Need some bonus Christmas spirit this very surreal holiday season? Thankfully, the magic of the season is getting a helpful boost from the Magic Kingdom as ABC will air "The Disney Holiday Singalong" on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the one-hour special – the third such ABC/Disney singalong aired during the pandemic – will feature a loaded cast of familiar faces and famous voices (ranging from top 40 hitmakers like BTS, Pink and Chloe x Halle, to classic crooner Michael Buble and opera star Andrea Boccelli) singing a collection of holiday hits new and old along with some Mouse House favorites as well, naturally.
The lineup, as reported by Deadline Hollywood, will include the following performances:
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Adam Lambert performing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
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Andrea Bocelli performing "Silent Night”
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BTS performing “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
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Chloe x Halle performing “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”
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Ciara performing “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
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Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert performing “Hey Santa” and “Jingle Bells”
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Julianne Hough performing “Whistle While You Work” and “Let It Snow”
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Katy Perry performing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Cozy Little Christmas”
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Kerry Washington performing “Joy to the World”
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Leslie Odom Jr. performing “What’s This?”
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Michael Bublé performing “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”
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Pink performing “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)”
The even better news: Joining these celebs of screen and song will be Disney's stage stars, as the casts from the currently-shuttered Broadway productions of "The Lion King," "Frozen" and "Aladdin" will team up for their first performance since the start of the pandemic. The bad news: Sorry, parents, but they'll be singing "Let It Go." The song will just never die.
Then again, 'tis the season for it – and if there's even been a Christmas season to give "Let It Go" or any other polarizing holiday carols pass, it's this unusual one. (Except "Christmas Shoes"; you still go on the naughty list.)
So tune in on Monday, Nov. 30 – and stay tuned to OnMilwaukee for more holiday tips, tricks, streaming recommendations, gift guides and more this season. Because while it may be a very different holiday than usual, it doesn't need to be any less holly or jolly.
As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.
When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.