As December 25 rolls around, we look forward to waking up early, opening presents, enjoying a delicious meal, and then watching the Doctor Who Christmas special, “Last Christmas,” with family and friends. The Doctor Who Christmas special, now in its 10th year, has become an institution, but a new tradition has emerged – the Doctor Puppet Christmas Special. Doctor Puppet was created by Alisa Stern and now she and her team regularly entertain us with Doctor Puppet episodes. This year they have created a fantastic short called The Planet that Came for Christmas, in which the Twelfth Doctor and companion Clara travel to a planet that only appears once a year – on Christmas Day. What they find provides the viewer with that spooky holiday spirit that we love.

If you are still pining for the NInth, Tenth, and Eleventh Doctors, be sure to watch A Timelord Christmas to see the doctors decorate a tree and opens presents to a festive tune. Alisa and her Doctor Puppet team is right – puppets are cool.

To see more Doctor Puppet tales be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page. You can learn more about Alisa and her work at her website.