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Calling all music lovers: Some of the most iconic boy bands of the 80s and 90s are reuniting for the holiday special of your pop culture dreams!  ABC has gathered members from *NSYNC, Boyz II Men, New Edition, New Kids on the Block, O-Town and 98 Degrees together for the ultimate festive reunion, a Christmas special called “A Very Boy Band Holiday”!

The holiday special, which premieres on Monday, December 6th at 8pm/7c on ABC, will feature Joey Fatone (*NSYNC), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Lance Bass (*NSYNC), Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), Bobby Brown (New Edition), Michael Bivins (New Edition), Joey McIntyre (NKOTB), Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town), Nick Lachey (98 Degrees), Drew Lachey (98 Degrees), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) and Justin Jeffre (98 Degrees) performing classic tunes and their respective greatest holiday hits — and some special surprise guests will be there to help celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

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There’s a new music group on the scene, and they’ve arrived just in time for the holiday season! Nickelodeon, in collaboration with Ty Ty & Jay Brown Productions, announced the new girl group called Good NEWZ Girls and they’ve debuted with the “Winter Getaway” EP, which is now available to stream on all platforms (click here).

The members consist of Mikaela Astel (17 years old from Queens, NY), Nayah Damasen (17 years old, from Burbank, CA), Isabel Gonzalez (16 years old from Teaneck, NJ), and Baylee Morrison (17 years old from Macedon, NY) who all come from singing and dancing backgrounds.

Gabby Barrett and Carly Pearce(Photo: ABC/Sami Drasin)

Celebrate the holidays with “CMA Country Christmas” this year as award-winning country music stars Gabby Barrett and Carly Pearce host the 12th annual heartwarming special filled with the sounds of the season performed by some of your favorite names in music!

The holiday special blends one-of-a-kind performances of holiday classics with original favorites from Barrett, Pearce, Jimmie Allen, Carrie Underwood, BRELAND, Lady A, Pistol Annies, Brett Eldredge and Lainey Wilson during an intimate at-home setting that invites viewers to bask in the joy of Christmas with the whole family.

“CMA Country Christmas” airs on Monday, November 29th at 8pm/7c on ABC!

Check out the full performance and song lineup below:

(L-R, Top-Bottom) Dan + Shay, Khalid, Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin, John Legend and Meghan Trainor.
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There aren’t too many full holiday album releases this year, but there are many new songs!  Quite a few artists have re-released their Christmas records with bonus tracks too, and there were some new singles and music videos of old favorites that dropped here, which have us boppin’ around our Christmas tree!

We have compiled a list of some stand-out tracks that we wanted to share with you all! Each song is also available to either stream and/or buy on Apple Music, Amazon Music and Spotify.

Julianne Hough and Ariana DeBose. (Photo: Disney/Matt Stroshane)

The magical experience of celebrating the holiday season with Disney returns to the ABC network this year with two festive specials jam-packed with music, magic and your favorite stars as they ring in the season from the ‘happiest place on earth’!

“The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration”, hosted by Julianne Hough and Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”, “Hamilton”, “The Prom”), will air on Sunday, November 28th while sibling powerhouses Derek Hough and Julianne Hough take on the hosting duties in Walt Disney World for the beloved “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” on Christmas morning, Saturday, December 25th.  Freeform’s Trevor Jackson (“grown-ish”) and Sherry Cola (“Good Trouble”) corresponding from the Disneyland Resort.

Performers include: Gwen Stefani, Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth, Brett Eldredge, Chance the Rapper, Jimmie Allen, Meg Donnelly, NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot, Pentatonix, Norah Jones, AFTR PARTY, and Sebastián Yatra who will perform “Dos Oruguitas” from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto”.

Check out the lineup and schedule for both specials below!

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With a few days left to go until Thanksgiving, it’s the perfect time to share what holiday programming is on the schedule for The CW Network. Get ready to ring in the season with the animated classic “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer“, returning seasonal favorites like “Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us”, “Silent Night – A Song for the World”, the “Hollywood Christmas Parade” special, and the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball” concert event, and more!

This year the network will also air two brand-new original specials, “The Waltons’ Homecoming” narrated by Richard Thomas and starring Logan Shrover, Bellamy Young and Ben Lawson, and “The Black Pack: We Three Kings” featuring Taye Diggs along with GRAMMY Award® winning singer/songwriters NE-YO and Eric Bellinger.

Check out everything on The CW’s holiday slate below!

Master of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2021 | Friday, November 26 at 8-9 p.m. ET
Presented by Associated Television International, host Dean Can will count down the greatest and most memorable moments and trends of 2021. An encore presentation will air on Wednesday, December 22 (9:00-10:00pm ET).

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer | Friday, November 26 at 8-9 p.m. ET
Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, this goofy and heartwarming adventure features young Jake Spankenheimer on the quest of a lifetime to track his missing Grandma down on Christmas Eve to prove that Santa Claus is indeed real. Michele Lee (“Knots Landing”) provides the voice of Jake’s greedy Cousin Mel and recording artist Elmo Shropshire provides the narration. Encore presentations will air on Saturday, December 18 (8:00-9:00pm ET) and Wednesday, December 22 (8:00-9:00pm ET).

Mariah Carey‘s very first Apple TV+ Christmas special last year was a massive hit, so it’s not surprising that the streaming service wanted to team back up with the music icon this year to recreate that magic once more. The holiday spectacular “Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues” will debut globally on Friday, December 3rd!

The special will also serve as the first and only performance of the multi-Grammy Award-winning singer’s latest single, “Fall in Love at Christmas”, a collaboration with Grammy-nominated singer Khalid and Grammy-winning legend Kirk Franklin.  She will also perform a new rendition of the classic, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”.

“Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues” will feature an exclusive interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Carey, along with her 10-year-old twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, as they share favorite holiday moments, and Carey celebrates her beloved holiday classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” and Apple TV+’s perennial smash hit, “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special.”

Watch the trailer below!

Stay Merry,

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The magic of the holiday season comes to the ABC network with returning Christmas specials, seasonal-themed episodes of your favorite shows, family films, merry musical events, and lots more, all leading up to the beloved “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration” and the iconic “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest”!

Check out the full schedule below to get the scoop on everything you won’t want to miss!

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Get ready to sing in the season with Kelly Clarkson, Michael Bublé, Train and Pentatonix as they perform for this year’s iHeartRadio Holiday Special!

Host Mario Lopez will be on-hand to help everyone get into the holiday spirit when the event airs on Wednesday, November 24th at 7pm ET via iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook pages, as well as the exclusive VR performance in the Horizon Venues app on Meta Quest.

Will you be tuning in and singing along?

Follow the #iHeartHolidaySpecial so you don’t miss a moment of the fun!

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Michael Bublé‘s first holiday album – simply called Christmas, has cemented itself in Pop Culture as a Christmas music staple in families homes all over the world. It’s iconic, and now Bublé is celebrating it once again with the 10th Anniversary of its release with a Super Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set.

Not only will you get the original CD and exclusive green vinyl, but the collection will also include include a 7-track bonus CD with two newly recorded songs: “The Christmas Sweater” and “Let It Snow”, as well as “Winter Wonderland”, a duet with Rod Stewart. Additionally, the Box Set includes a 48-page hardbound book featuring a personal letter from Michael; a numbered lithograph; behind-the-scenes ‘The Making of Christmas’ DVD; an exclusive Christmas Ornament, and Christmas Wrap and Cards set!