Happy December! 'Tis the Week for Christmas Musical Specials and More!

Are you ready for Christmas Carols or Rockin' Around the Christmas tree? Enjoy these special Christmas Programs airing throughout this first week of December...


MONDAY, DEC. 1 on ABC

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Time: 8:00-10:00 p.m.

The 10th annual seasonal celebration will feature new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; Disneyland Resort in California; and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi.


Tuesday, DEC. 2 on ABC:

CMA Country Christmas
Time: 9-10 p.m.

Filmed in Nashville in front of a live audience, the 16th annual “CMA Country Christmas” will feature one-of-a-kind musical performances of festive classics from country music’s biggest stars. Hosted by Lauren Daigle and Jordan Davis, the holiday special will include performances by Daigle, Davis, Riley Green, Lady A, Little Big Town, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and BeBe Winans.


Wednesday, Dec. 3 on NBC:

CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER Time: 8-10 p.m.

Hosted by Reba McEntire, the dazzling display of musical talents, star-studded surprises and the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree remains one of the holiday season's most anticipated events.


Wednesday, Dec. 3 on NBC:

CHRISTMAS IN NASHVILLE
10-11 p.m.

Hosted by Trisha Yearwood
Celebrate the season Nashville-style! Ring in the holidays with dazzling performances and a night of music, magic and merrymaking straight from Music City.


THURSDAY, DEC. 4 on ABC:

The Great Christmas Light Fight: “The Holiday Express” (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m.

On the Season 13 premiere, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the Palusso, Greason and Jimenez families compete for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted “Light Fight” trophy as Carter Oosterhouse judges these over-the-top displays.

The Great Christmas Light Fight: “Santa’s Making His List”
10:00-11:00 p.m.

In an all-new episode of “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” judge Taniya Nayak continues the holiday festivities as the Irvin, Lunar and Kopatz families battle for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted “Light Fight” trophy.


FRIDAY, DEC. 5 on Great American Family:

2025 National Christmas Tree Lighting
8 p.m. ET

The 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on the Ellipse at The White House and President’s Park on December 4, 2025. Great American Family will air the special on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Great American Pure Flix until Jan. 31, 2026. The ceremony will include performances by Alana Springsteen, Brett Young, Gabby Barrett, Jillian Cardarelli, Jon Pardi, Matthew West, The Beach Boys, and Warren Zeiders, with Gabby Barrett and Matthew West serving as co-hosts. The evening’s performances will be led by Music Director Tariqh Akoni, backed by The United States Navy Band Commodores.


SATURDAY, DEC. 6 on the Hallmark Channel:

THE HALLMARK CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY

Filmed during the first weekend of the event, the Hallmark Christmas Experience is a holiday event in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring a Christmas market, tree lightings, and various activities.


Be sure to mark your calendar or set your DVR for these festive Christmas special events airing this week! (Some of these specials will also be available later on via streaming through Peacock, Pure Flix, etc...)

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

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It's 🎄Christmas in Rockefeller Center🎄 TONIGHT On NBC 🌟 See Who is Performing...

The annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center” Special airs live Tonight, Wednesday, December 4th, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and will also simulcast on Peacock.

Did you know that The Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting has been an annual tradition since 1933! Wow! 91 years! It is wonderful that this heartwarming holiday tradition carries on.


Here is an excerpt below of some of the details for tonight's show via NBC's press release:


NBC'S "CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER" UNVEILS STAR-STUDDED PERFORMER LINEUP FOR ANNUAL TREE-LIGHTING TELECAST

Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, Megan Hilty, Jennifer Hudson, Coco Jones, Little Big Town, RAYE, the Radio City Rockettes and Thalia Set to Take the Stage as Part of Iconic New York City Holiday Tradition.

Emmy and Grammy Award Winner Kelly Clarkson Will Return to Host and Perform During Two-Hour Holiday Special.

Prior to the primetime telecast, an additional live hour of the special will be broadcast on all NBC Owned Television Stations and on numerous NBC affiliates nationwide starting at 7 p.m. ET. Check local listings. This special live hour will be hosted by "Access Hollywood" and "Access Daily with Mario & Kit" host Mario Lopez, as well as WNBC news anchors Natalie Pasquarella and David Ushery.

