The 'Call the Midwife' Christmas Special 2023 Trailer Is Full of Festive Vibes

Holiday traditions are an important part of the Christmas season, from buying a tree and putting up decorations to cooking elaborate meals with friends and family. For Anglophiles, that often means throwing ourselves into that most British of holiday entertainment traditions: The Christmas special. Though the idea has never really caught on in America, special festive episodes of popular programs meant to air on and around Christmas Day are wildly popular in the U.K., which means some of the biggest series are lining up to drop holiday programs, and this year's offerings include heavy hitters like Doctor Who, Death in Paradise and the U.K. version of Ghosts.

Popular period drama Call the Midwife's heartwarming feel and cozy vibes make it a perfect Christmas episode candidate, which is probably why it's aired a holiday special each year since it premiered in 2012. The 2023 installment will be its 12th festive special, and sounds as though it will hit several holiday highs and lows. Set a few weeks before Christmas 1968, with Apollo 8 poised to circle the moon, the hour promises to deal with storylines as diverse as Sister Monica Joan's conviction that she's celebrating her last holiday season, the Turners' emotional indecision about what to do when a gift arrives from May's biological mother, and Matt and Trixie's newlywed struggles as they try to navigate their first Christmas together.

Of course, if the trailer is anything to go by, there's also no shortage of seasonal warmth and charm, along with an adorable baby or two. (It is Call the Midwife, after all.)