Watch: First Trailer for the ‘Call the Midwife’ Christmas Special is Here!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The holidays are rapidly approaching, which means its time for an onslaught of excellent telly. And we’ve got a tremendous amount to look forward to – what with new episodes of Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and Sherlock all headed our way, plus new dramas like Death Comes to Pemberley, The Great Train Robbery and more.

One of the most highly anticipated bits of holiday programming this year is the Christmas episode from critically acclaimed drama Call the Midwife. We haven’t seen the ladies of Nonnantus House in almost a year, and fans everywhere have missed them. Luckily, we don’t have to wait too much longer. The BBC has released the first trailer for the Call the Midwife 2013 holiday special, set to air on Christmas Day in the UK, and just a few days later here in the US, on December 29.

And it looks wonderful.

Watch it for yourselves below. 

Per the official website, the story of this episode goes like this:  In 1958 Poplar, the holidays are not just about the opening of presents, but also about the closing of deep wounds. Although the weather is unseasonably mild for this time of year, the lives of the midwives are anything but calm. Jenny’s relationship with Alec continues to blossom and Shelagh’s (formerly Sister Bernadette) quiet wedding to Dr. Turner is underway.

When a thousand-pound explosive is discovered, the district is evacuated and the Nonnatus House team is quick to take charge to ensure that the community is safe and warm. Always one to keep spirits high, Chummy decides to forge ahead with the Cubs Christmas party. However, just when the community’s holiday spirit is renewed, Poplar faces an outbreak of polio, with the repercussions of the illness affecting the nurses and nuns more than they could have ever imagined.

Dun dun dun.

Basically, let’s just start stocking up on tissues now.

What would you like to see happen in the Call the Midwife Christmas special?