Amazing lineup for this year's Disney holiday specials

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Check out the lineup and more details for Disney’s 2022 holiday specials.

Holiday Specials

Derek Hough and Julianne Hough return as hosts for ABC’s festive annual special “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration,” Sunday, November 27 (8-10 p.m. ET). They will be joined by co-hosts, Freeform’s Sherry Cola (“Good Trouble”) and Marcus Scribner (“grown-ish”) as they host “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade,” Sunday, December 25 (10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET/7-9 a.m. PT).

“The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” will air on ABC and stream next day on Hulu and Disney+. “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” will air on ABC, stream live on Hulu to all subscribers.

The specials, filmed from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California, will feature showstopping musical performances of holiday classics and cheerful new hits, showcase heartwarming family stories, and offer sneak peeks at what’s new around The Walt Disney Company.

Plus, Freeform’s Trevor Jackson (“grown-ish”) will join us for a magical musical performance aboard the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Wish and a sneak peek at the highly anticipated upcoming major motion picture “Avatar: The Way of Water,” only in theaters on December 16, 2022.

Musical performances for “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” include the following:

Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – “Such a Night,” “My Favorite Things,” “I Gotta Feeling” medley
Becky G – “Frosty The Snowman” and “What Christmas Means to Me” with Chloe Flower and Ne-Yo
Black Eyed Peas – “A Cold Christmas” and “I Gotta Feeling”
Chloe Flower – “Carol of the Bells” and “What Christmas Means to Me” with Ne-Yo and Becky G
David Foster and Katharine McPhee – “Jingle Bell Rock”

Il Volo – “Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)”
Jordin Sparks – “Trapmas Medley”
Maren Morris – “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
Meghan Trainor – “Here Comes Santa Claus” and “Made You Look” medley
Ne-Yo – “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” and “What Christmas Means to Me” with Chloe Flower and Becky G
Run DMC – “Christmas in Hollis”

In addition to the parade, musical performances for “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” include the following:

Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – “Officially Christmas”
Black Eyed Peas – “Carol of the Bells”
Chloe Flower – “A Liberace Christmas”
David Foster and Katharine McPhee – “Blue Christmas” and “Grown Up Christmas List”