Carrie Underwood Holiday Christmas Special Featuring David Cook to Debut Monday December 7

Woohoo! I’ve been hoping to hear those two sing together again. Go Your Own Way was all sorts of awesome! Can’t even wait.

More details about the special from the Hollywood Reporter
Executive produced by Simon Fuller. Shocker. LOL

Bringing this over from the headlines thread:

Also, when Brad Paisley taped his part, he did a solo song and his duet part for a duet with Carrie. Maybe Cook will also have a solo and a duet.

YES YES YES! Solo and a DUET! Carrie-David DUET FTW! Haha. I just had to watch this awesome performance of Go Your Own Way again ;). WHEEEE, SQUEEEEE!!

From the Hollywood Reporter:

The Underwood special has been billed as a one-off, though the broadcast networks have been looking for ways to revive the variety series genre, so far unsuccessfully with Rosie O’Donnell (NBC) and the Osbournes (Fox).

John Mayer signed on in January to star in a variety pilot for CBS, which is still percolating at the Eye.

Wow, a John Mayer variety show? I’d watch!

Carrie and David did sound really good on that duet they did that one time. So yay!

More details about the special from the Hollywood Reporter
Executive produced by Simon Fuller. Shocker. LOL

Yep, pretty big one. Hee I figured he was involved with this in one way or the other. ;) I can’t help but be excited though! :)

Just because I didn’t use enough exclamation points in post in the headlines thread, here goes.

SQUEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that makes me really happy. Nice way to end a day contemplating Cookie on television again. Can’t wait.

This is a nice surprise. (Not that I’m sitting through a 2-hour country music show that features Carrie as a sketch comedian, but I’ll watch certain parts). I wasn’t expecting to see David on TV again until the first single from his next album is out.

I am so gonna watch this. So David is guest performing for more than 1 song I hope!

I’m hoping it’ll be more than DC and the country singers haha.

I love Carrie and the Cookwood duet from Disney is a favorite. This is nice. I hope they do a duet with each other. Maybe David will Duet with Dolly. Little Sparrow anyone?

I dunno if Brad Paisley is enough to entice me to watch this thing hmm. Maybe I’ll just look for videos of him. The scream and yodel combination of a Carrie-David duet will be sure to give me a headache.

I have a funny feeling we will see Arhie added to this special since he has his Christmas able out now.

I’m so happy about DC being on TV again. Not a fan of country music, but I like Carrie and love the friendship that has formed between her and DC.

Not that I’m sitting through a 2-hour country music show that features Carrie as a sketch comedian

but… but… if there’s just a tiny glimmer of hope that David might be involved in those sketches? Hopefully, they’ll take advantage of the nice chemistry the two of them had in their Fleetwood Mac duet.

Aww, I’m looking forward to a (probably) cheesy Christmas variety show.

2 hours? That’s a lot of sunshine and puppies.

I’ll count on MJ for the videos.

YAY!! David Cook on TV again.

I don’t know about Carrie doing sketches, but David is always fun in them, and it’s been a long time since Best Year Ever and that VH1 radio show. Now I’m even more excited!! Hopefully we’ll get at least one duet and one solo song, and a sketch or 2. And, my dream is that one of the songs that he sings on will be released as a holiday single. It would be amazing to have more than converted Youtubes of that!

I have a funny feeling we will see Archie added to this special since he has his Christmas able out now.

Dear Heavens! That would make my life! To have all three of them in one special! Wow! I know Archie will be doing a Christmas tour this fall/winter though, so he may not have time. Can’t wait to see him live!!!

PLEASE! No links to iTunes in the comments section!

so excited about a possible david/carrie duet. they do sound good together and more importantly they look good together. (ha ha) anyways, i’ll probably watch. nothing else good on tv during that time and i’m sure i’ll be excited about the so you think you dance dancers.

I’ll watch it if I can! I love Christmas specials and this one will be well, extra special!!!

Here are my requests: A solo from DC, A Cookwood duet and a comedy sketch with DC. That’s all. ;)

This is going to be amazing exposure for David and should gain him a lot more fans. I can’t wait to hear what they’re going to sing together. I wonder if they’d have David do “All I want for Christmas” in tribute to Mariah. Between this and the Jennifer Hudson special its going to be an exciting night in December.

