christmas special rock christmas special sixth episode season american television comedy series 30_rock written executive story editor series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey director episode series producer episode originally aired december national_broadcasting_company nbc episode liz_lemon tina fey decides help charity children parents ditch holiday plans jack_donaghy alec_baldwin mother stops jack going christmas vacation ends taking frustration tgs staff tgs crew ditch plans holiday themed episode christmas special received mixed reviews television critics according nielsen ratings system watched million households original broadcast series highest rated episode performance episode received primetime emmy award nomination category outstanding guest actress comedy series plot liz_lemon tina fey announces staff tracy_jordan tgs participating charity provides gifts children write letters santa buys far requested letter wanting children happiness liz delivers presents apartment letter door answered adults gifts believes tricked receiving help run charity attempts shut kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer refuses believe christmas charity takes kenneth apartment prove right children answer door liz accidentally reveals real jack_donaghy alec_baldwin accidentally backs mother car florida decides stay jack presence greatly jack reveals liz hit mother waited minutes calling worried find jack tries stay away mother having cast crew tgs produce minute christmas special discovers secret confronts jack responds expressing anger behavior christmas child ultimately talking liz jack realizes actually caring mother production christmas special written executive story editor series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey episode directed series producer cannon fey script collaboration having written episodes black tie somebody love christmas special originally aired nbc united_states december story jack character accidentally hitting mother car based experience rock writers according executive producer actually happened niece writers hit grandmother writer mother car kind spent day saying going okay fine figured fun thing happen jack mom especially right christmas appearance jack mother 30_rock guest starred episodes hiatus end christmas special jack sing duet christmas song regards duet told guide jack fantasy interesting acting challenge didn sing like sing sang like imagined try sing reception original american broadcast christmas special watched million households according nielsen ratings system highest rated episode far received rating share viewers demographic meaning people group people group watching television time watched episode season premiere episode point highest rated episode million viewers received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding guest actress comedy series 61st primetime emmy awards work episode lost tina_fey satirical portrayal saturday night live critical reception episode entirely favorable television columnist alan_sepinwall star-ledger commented liked appearances jack mother series writing jack fear mother feels uncomfortable instead funny eager end visits jack usually sepinwall said little christmas special worked want holiday spirit christmas row rock blame writers strike time ign contributor robert_canning believed delivered christmas episode noted attempt little satisfying ideas rhythm episode nonetheless canning said episode terrible enjoyed plots liz writing fit overall result liz plot wasn funny conclusion canning gave episode rating paste found special episode opinion liz featured new exciting plot line helping jack endure troubles mother reviews negative aol squad wrote christmas episodes complimentary role jack mother citing demanding little difficult makes feel
Christmas Special (30 Rock)