Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Go To Disney World For Holiday Specials

Posted on November 14, 2016

If you were wondering what Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood were going to do after Garth’s 2016 CMA Award win for Entertainer of the Year, wonder no more. The husband and wife team are going to Disney World.

The couple will be joining a handful of celebrities, including Kelly Clarkson, Boyz II Men, Gavin DeGraw, Flo Rida and Alessia Cara, for three—count ’em three—ABC and Disney Channel holiday TV specials.

Disney is kicking off the holida season with The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration; Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration, and The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration all filmed at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. and Disneyland Resort in California.

Garth and Trisha, who will perform on all three holiday specials, are on tap to sing duets from their newly released Christmas album, Christmas Together, plus solo performances straight from the steps of the Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World.

The holiday specials, two of which will be hosted by brother and sister dance team, Julianne Hough and Derek Hough, will include performances by recording artists, celebrity hosts, and beloved Disney characters.

The Wonderful World of Disney and The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration will air nationwide on ABC on Nov. 24 and Dec. 25, respectively. The Descendants holiday telecast airs Nov. 25 on The Disney Channel (See schedule below).

THANKSGIVING – THURSDAY, NOV. 24

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (8:00–10:00 p.m. EST) – ABC-TV

Julianne and Derek Hough host the magical two-hour special from the Walt Disney World Resort.

Musical performances include:

Solo and duet performances by Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks from their newly released album, Christmas Together.
Kelly Clarkson performing “Underneath the Tree.”

FRIDAY, NOV. 25

Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration (8:00–9:00 p.m. EST) – Disney Channel

Musical performances include:

“Jolly to the Core,” performed by Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart.
“Descendants 2” star China Anne McClain performing “This Christmas.”
“Silent Night,” performed by Hollywood Records and Republic Records recording artist Sofia Carson.
Forever In Your Mind performing “Celebrate.”
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks perform a holiday duet from their newly released album, Christmas Together.
Kelly Clarkson will also be performing a song.

CHRISTMAS – SUNDAY, DEC. 25

The Disney Parks’ Magical Christmas Celebration (9:00–11:00 a.m. EST) – ABC-TV

Musical performances include:

Solo and duet performances by Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks from their newly released album, Christmas Together.
Kelly Clarkson performing “Underneath the Tree.”
Sofia Carson performs “Silent Night,” featuring an alternate musical arrangement from her performance on Disney Channel, and also hosts from backstage.
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire)” performed by Jordan Fisher

Photos by Mark Ashman/Walt Disney World

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