John Scalzi relinked the other day to his version of a holiday classic: “The Ten Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time.”

Every year, for the last five or so years, Scalzi relinks to it, and every year I reread it because a) it’s so damn funny, and b) I generally forget what most of the entries were. I also get jealous every year after I read it, because I would be hard-pressed to come up with anything so nearly as clever.

My favorite of the bunch is “The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: ‘A Most Illogical Holiday.’” It’s hilarious, and it’s about Star Trek, so what’s not to like? Here is a brief snippet:

Mr. Spock, with his pointy ears, is hailed as a messiah on a wintry world where elves toil for a mysterious master, revealed to be Santa just prior to the first commercial break. Santa, enraged, kills Ensign Jones and attacks the Enterprise in his sleigh. As Scotty works to keep the power flowing to the shields, Kirk and Bones infiltrate Santa’s headquarters. With the help of the comely and lonely Mrs. Claus, Kirk is led to the heart of the workshop, where he learns the truth: Santa is himself a pawn to a master computer, whose initial program is based on an ancient book of children’s Christmas tales.

To find out what happens to Captain Kirk & Co. next, go to Scalzi’s site. The Star Trek one is the fourth down. But while you’re there, you may as well read the rest. They’re worth it.