Yes, it's Brimming with Nonsense, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. Yet I Truly Adore Meghan's Christmas Special.

No concerned with the time of year, it's constantly fair game for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Critics, expert and amateur alike, have seldom found such common ground as when enthusiastically shredding the series' initial installments apart. The general consensus was that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had never been witnessed than the much-discussed pretzel re-packaging incident.

Presently, as a festive rebel, she has returned once again with a "Festive Special" (also known as a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The familiar ingredients we've come to expect – vague self-help platitudes, extreme hosting – remain, but within the context of a Christmas special, the purpose becomes clear. The pieces have fallen together; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

By this point, Meghan is like the eccentric aunt at most festive family gatherings – dispensing random tips, and supplying the occasional strange exclamation. ("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 quite a personality, but her aura is known and oddly reassuring. And she appears content; she's causing the slightest hurt.

She is aware her each tiny facial movement, utterance and glance will be picked apart and scrutinized, but still appears relaxed and remarkably at ease.

Maybe this is the only time in history where that old chestnut – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – may well be true. Since, let's face it, each element in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is delightful. Admittedly, it's all painfully excessive, nonsense and over the top – but is that not just what Christmas is for? And the words she speaks might be absurd, but the example she sets seems authentically impeccably styled.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes with flair. Her recipes looks tasty, the holiday arrangement she creates is stunning, her gifts are nearly too beautiful to open. Nothing is ordinary or visually unappealing – including the way she ties her apron is stylish and elegant. She doesn't toss a dish in the microwave, it "has a moment", and she folds wrapping paper like an craft master. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself from start to finish. How could any skeptical viewer not be convinced, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a powerful yearning for crafted festive snaps or a crudites platter where broccoli is arranged in the shape of a wreath?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, of course, but nonetheless, after the level of examination she has endured since she met Prince Harry, the love child of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would struggle to act this naturally. Her unwillingness to alter or even tone down her persona, even though it being so constantly, globally mocked, is oddly heartening. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can count on: Meghan will remain herself, no matter what. We will always know what to expect with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her message, a point that will undoubtedly come as a relief: you aren't required to. There isn't national service these days, and if there were, it would be improbable to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you decide to tune in and are consumed by longing about her flawless Christmas, there is hope either. Be you a duchess or a data administrator, no kid truly appreciates the dedication and labor their parent does in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by envisioning her children's faces when they unfold a beautifully scripted letter that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, instead of a candy.