Merry Christmas and happy holidays indeed! ABC plans to make the holiday wishes of boy band fans everywhere come true. The network has announcedA Very Boy Band Holiday, an all-new holiday special featuring an array of hunks from your favorite boy bands of yesteryear,Deadlinereports.
The show promises to bring us some of our very favorite heartthrobs straight from the pages of BOP magazine. The lineup includes Superman necklace wearingJoey Fatoneof *NSYNC; FuMan Skeeto clothing brand creator and the voice ofFairly Odd Parents’Chip Skylark,Chris Kirkpatrickof *NSYNC;On The LinestarLance Bassof *NSYNC; formerDancing with the Starscontestant and Boyz II Men crooner,Wanya Morris;The Sing-Offjudge and soulful tenorShawn Stockmanof Boyz II Men;Ghostbusters 2cameo feature characterBobby Brownof New Edition; the discoverer of Boyz II Men,Michael Bivins, of New Edition; star of the filmThe Fantasticksand the youngest member of New Kids on the Block,Joey McIntyre;The Bang Bang BrokersstarErik-Michael Estradaof O-Town; and “The Hardest Thing” and “Give Me Just One Night” singersNick Lachey,Drew Lachey,Jeff Timmons, andJustin Jeffreof 98 Degrees.
We can expect the merry band of boys to perform all the hits including all of our favorite Christmas tunes as well as their band’s holiday bangers (we are putting in our requests for “Happy Holidays to You” and “Funky, Funky Xmas”). The special also promises to bring in some mysterious, unannounced guests (we have our hopes set onAshley Parker Angelor any member of Backstreet Boys).
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If you thought things couldn’t get any better, we’re here to tell you that they can! Fatone and Morris will perform a brand new tune called, “A Very Boy Band Holiday” and McIntyre will take the spotlight with his son,Griffin McIntyre, to sing “This One’s For The Children.” We are also promised to bear witness as the gang joins together to sing “Let It Snow,” “This Christmas,” “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,” and many more.
David Chamberlinis joined byMichael Antinoro,Joe Mulvihill, andChris Wagneras executive producer withHelen Bromfieldserving as a co-executive producer. 45 Live is producing the special.
With all the holiday specials airing this year, this could very well be the best one. We can’t wait to tune in and see all our favorite hunks when they sing the holiday classics on ABC December 6 at 8 p.m. E.T./P.T. If your schedule conflicts with the holly jolly time, you can catch all the fun the following day when the special will be released to Hulu and on-demand.
