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Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade: A Holiday Viewers' Guide

Check out our viewers' guide to ABC's 40th Anniversary Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade: times, performances, images & more!

ABC & Disney Parks are lighting up the holiday season this morning with the 40th Anniversary Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, hitting screens today (beginning at 10 am ET). Directed by Sam Wrench (Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour), Julianne Hough & Derek Hough host from Walt Disney World Resort, joined by co-hosts Mickey Guyton from Walt Disney Resort in Florida and Jesse Palmer from Disneyland Resort in California. Of course, the centerpiece of the two-hour holiday event is the parade itself – but that doesn't mean that there isn't an impressive musical lineup ready to get our chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Here's what you need to know…

So Who's Performing? The performances that viewers can look forward to include Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – "Good Morning" & "Deck the Halls" Medley, Ariana DeBose – "This Wish" from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wish, Chrissy Metz – "Silver Bells," The Smashing Pumpkins – "Evergreen," Iam Tongi – "Mele Kalikimaka," The Broadway & North American Tour Cast of Disney's Aladdin – "Friend Like Me," Meg Donnelly – "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)," and Michael Bolton – "Joy to the World."

Will We Get Some Flashback Performances? With a respectful nod to holidays past, we're getting a look back at three iconic performances: NSYNC (1998) – "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays," Gwen Stefani (2018) – "Winter Wonderland," and Mary J. Blige & David Foster (2013) – "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

Can We Get Some Preview Images? Sure! Here's an impressively huge image gallery from the event – followed by a few video featurettes taking us behind the scenes of the annual tradition:

Filmed from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California with special performances from Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai'i, and aboard Disney Cruise Line, this beloved annual special showcases spectacular performances of holiday classics & festive new favorites, highlights heartwarming family stories from around the globe, and offers special looks at what's new around The Walt Disney Company. Now, here's a look at the news that Julianne Hough & Derek Hough will be hosting the event, followed by Metz, Guyton & Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan discussing holiday traditions, and the cast of Broadway's Aladdin discussing bringing the live production to the Disney Parks.

ABC's 40th Anniversary Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade is produced by Disney executive and senior executive producer Sally Conner for Disney Parks, who brought on production company Film 45 Live and executive producers Michael Antinoro and Richard Godfrey. Follow ABC on Twitter & Instagram for up-to-date news on #DisneyHolidayCelebration and #DisneyChristmasCelebration.

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