Admittedly, it's Brimming with Nonsense, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Holiday Special.

No matter the season, it's perpetually fair game for commentary on the Meghan Markle's televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Reviewers, expert and amateur alike, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when eagerly tearing the lifestyle show's initial installments to pieces. The prevailing view seemed to be a greater royal outrage had never been witnessed than the much-discussed snack re-labeling incident.

Presently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she has returned with a new offering with a "Holiday Celebration" (aka a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The standard components audiences anticipate – meaningless jargon salads, extreme hosting – are still present, but within the context of a Christmas special, suddenly it all makes sense. The elements have slid into place; it's a perfect snow storm.

By this point, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at the typical holiday get-together – offering random tips, and delivering 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 an interesting figure, but her presence is familiar and unexpectedly soothing. And she looks content; she's causing a bit of damage.

She understands her each tiny facial movement, word and look will be analyzed and criticised, but nonetheless looks relaxed and too blessed to be stressed.

It could be this is the initial instance in history where that clichéd phrase – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – may well be true. The reason is, let's face it, each element in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is delightful. Granted, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, foolishness and extravagant – but isn't that exactly what Christmas is about? And the words she speaks might be laughable, but the walk she's walking appears to be beautifully curated.

Anything she attempts, she accomplishes with style. Her recipes looks scrumptious, the holiday arrangement she makes is gorgeous, her gifts are nearly too beautiful to open. Nothing is ordinary or visually unappealing – even the way she fastens her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't throw a dish in the microwave, it "has a moment", and she wraps wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself throughout. How could any skeptical viewer not be charmed, bursting with festive joy and left with a deep longing for crafted festive snaps or a vegetable display where greens is arranged in the shape of a wreath?

Meghan had a career in acting for a living, of course, but despite that, after the level of examination she has endured since she started dating Prince Harry, even a hypothetical offspring of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would struggle to act this naturally. Her decision to change or even tone down her shtick, regardless of it being so persistently, widely parodied, is weirdly comforting. In our volatile world, here is one thing we can count on: Meghan will be like this, whatever happens. We will always know our position with her.

If you're still not buying her brand, a point that will undoubtedly come as a comfort: you aren't required to. We don't have mandatory conscription these days, and were it to return, it would be improbable to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, on the other hand, you willingly check it out and are consumed by envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, there is hope either. Whether you're a royal or a office worker, few children fully understands the time and energy their parent expends in the holiday season. So you can take heart by envisioning her children's faces when they unfold a beautifully scripted letter that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, rather than a chocolate.