| 0 | Christmas Carolers | cover | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | Got It! | comic story | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas | |
| 2 | Departments | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | You'll Rock With Laughter 'N We'll Roll In Dough... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Random Samplings of Reader Mail | letters page | 1.67 | script: Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke; inks: George Woodbridge, Mort Drucker, Bob Clarke | Ed Reamer; Ed Reimers |
| 5 | The MAD 1960 Calendar | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Wallace Wood, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Dave Berg; inks: Joe Orlando, Bob Clarke, Wallace Wood, Kelly Freas, Mort Drucker, Dave Berg | Father Time, Alfred E. Neuman |
| 6 | New Ad Spaces | comic story | 3 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | |
| 7 | 777 Sunset Strip | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Efrem Zimbalist Jr. [as Stew Daily]; Roger Smith [as Jess Spence]; Paladin; Shirley Plain; Edd Byrnes [as Koukie]; Angelo; Mr. Brooksbrothers; Miss Primm; Peter Gone; the show's producer |
| 8 | The Brain Operation | comic story | 2 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 9 | Protest Letters | comic story | 4 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Mr. Murphy; Marmaduke (ventriloquist's dummy) |
| 10 | MAD's Helpful Household Repair Hints | comic story | 3 | script: David Berg; pencils: David Berg; inks: David Berg | Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus |
| 11 | MAD's Modern Folk Music | text story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | |
| 12 | Living Space | comic story | 4 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Mr. Smedley; Mrs. Smedley |
| 13 | Sure-Fire 1959 Christmas Songs | text article | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Santa Claus |
| 14 | The Truth About "Before" And "After" Ads | comic story | 4 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | Sal Mineo; Ricky Nelson |
| 15 | In Surgery | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 16 | MAD Goes To A Historical Movie Preview | comic story | 4 | script: Larry Siegel; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando | James Buchanan First, Joe DiMaggio, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine First |
| 17 | The First Edition / The Second Edition / The Final Edition | text story | 3 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: George Woodbridge; inks: George Woodbridge | Mike Mosholu |
| 18 | MAD's Up-To-Date Version of The Night Before Christmas | text story | 4 | script: Paul Laikin, Clement Clarke Moore; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood | Santa Claus |
| 19 | The Early Riser | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 20 | Marvin Talks About The Tobacco Industry | text article | 0 | letters: typeset | Marginal Marvin |
| 21 | Do Your Christmas Shopping Early | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Lester Krauss; inks: Lester Krauss | |
| 22 | Das Spiel Von Der Automobile, Or How To Look Funny While Driving | comic story | 1 | pencils: Kelly Freas; inks: Kelly Freas; colors: Kelly Freas | Der Captain, Fritz Katzenjammer, Hans Katzenjammer, Mama Katzenjammer |