Nick@Nite Holiday Special on Nov. 28 - Clay Aiken, Nat Cole, Vince Gill, etc performs

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Nick at Nite Celebrates the Holiday Season with "The Nick at Nite Holiday Special" Airing on Friday, Nov. 28

One Hour Special Features Appearances and Performances by Clay Aiken, Natalie Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Chaka Khan, Lil' Romeo, Ted Danson, Blair Underwood, Martin Mull, Al Roker, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Raven-Symone and Several Others


New York, NY -- Nick at Nite celebrates the spirit of the season and delivers viewers an early holiday present when the hottest celebrities of the past and present come together for "The Nick at Nite Holiday Special," premiering Friday, November 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. This star-studded festivity, which evokes the classic holiday specials of the past, features appearances by Ted Danson, Martin Mull, Al Roker, John Schneider and French Stewart and a full slate of performances from musical sensations Clay Aiken, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Sarah McLachlan, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Lil' Romeo, Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. This one-hour programming event takes viewers to the "The Nick at Nite Lodge" as celebrity guests find their way there and meet up with the Lodge staff after the Big Blizzard of 2003 leaves them stranded at the airport. Hoping to get a room for the night, these stars come together and celebrate the holidays.


Highlights from the "Nick at Nite Holiday Special" will include:

Clay Aiken will perform "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" alongside 1962 footage of Bing Crosby, in a recreation of Crosby's 1977 performance with David Bowie, Natalie Cole will perform "The Christmas Song," once sung by her father, the legendary Nat King Cole and there will be a special performance by Sarah McLachlan.

Holiday duets by Amy Grant and Vince Gill ("Winter Wonderland"); Chaka Khan and Lil' Romeo ("Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"); Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald ("On Christmas Morning") and Jump 5 and Raven-Symone ("Joy to the World").
Actors Martin Mull (Roseanne, Fernwood 2Night) as the Innkeeper; French Stewart (3rd Rock from the Sun) as the Bellhop at the lodge and John Schneider (Smallville, The Dukes of Hazzard) as the Ski Instructor.

Joyce DeWitt (Three's Company) as the Housekeeper and Jackee Harry (Sister, Sister, 227) as the Chef. Al Roker (The Today Show) as the Weatherman. Lou Rawls as the Holiday Special show announcer.

Michael Levitt (The TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, Hollywood Squares) serves as Executive Producer, Greg Sills as Supervising Producer (VH1 Divas, Billboard Music Awards), Tisha Fein and Gary Tellalian are producers, Steve Binder as Director (VH1 Divas, Academy of Television's Hall Of Fame Awards, SuperBowl XXX Half-time show), Tom Scott as Musical Director (The Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards). Larry W. Jones and Sal Maniaci also serve as Executive Producers.

Nick at Nite, the evening and overnight programming arm of cable's highest-rated network, is the home of television's modern classics including The Cosby Show, Full House, Roseanne, Cheers, Wings and Three's Company. The 19-year-old network, available in 86 million U.S. homes, offers timeless favorites the way our viewers love and remember them - in prime time and restored to their original graphic quality. Nick at Nite and all related logos and titles are trademarks of Viacom International, Inc.