Ngl, even though the cheese potential is sky high, I’ll be tuning in for new music, yay! 2 hours though — whew. That will be a lot of ffing to get to who what I want. ;-)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!OMG OMGGG!!!!11

(sorryboutthat, in college rightnow so had to do my cyber squeal) ;)

David Cook back on my TV is good. David Cook on my TV with Carrie is frickin’ awesome. Happen to love Dolly & Brad, too. Happen to enjoy cheesy Christmas stuff. So… YAY!

I’m excited for this. Always great to see David on tv, and yes, a solo, a duet, and a comedy skit, is that asking too much? LOL.

I’m not worried about the country aspect, as the past couple of years, thanks to Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler, I’ve watched a few country awards shows for the first time in my life, skipping through the more twangy singers. Carrie’s shown an interest in rock singers and crossover, I expect this will be a crossover show. I’ll definitely be watching it, but if a song’s too country I just fast forward through it, no problem.

Aw I love that David and Carrie will get a chance to catch up. It surprised me that David said Carrie was the one to reach out to him after he won Idol just to make herself available if he needed someone to give some pointers about the crazy year he was about to have. And when he said that he’d be the first to buy her new album, she said he better since she had bought his in her pajamas the minute the stores opened!

Seeing her belt out Last Name at some of the awards events last year, I actually think Carrie can pull off a hard rock number…

Carrie did pretty good on AI her season with some rock songs, I remember her singing the heck out of a Heart song.

I agree that Carrie can sing some rock, and I also think David could countrify his voice if he chose to do so. I never minded some twang on the right song. One of my favorite genres is alt-country. I also like some outlaw country.

I wouldn’t get my hopes up on seeing Archie on this. He’s not managed by Simon Fuller so it would seem to me that unless Carrie asks to have him on her show, there’d be no reason for him to be there. Carrie and Cook are friends. I don’t know about Carrie and Archuleta being close.

Yep. Awesome. I hope they do this special right. I remember that crappy Katie Holmes dance/singing number they did on SYTYCD last season and it was blech. Hopefully the production will be better and the singing will be live. Underwood and Cook. Who would of thought they would have such great chemistry. Hopefully they take advantage of said chemistry and sing a duet together.

Yep. Awesome. I hope they do this special right. I remember that crappy Katie Holmes dance/singing number they did on SYTYCD last season and it was blech.

Well, in this case, they’ll have the advantage of starting with performers who can, you know, actually sing, lol! … Seriously, Carrie and Cookie are both wonderful singers. Even if the production resembles an AI summer tour set, they would both knock the songs out of the park. And since it’s unlikely anybody will ask them to dance, a la Katie, I think we’re safe!

Carrie and David singing anything together is luff. Damn I hearted that duet they did in Orlando. AND Cook singing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas at Rockefeller last year was sweeeeeet. Put it all together and you get jingle-squeee!

My inner 12-yr old has this to say: Squeeeee! I looove Carrie and really can’t wait for the girl to surprise us with some humor. I’m sure it won’t be anything like, “I wanna see those boots, Matthew,” but still. ;)

PS. She needs to have the original Idol with her. A Carrie and Kelly duet of O Holy Night would be simply Epic! That is all. Come on, universe, make it happen.

I would die if Kelly goes on, cuz my dream is a Kelly/DC duet, but I’m pretty sure she’s on tour during the time of taping. Also, I doubt she’d do something like this, I dunno. She’s just much further removed from the Idol/Simon Fuller/Nigel Lithgoe connection than Carrie or DC.

Wow 2 hours!! I’m psyched for Carrie. I love her loyalty to her friends. I love Carrie and Brad’s friendship and wish they’d actually be on screen together for the special but it seems like Brad’s tour schedule will prevent it. Plus I’m so happy for Carrie that she’ll finally meet Dolly! She sang to honor Dolly at the Kennedy Center Honors a few years ago but she said she was too shy to introduce herself.

