/108 votesLoading...#20 - The Great Turkey Escape
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2020
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5.0/109 votesLoading...#21 - Santa to the Rescue!
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2020
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3.9/1011 votesLoading...#22 - Surprise Holiday Parade
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2020
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - 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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - 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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - 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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The Best Episodes of Holiday Wars
Every episode of Holiday Wars ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Holiday Wars!
Teams compete to create holiday themed displays out of cake and sugar.
Network:Food Network
Best Episodes Summary
"Christmas Card Craziness" is the best rated episode of "Holiday Wars". It scored 7.7/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/26/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Abominable Bucklet List".