Disney has announced that its annual holiday special, “The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular”, will be returning for its ninth season.  This sparkling spectacle will include new musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko’Olina, Hawaiʻi. 

The upcoming special will be hosted by “Dancing With The Stars” hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro.   It wil also be narrated by Kristen Bell, who will share the tale of how the Disney Parks kicks off the most magical holiday ever.

This special will also feature the world premieres of new original music from ‘Moana 2’ and ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

Performances include the following:

• · Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro – “Deck the Halls” / “Holly Jolly Christmas”
• · Auliʻi Cravalho – “Beyond” (from “Moana 2” in theaters Nov. 27)
• · Elton John – “Your Song”
• · John Legend – “Always Come Back” / “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
• · Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies – “White Christmas”
• · Ava Max – “O Holy Night” / “1 Wish”
• · Leslie Odom, Jr. and the Imani Milele Choir – “Little Drummer Boy”
• · Carly Pearce – “Let It Snow”
• · Pentatonix – “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
• · Anika Noni Rose – “Milele” (from “Mufasa: The Lion King” in theaters Dec. 20)
• · SEVENTEEN – “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”

“The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular” is produced by Disney executive and senior executive producer Sally Hopkins Conner for Disney Yellow Shoes Studio, who brought on production company EverWonder Studio, and executive producers Michael Antinoro and Ashley Edens as well as Film 45.  

“The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular will air on Sunday, 1st December 2024, at 8:01 p.m. EST/PST on ABC, and it will stream the next day on Hulu and Disney+.   It hasn’t been confirmed if this special will also be released on Disney+ internationally.  Generally, these holiday specials only stay available on Disney+ and Hulu for a limited time.

Will you be checking out “The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular”?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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