Noel Edmonds and his team resume gift-giving duties, recognising and rewarding the country's most deserving individuals. In keeping with tradition, this seasonal special is more warming than a mug or two of mulled wine, packed with extraordinary stories of bravery, compassion and kindness.
Misanthropic miser Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley's ghost is followed by three more spirits from Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Each has a lesson Scrooge must learn. /// Tim Curry - An animated production produced by DIC Productions, L.P. featuring the voice of Tim Curry as Scrooge as well as the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York and Ed Asner.
Lucy's a producer on a home shopping channel. She hires the real Santa as Santa. He has to find his replacement as the real Santa in 4 weeks. Lucy is unknowingly the only candidate left. /// Santa Claus is preparing to retire, and grooms an American businesswoman (Whoopi Goldberg) to be his replacement.
'Twas the night before Christmas and the Muppet Theatre is in danger of being torn down, but with hilarious send-ups of just about every holiday movie ever made, the Muppets discover that what matters most is their love for each other. /// Kermit is shown what life would be like for the rest of the Muppets without him, in this spoof of It's a Wonderful Life.
Steve Whitmire
/ Kermit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Mr. Poodlepants / Statler - Assistant (voice) Dave Goelz
/ The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf (voice) Bill Barretta
/ Pepe the Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Swedish Chef / Johnny Fiama / Bobo the Bear / Howard / Lew Zealand (voice) Eric Jacobson
/ Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda (voice) David Arquette
/ Daniel Joan Cusack
/ Rachel Bitterman Matthew Lillard
/ Luc Fromage William H. Macy
/ Glenn Whoopi Goldberg
/ Daniel's 'Boss' Carson Daly
/ Carson Daly
In this warm-hearted holiday special, multi-talented Harry Connick Jr. combines classic holiday songs such as Silver Bells and Frosty the Snowman with fun comedy sketches. The holiday celebration also boasts traditional and untraditional performances that reflect Connick's New Orleans jazz and funk roots.
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)
A Christmas television special produced by Done and Dusted for NBC. Directed by Hamish Hamilton, it stars Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, William Shatner, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Danica Patrick, Heidi Klum, Ken Jeong, Jai Rodriguez, and Morgan Bastin. It is a musical comedy pastiche loosely-based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, in which Clarkson's character learns the true meaning of Christmas, accompanied by the music of her sixth studio album "Wrapped in Red."
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.