‘The O.C.’s’ Four Chrismukkah Episodes, Ranked Worst to Best – The Hollywood Reporter

Live Feed In time for the holidays, The Hollywood Reporter compiled a ranking of Seth Cohen’s hybrid holiday of Christmas and Hanukkah. December 20, 2025 11:30am Published on December 20, 2025 Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie with Shannon Lucio in ‘The O.C.’ Chrismukkah episodes. WB/Courtesy Everett Collection (2) Logo text Chrismukkah is upon us. Back on Dec. 3, 2003, The O.C.’s Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) introduced his own hybrid holiday to adopted brother Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), blending Christmas and Hanukkah to reflect his interfaith family, as his dad Sandy (Peter Gallagher) is Jewish and his mom Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) is Christian. Seth may not have invented combining the two holidays, but he did give the world a name for what he called “the greatest superholiday known to mankind.” Writer-producer Stephanie Savage told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 she was surprised by how many viewers already celebrated something similar but lacked a term for it. Each season’s Chrismukkah episode followed Seth using his superholiday to solve the latest crisis on the Fox drama, resulting in some of the show’s most entertaining and dramatic moments. With Hanukkah underway and Christmas approaching, it’s that time of year to revisit how
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