The annual holiday special will celebrate the lighting of a 74-foot tall, 43-foot wide Norway Spruce from West Stockbridge, Mass. The tree weighs approximately 11 tons, will be adorned with more than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights and topped with a three-dimensional Swarovski star.

Continuing a longstanding tradition, after the tree leaves Rockefeller Center it will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and milled into lumber that will be used for home building.


I hope many of you will enjoy tonight's program. If any of you are also able to see the first hour hosted by Mario Lopez, please let us know if he is able to promote his upcoming Great American Family Christmas movie, Once Upon a Christmas Wish, during it. He did an interview last night for the film in New York on Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News. Mario discussed that this was his first movie with Great American Family and (paraphrasing) that he was glad to get his family involved with this project.

Disclaimer: Please know, I am simply reporting above all of the performers that will be in attendance for the Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree lighting; I am not aware of what may occur during a live program. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hopefully, it will be a fun, family-friendly program, and everyone will enjoy seeing the beautiful Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center lit up again!

May Your Day 

Be Merry & Bright!

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🌟 NBC Christmas Specials Tonight: 91st Annual Christmas In Rockefeller Center 🎄 and Christmas at Graceland ♪

91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

The 91st annual tree-lighting ceremony in New York features celebrity guests and live performances.

Along with Kelly Clarkson, who is hosting and singing, the list of scheduled performers includes Chloe Bailey, Adam Blackstone, Cher, David Foster, Liz Gillies, Darlene Love, Seth MacFarlane, Barry Manilow, Katharine McPhee, Keke Palmer, Carly Pearce, and Manuel Turizo.

The tree lighting is a two-hour program beginning at 8pm/7c. on NBC.

Christmas at Graceland

Following Christmas In Rockefeller Center, NBC will air Christmas at Graceland at 10pm/9c.

According to graceland.com, Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Lana Del Rey, Post Malone, and The War And Treaty will each pay tribute to Elvis with exclusive, one-of-a-kind performances from inside the Graceland estate.


Please note: This post is not an endorsement of all of these performers; I hope these programs will be fun family shows, but please use your own discretion while watching these live programs.

May your day be Merry & Bright!

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images via: NBC

NEW TONIGHT - “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” and "Christmas Cookie Matchup"

image: NBC

Are you ready to watch the big Christmas tree light up in New York?

The annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special will air TONIGHT - Wednesday, December 4th on NBC!

According to the network, the broadcast will showcase the lighting of the iconic tree in Rockefeller Plaza and feature festive performances by Chicago, Brett Eldredge, Derek and Julianne Hough, John Legend, Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, NE-YO, Gwen Stefani, Straight No Chaser, and Skylar Astin and Alex Newell from NBC's "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist."

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image: Hallmark Crown Media

Also, look for the next all new episode of "Christmas Cookie Matchup" - with competing Bakers and the "When Calls the Heart" cast on Hallmark Drama tonight at 9pm8c.!

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Happy Christmas watching!

By the way, as we watch them light the Christmas tree up in New York tonight, have you put up or decorated your Christmas tree, yet? We had ours up weeks before Thanksgiving - before all the holiday rush began. We used to do it the weekend after Thanksgiving, but time seems to pass by so quickly now, we want to enjoy it as long as we can!

Joyous Christmas Blessings to you all! Net

TONIGHT! They LIGHT! The CHRISTMAS TREE!!!

It's an annual tradition for spectators and viewers from all over the world to watch the celebration of the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City!

 

Hosts from NBC will anchor the event highlighting performances by Sting, James Taylor featuring Chris Botti, Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli, The Band Perry, Andy Grammer, Carly Rae Jepsen, Pentatonix, and more...

*Please check your Local NBC affiliate for times airing for the 83rd annual tree lighting from Rockefeller Plaza. In the past, some areas showed it longer than others. Most will probably see it on Wednesday, December 2 (8-9 p.m. ET).

Enjoy the Show & Merry Christmas Everybody!!!

"Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Special

The Lighting of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree on NBC!

Tuesday - November 30, 2010 - 8-9 P.M. ET/PT

Please check your Local NBC Channel. I believe there is more coverage of this on TV - in the New York and surrounding areas.

Performers Include:

• JOSH GROBAN,
• JESSICA SIMPSON,
• SHERYL CROW,
• MARIAH CAREY,  
• SUSAN BOYLE,
• ANNIE LENNOX,
• KATHERINE JENKINS,
• CHARICE,
• KYLIE MINOGUE
• JACKIE EVANCHO

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades, Christmas in Rockefeller, and More!!!!

