Disney Releases Full 'Holiday Spectacular' on YouTube Ahead of ABC Premiere

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Posted: Friday November 28, 2025 8:09am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has released the full The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular on YouTube ahead of its scheduled ABC broadcast on December 1, giving fans an early look at this year's two-hour holiday production.

The 2025 edition marks the 10th year of the special, featuring new performances from Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, and Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai?i. This year's lineup includes Gwen Stefani, Bebe Rexha, Nicole Scherzinger, Good Charlotte, Aloe Blacc, Trisha Yearwood, Iam Tongi, Coco Jones, Ginnifer Goodwin, Mariah the Scientist, and Derek Hough.

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jah49554 days ago

I gave it a chance (at least part way through having it on in the background) .....after avoiding these specials for years for very good reasons. It actually wasn't terrible. Some pleasant surprises. I admit my bias...I doubt I could ever enjoy it nearly as much as the 80s-90s

Comped7 days ago

I'm always annoyed people confuse this film with the much better Scrooge (1970). That film is a classic, and far underappreciated in the US. A good number of people involved in that film have connections to Disney actually (and it's a very good cast too)... Don't watch the Netflix version it's not as good. Very surprised Disney didn't remake it and Netflix did, it would have been a big hit in the UK and Europe. A song I've never heard of and do not want to hear again. I know the classics are overplayed, but there are better Christmas songs that are underexposed in the US. Granted, her voice makes is difficult to not give a pop-ish squelching (which rules out more theatrical songs like from Scrooge as I mentioned above), but God that was not necessary.

larryz7 days ago

I dunno -- I couldn't watch the whole thing...

Ayla7 days ago

I am admittedly not a GS fan, but WTH was that??

Chi847 days ago

No it’s not lol.

larryz7 days ago

Well, here's a little "piece of the action"...

larryz7 days ago

Now we know why they spent the $16 billion dollars -- for backdrops used in the Holiday Specials!

larryz7 days ago

"Talent" is in the eye of the beholder...

larryz7 days ago

This lineup reminds me of the IBC production of The Christmas Carol...

DCBaker7 days ago

Just seeing this - it was available for several hours on Friday and marked private at some point in the afternoon. Here's a new YouTube link to the Holiday Spectacular that airs tonight on ABC - it appears the show will be available starting at 3am ET:

HauntedPirate8 days ago

I’d say most aren’t legacy acts or popular “stars”. But apparently someone with “diverse music taste” knows better. 🙄

Comped9 days ago

I wouldn't call them legacy acts in terms of being huge popular stars (or even very bankable old acts which had a large amount of popularity at one point) - most of them aren't. At least to me.

Mr. Sullivan9 days ago

I am 24 years old and there is exactly one (1) artist in the line up who would hold any relevance to anyone under 30. I know who most of them are because I've got a fairly diverse music taste, but most of these are legacy acts, not anything current or "hip"