Carrie said a couple weeks ago that she was rehearsing with the band she has a duet with on her album and that we’d see that eventually. I’m hoping that means she’ll be singing What Can I Say with Sons Of Silvia on the special! There’s another example of her looking out for her friends: Ashley Clark used to be the fiddler in her band before he went off to do his own band thing and now she’s giving him and his band this big platform.

We’ll see how the sketches play out but I’m most excited about hearing Carrie sing. I’m most hoping for a Carrie-Dolly duet!

David Cook! OK now i’m interested.

I would die if Kelly goes on, cuz my dream is a Kelly/DC duet, but I’m pretty sure she’s on tour during the time of taping.

I looked this up ’cause I’m a dork. Kelly is in Knoxville on the 21st, but is off the 22nd. Taping of the special is supposedly the 22nd and 23rd. Kelly does have a show on the 23rd, but could…theoretically, swing by Nashville on the 22nd and film.

Of course if the taping’s in LA, my plan goes out the window. ;)

Executive produced by Simon Fuller. Shocker. LOL

Gotta love Simon. Heh.

I’ve been hoping for a CW/DC collaboration forever. SQEEEEEE!!!! is a massive understatement.

And the news is awesome. David Cook will be one of her special guests!

Yeppers MJ … I’m right there with you!

Congrats Carrie! You know you’re huge when you get your own Christmas special. With sketches! LOL

I love Carrie and Brad’s friendship and wish they’d actually be on screen together for the special but it seems like Brad’s tour schedule will prevent it.

I’m quite sure Carrie and Brad are on screen together. Someone said they did a duet. Carrie was in LA last week to do some advance taping for the special, so I bet that’s what she was doing- Brad’s stuff.

Of course if the taping’s in LA, my plan goes out the window.

I’m guessing it is in LA, since the first part was filmed there…

Aww, I’m looking forward to a (probably) cheesy Christmas variety show.

Haha, it sounds INCREDIBLY cheesy. Not sure I’ll make it through the whole thing, especially if it’s mostly country artists, but I’m gonna suck it up and watch it cuz I miss seeing DC on my TV :).

Yet, another ‘present’ from Carrie to cheer my family’s holiday tv viewing. ;-)

“I’m quite sure Carrie and Brad are on screen together. Someone said they did a duet. Carrie was in LA last week to do some advance taping for the special, so I bet that’s what she was doing- Brad’s stuff.”

Brad taped his part in Nashville last week while Carrie was in LA. I don’t know how they’ll make the duet work but I’d guess there will be some fancy editing going on.

I’m pretty sure it’s confirmed the taping next week’s confirmed to be in LA like you said.

I am sooooooo thrilled. YAY!

Congrats to Carrie for a 2 hour show. Early Christmas stocking stuffer. Carrie and David on national prime time TV. Awesome.

I love love love their duet from the AIExperience.

…X-mass specials with singers/actors not my cup of tea unless it is from Steve K or john Steward…Not really thrilled about a Carrie U.and Daivd C duet the first one was not that good.Well the good thing at least David Cook is on tv…..Did not Clay have one of these?

Cookwood reunited? On tee veeeeeee? Ohmigawsh! Santa Fuller, you’re the bestest! *claps hands* P.S. Thanks for the Orlando Hard Rock Live Cook concert too! It’s my most favorite venue. Whee! How’s that deluxe DCTR coming along? My stocking could use a stuffer, not that I’m greedy or anything. I’ve just been a very, very good girl, is all. *crosses fingers behind back*

If there’s a time of year to shamelessly embrace the cheese, it’s the holiday season. This should be fun. Course I’d spazz along with everyone else if Kelly was added to the line up. Can you imagine all three Idols singing together? Yeaaah, never gonna happen. But it would be awesome.

Here’s a classic to put everyone in the mood, just cuz I love this video and I’m suddenly overcome with holiday spirit….Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You, starring Billy Squier and the old skool MTV veejays…

Brad taped his part in Nashville last week while Carrie was in LA. I don’t know how they’ll make the duet work but I’d guess there will be some fancy editing going on.

Weird! Yeah, that oughtta be interesting to see how they work out a virtual duet on screen… I’m picturing something creepy like the holograms they do with singers “duet” with dead people. Hoping it’s something less cheesy.

