Julianne Hough and Derek Hough (Photo: ABC)
It’s the most magical time of the year!
Bask in the Christmas cheer, merry music and a lot of Disney magic by watching the annual Disney Parks specials on ABC this holiday season. Derek Hough and Julianne Hough return to hosting duties for “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” airing on Sunday, November 27th, and they will be joined on Christmas morning, Sunday, December 25th, by Freeform’s Sherry Cola (Freeform’s “Good Trouble”) and Marcus Scribner (“grown-ish”) to co-host the “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”.
The specials were, once again, filmed on location at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California, and will feature festive performances from some of your favorite names in music, including Black Eyed Peas, Maren Morris, Becky G, Chloe Flower, Jordin Sparks, Meghan Trainor, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Il Volo, Ne-Yo, and RUN DMC!
Check out the lineup and schedule for both specials below!
Becky G (Photo: ABC)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Airing: Sunday, Nov. 27, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. EST/PST
Musical performers and songs include the following:
• Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – “Such a Night,” “My Favorite Things,” “I Gotta Feeling” medley
• Becky G – “Frosty The Snowman”; “What Christmas Means to Me” with Chloe Flower and Ne-Yo
• Black Eyed Peas – “A Cold Christmas,” “I Gotta Feeling”
• Chloe Flower – “Carol of the Bells”; “What Christmas Means to Me” with Ne-Yo and Becky G
• David Foster and Katharine McPhee – “Jingle Bell Rock”
• Il Volo – “Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)”
• Jordin Sparks – “Trapmas Medley”
• Maren Morris – “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
• Meghan Trainor – “Here Comes Santa Claus,” “Made You Look” medley
• Ne-Yo – “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)”; “What Christmas Means to Me” with Chloe Flower and Becky G
• Run DMC – “Christmas in Hollis”
Meghan Trainor (Photo: ABC)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Airing: Sunday, Dec. 25, from 10:00 a.m. EST, 9:00 a.m. Central, 7:00 a.m. PST
Musical performers and songs include the following:
• Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – “Officially Christmas”
• Black Eyed Peas – “Carol of the Bells”
• Chloe Flower – “A Liberace Christmas”
• David Foster and Katharine McPhee – “Blue Christmas,” “Grown Up Christmas List”
• Maren Morris – “When You Wish Upon a Star”
• Meghan Trainor – “My Kind of Present”
• Ne-Yo – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
• Il Volo – “Happy Christmas (War is Over)”
Freeform’s Trevor Jackson (“grown-ish”) will join a magical musical performance aboard the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Wish.
Both specials will showcase heartwarming family stories, and offer sneak peeks at what’s new around The Walt Disney Company—including a sneak peek at the highly anticipated movie, “Avatar: The Way of Water”—only in theaters on December 16, 2022.
See photos from the specials in the slideshow below!
→ See the full ABC Holiday 2022 Seasonal Programming Guide
→ Click Here for the Disney Channel and Disney Junior Seasonal Lineup
→ View Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas Daily Schedule
→ What To Watch on Disney+ ‘Seasons Streamings’ Holiday 2022 Lineup
→ CMA Country Christmas 2022 Lineup
Stay Merry,