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DEREK HOUGH TO HOST
'THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR'
AIRING MONDAY, DEC. 1, ON ABC
AND NEXT DAY ON HULU AND DISNEY+
Featuring Showstopping Performances by Gwen Stefani, Nicole Scherzinger,
Trisha Yearwood and More, With Narration From Ginnifer Goodwin
Plus, a Special Look at the New Movie 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' With the Film's Cast From Pandora - The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and a Celebration of the New Disney Movie, 'Zootopia 2,' Introduced by the Film's Star Ke Huy Quan From Disneyland Resort
Including a Closer Look at the New 4D Show Zootopia: Better Zoogether!,
From Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park With Actor Nate Torrence
Hosted by Derek Hough, "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" returns for its 10th year, featuring dazzling new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaiʻi. Narrated by Ginnifer Goodwin (voice of Judy Hopps in "Zootopia 2"), who carries on the tradition of sharing how the Disney Parks sparkle to life for the holidays, "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" airs MONDAY, DEC. 1, at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST on ABC, and streams next day on Hulu and Disney+.
Performances include the following:
· Derek Hough - "We Need a Little Christmas" and "December"
· Aloe Blacc - "This Christmas"
· Good Charlotte - "Fairytale of New York"
· Coco Jones - "Silent Night"
· Mariah the Scientist - "Santa Baby"
· Bebe Rexha - "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
· Nicole Scherzinger - "O Holy Night"
· Gwen Stefani - "Shake The Snow Globe"
· Iam Tongi - "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride"
· Trisha Yearwood - "My Favorite Things"
"The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" is produced by Disney executive and senior executive producer Sally Hopkins Conner who brought on production company EverWonder Studio and executive producers Michael Antinoro, Tiffany Faigus and Ashley Edens.
About "Zootopia 2"
In Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia 2," rookie cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake (voice of Ke Huy Quan) arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before. The film also features the voices of Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, Idris Elba, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Nate Torrence and Shakira, who returns as Gazelle. From the Oscar(R)-winning team of Disney Animation chief creative officer Jared Bush and Byron Howard (directors) and Yvett Merino (producer), "Zootopia 2" opens in theaters Nov. 26.
About "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
"Avatar: Fire and Ash," the third film in the phenomenally successful "Avatar" franchise, opens exclusively in theaters worldwide Dec. 19, 2025. James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na'vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Na'vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family. The film, which has a screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and a story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno, also stars Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, David Thewlis, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Brendan Cowell, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, Duane Evans, Jr. and Kate Winslet.
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