{"id":29886,"date":"2021-11-20T19:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T00:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29886"},"modified":"2021-11-20T19:15:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T00:15:14","slug":"abc-and-disney-parks-are-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-with-a-flurry-of-stars-for-annual-holiday-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/20\/abc-and-disney-parks-are-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-with-a-flurry-of-stars-for-annual-holiday-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC and Disney Parks Are Rockin&#8217; Around the Christmas Tree with a Flurry of Stars for Annual Holiday Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29887\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Magical-Holiday-Celebration.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Magical-Holiday-Celebration.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wonderful-World-of-Disney-Magical-Holiday-Celebration-300x185.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, and Ariana Debose Serve As Hosts of &#8216;<strong><em>The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration<\/em><\/strong>,&#8217; Sunday, November 28, @ 7PM\/6C<\/p>\n<p>Derek Hough and Julianne Hough Host From Walt Disney World Resort and Trevor Jackson and Sherry Cola Host From Disneyland Resort for &#8216;Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade,&#8217; Saturday, December 25, @ 10AM\/9C<\/p><div id=\"morty-2910485494\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>AFTR PRTY, Ariana DeBose, Brett Eldredge, Darren Criss, Derek Hough, Gwen Stefani, Jimmie Allen, Julianne Hough, Kristin Chenoweth, Meg Donnelly, NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot, Norah Jones, Pentatonix, and More Special Guests To Light Up the Stage With Festive Performances<\/p>\n<p>The Magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios&#8217; &#8216;Encanto&#8217; Extends into the Holidays When Sebasti\u00e1n Yatra Performs &#8220;Dos Oruguitas&#8221; From the Film&#8217;s Original Soundtrack at Disneyland Resort in California<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like the holidays on ABC and throughout Disney Parks. 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