Yes, it's Full of Absurdity, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Holiday Special.

No considering the time of year, it's always fair game for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Critics, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when eagerly tearing the lifestyle show's earlier episodes to shreds. The prevailing view seemed to be a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had seldom occurred than the now-infamous pretzel-bagging incident.

Now, as a festive rebel, she makes a comeback with a new offering with a "Holiday Celebration" (or a yuletide episode). Yet now, the dynamic has changed. The standard components viewers are accustomed to – psychobabble word salads, overzealous entertaining – persist, but within the context of a yuletide episode, it all clicks into place. The pieces have fallen together; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

By this point, Meghan resembles the quirky relative at Christmas celebrations everywhere – dispensing random tips, and contributing the periodic peculiar declaration. ("I love spinach!" … "A tradition has to have a beginning." … "A tree is part of my memory and love of the holiday season.") She's an interesting figure, but her aura is known and oddly reassuring. And she appears content; she's not doing the slightest hurt.

She knows her every micro expression, syllable and glance will be analyzed and scrutinized, but still appears carefree and serenely untroubled.

Maybe this is the first occasion in history where that well-worn saying – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – may well be true. Because, you know what?, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels delightful. Admittedly, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, silliness and extravagant – but is that not precisely what Yuletide is all about? And the advice she gives might be laughable, but the life she leads appears to be beautifully curated.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes with style. Her culinary efforts looks scrumptious, the wreath she crafts is stunning, her presents are nearly too beautiful to unwrap. Nothing is mediocre or visually unappealing – including the way she fastens her kitchen garment is artful and chic. She doesn't toss a dish in the oven, it "has a moment", and she folds gift paper like an craft master. She also seems to be completely savoring herself from start to finish. How could any cynical observer not be charmed, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a deep longing for crafted festive snaps or a crudites platter where greens is positioned in the likeness of a wreath?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, naturally, but nonetheless, after the level of examination she has weathered from the moment she became involved with Prince Harry, the love child of two legendary actresses would find it hard to appear this genuinely. Her refusal to modify or even soften her routine, even though it being so relentlessly, internationally ridiculed, is oddly heartening. In our volatile world, here is something we can count on: Meghan will remain herself, come what may. We will forever know what to expect with her.

If you're not yet convinced by what she's selling, a reminder that will certainly come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. There isn't national service these days, and if there were, it would be doubtful to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you choose to watch and are consumed by envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, you can take solace either. Be you a duchess or a data administrator, few children fully understands the time and energy their mum does in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by picturing Archie and Lilibet's faces when they reveal a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, rather than a candy.