The One With the Holiday Armadillo

"The One With the Holiday Armadillo" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the sitcom Friends, and it's third Christmas-themed episode. It first aired December 14, 2000, on NBC.

Synopsis
Phoebe brings in her late mother's Christmas memorial candy dish, shaped like a skull. Ben stays with Ross for the holidays who intends to teach his son about their Jewish heritage. He feels Ben is only exposed to Christmas traditions. Ross certainly makes his mark on Ben but the idea of a year without Santa sounds like a serious punishment.

Ross, wants to surprise Ben but can't rent any Christmas suit this late, so he invents Santa's Tex-Mex friend: the Holiday Armadillo. The Armadillo explains about Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights but Chandler appears as Santa to help out Ross. Ross however was really connecting with Ben so asks Chandler to leave, until Monica asks him to keep the suit 'for later'!

Availability
The episode was released on the DVD Box Set "Friends: The Complete Seventh Season (2000)", avaiable on Amazon.