"A Benihana Christmas" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the thirty-ninth episode overall.; It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Harold Ramis.; The episode originally aired in the United States on December 14, 2006, on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).In the episode, Christmas time at the office leads to depression for Michael, when his girlfriend Carol breaks up with him. Michael, Andy, Dwight, and Jim then go to a local Benihana, where both Michael and Andy find dates with two of the restaurant's waitresses. Back at the office, after a conflict with a bossy Angela, Karen and Pam decide to create their own Christmas party. When the majority of the office decide to go to Karen and Pam's party, Angela becomes upset, and seeing this, Karen and Pam decide to combine the parties. Soon after, Michael and Andy's dates leave them, but Michael nevertheless finds someone to go to Jamaica with him.