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC,
November 25, 2010 9 AM (est)

Hosts:
from Today Show-

Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, and Al Roker

  

Performers:

• Kylie Minogue
• India Arie,
• Big Time Rush,
• Betty Buckley,
• Ann Hampton Callaway,
• Miranda Cosgrove,
• Jimmy Fallon & The Roots,
• Gloriana,
• Michael Grimm,
• Arlo Guthrie,
• Keri Hilson,
• Eric Hutchinson,
• Juanes,
• Victoria Justice,
• Jessica Simpson,
• Gladys Knight,
• Mannheim Steamroller,
• Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih,
• Power Rangers Samurai,
• Joan and Melissa Rivers,
• Crystal Shawanda,
• Kanye West.

The Casts of :

• Elf Memphis,
• Broadway's American Idiot,
• Million Dollar Quartet,
• the Big Apple Circus,
• Muppets of Sesame Street

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The Thanksgiving Day Parade
CBS
November 25, 2010 9 AM (est)

Hosts:
from CBS Early Show-
Maggie Rodriguez and Dave Price

Performers:

The parade will feature performances by country music star Carrie Underwood. Additional performances will include the Broadway casts of "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" and the Tony Award-winning musical "Billy Elliot." Marissa Jaret Winokur, co-host of the CBS daytime talk show "The Talk," will be the "woman on the street" reporter for the event, providing her own viewpoint of the parade as she reports and interacts with the crowd.

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"Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Special
13th Annual Celebration on NBC
November 30, 2010 - 8-9 P.M. ET/PT

Performers:

• JOSH GROBAN,
• JESSICA SIMPSON,
• SHERYL CROW,
• MARIAH CAREY,  
• SUSAN BOYLE,
• ANNIE LENNOX,
• KATHERINE JENKINS,
• CHARICE,
• KYLIE MINOGUE
• JACKIE EVANCHO

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The Hollywood Christmas Parade
Hallmark Channel
December 10, 2010 -

The Hollywood Christmas Parade will help bring the joy of Christmas to children in need by naming Marine Toys for Tots as its Official Charity.

Grand Marshal:

Larry King (CNN's Larry King Live)

Hosts:

Erik Estrada (Actor )

Laura McKenzie (Television Host)

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Disney Christmas Day Parade

ABC ,
Christmas Day!

December 25, 2010 - 12 PM - 2 PM (est)

Host: Nick Cannon

Performers:

• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• “Dancing With the Stars” dancers
• Selena Gomez

Disney Characters:

• Chip and Dale
• Mickey and Minnie
• Pluto
• Phineas and Ferb
• Toy Story's Woody & Jessie
• Gingerbread Men
• Toy Soldiers
• Disney Princesses

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The 122nd Rose Parade

themed Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories,
New Years Day!

January 1, 2011 at 8:00 a.m.

The Rose Parade will be broadcast on ABC, Hallmark Channel,
HGTV, KTLA (Tribune), NBC, RFD-TV and Univision.

Paarade will feature spirited marching bands from throughout the nation, majestic floral floats, and high-stepping equestrian units.

Grand Marshal : Paula Deen (Food Network)

Happy Thanksgiving and

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Enjoy the Shows!

December 2nd... What's on TV Tonight?

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Christmas in Rockefeller Center:

Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) and Zachary Levi (Chuck) are set to co-host Christmas in Rockefeller Center in New York, featuring performances from Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Michael Bublé and more.

There will be Musical Performances - song and dance routines to entertain the crowd before they light the tree. Depending on where you live, this show may be either an hour or 2 hours long. Please check your local NBC schedule.

Interesting Facts:

Tree Went Up: November 12, 2009
Tree is Illuminated: December 2, 2009
Tree Comes Down: January 7, 2010

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Also, at the same time that NBC airs the Tree Lighting... CBS airs Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. So many wonderful Christmas Specials airing at exactly the same time!!!

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If you've been following the Christmas TV Schedule... then you also know that this is the third night of AMC's special 5 Nights in a Row Airings of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

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ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas began last night (Dec. 1) with the premiere of one of my favorites: The Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause. If you missed it, don't worry, it is being replayed on ABC Family, ABC, and Disney!!!


Check the Christmas Schedule!