Season 15 · Episode 9 · First aired 11 December 2016
How the Griffin Stole Christmas
Episode 9 of Family Guy season 15 (S15E09), the 278th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Aaron Lee and directed by Julius Wu. First broadcast on 11 December 2016.
Story
Peter takes a seasonal job as a shopping centre Father Christmas. He discovers that he can do as he pleases in the role without consequence, and he starts drinking on the job. The real Father Christmas is unhappy about this and steps in personally to stop him. Meanwhile, Brian and Stewie gatecrash Christmas parties around town for the free food and the chance to meet women.
Voices
| Voice | Characters |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin |
| Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin |
| Seth Green | Chris Griffin |
| Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin |
| Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown |
| Ava Acres | Girl |
| Max Charles | Kid |
| Christine Lakin | Woman at Party |
Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze.
Guest voices
- Alec Sulkin as Jesus Christ
- Fred Tatasciore as Quahog Concert Hall Announcer
- David Lynch as David Lynch
- Ursula Taherian as Gina Devereaux
- Ty Simpkins as Little Drummer Boy
Season 15: episode 9 of 20
- E1The Boys in the Band
- E2Bookie of the Year
- E3American Gigg-olo
- E4Inside Family Guy
- E5Chris Has Got a Date, Date, Date, Date, Date
- E6Hot Shots
- E7High School English
- E8Carter and Tricia
- E9How the Griffin Stole ChristmasYou are here
- E10Passenger Fatty-Seven
- E11Gronkowsbees
- E12Peter's Def Jam
- E13The Finer Strings
- E14The Dating Game
- E15Cop and a Half-wit
- E16Saturated Fat Guy
- E17Peter's Lost Youth
- E18The Peter Principal
- E19Dearly Deported
- E20A House Full of Peters
SourceFacts from Wikipedia: Family Guy season 15 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Spotted an error? See corrections.
Provenance
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- 6 September 2026
- Verification
- Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree
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- Note
- The story summary and notes were written for this site from the sources listed, by Claude in Claude Code on 2026-09-08, awaiting editorial review. Facts only; no dialogue is reproduced. Voice credits: Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Guest cast data from TVmaze (https://www.tvmaze.com), CC BY-SA.