Hilarious Billy Squire flashback, sunchick! I forgot how much Martha Quinn resembles Rachel Dratch.

Carrie’s special is going to be great cheesy fun no matter what, but I’m super-excited about the Cookwood potential. Carrie and Dave are good friends and have great chemistry, and their voices sounded so fantastic together in the AI Experience duet. But more than that, somehow for me they represent American Idol at its best. Two truly talented, likable, and successful winners. They two of them together on stage are a great reminder of the promise of the show.

OMG, I dared to dream and now it’s true. Cook on Carrie’s show. Yay! And Carol Leifer is writing? How awesome is that? I hope Cook gets to do a sketch or two with Carrie. And since I’m dreaming here (BIG), maybe they’ll do a little Dolly medley and Cook can reprise “Little Sparrow.” Please???

Here’s some suggestions for non-cheesy Christmas songs : )

Christmas All Over Again – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Christmas – Rogue Wave
The Man in the Santa Suit – Neil Halstead
Christmas in America – Melissa Etheridge
Bouree – Jethro Tull
Ring Out Solstice Bells – Jethro Tull
Someday at Christmas – Jack Johnson
And Winter Came – Enya
Step Into Christmas – Elton John
Christmas Time is Here – Diana Krall & Sarah McLachlan
Carol of the Bells – David Lanz and Michael Jones
* A Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/Chanukah/Ramadan/Boxing Day Song – Christine Lavin & The Mistletones
Ding Dong Merrily on High – Celtic Woman
Merry Christmas Baby – Bruce Springsteen
The Heartache Can Wait – Brandi Carlile
Christmas – Blues Traveler
Elf’s Lament – Barenaked Ladies
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins – Baroque
Minstrel Hall – Blackmore’s Night
Holly Tree – Dar Williams
White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes
Fairytale of New York – Dustin Kensrue
Carol of the Bells/Sing We Now of Christmas – BarlowGirl
Medley – Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
A Child is Born – Benny Carter & Hank Jones (jazz)
Angels We Have Heard on High – Brian Seltzer
Holly Herald – Jethro Tull
The Little Drummer Boy – Ringo Starr

Your suggestions are way awesome, oceana, but I don’t even care if there’s a cheesy song. This is a Christmas show after all. I actually expect to hear something from them that isn’t mainstream. I’d love to hear Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel, but that’s my favorite sacred Christmas song. I just want to see them do something different, something a bit wtf. Anyhow one of my very favorite Christmas memories was Bing Crosby and David Bowie. That was magic and even led my father to think there was something with Bowie…

I think this has a chance of being all kinds of awesome. Both David and Carrie have awesome voices. They have a chemistry together. They have musicality. Needless to say, I’m excited.

New tweet from Adam Shankman!

http://twitter.com/adammshankman/status/4837584882

Goin to carrie underwood production mtg. The biggest surprise of the show? Seriously funny comedy sketches. Carries crushing it!

aha, it sounds INCREDIBLY cheesy. Not sure I’ll make it through the whole thing, especially if it’s mostly country artists, but I’m gonna suck it up and watch it cuz I miss seeing DC on my TV

I am confused aren’t all Christmas specials “cheesy” by definition. Who wants a dark, introspective, gloomy, Kafka inspired, Christmas show. Not me I want to happy and be filled with “Cheese”.

Seriously, even Christmas doesn’t have to be cheesy. There are new songs to sing, and be written, and old songs can be sung in new ways. There are new ways to envision the holidays, it doesn’t even have to be just about Christmas, it can include other seasonal holidays. Even if it’s just about Christmas, it can be made modern and smart, with a little cheese here and there. I hope they use their imagination in producing it. Not dark, but it can include humor, and some awareness of the current global world. But whatever, I’ll be watching it regardless, but some more modern Christmas productions in general would be welcome. And modern can include reaching back to the past, to pagan celebrations, and awareness of nature and the seasons, and awareness of various faiths, and of people who don’t have family on Christmas. Lots of possibilities.

But that’s not to burden this particular show with expectations. Just speaking in general about Christmas and cheese. It’s not inevitable.

I forgot JHud will have a holiday special too! Haha, I don’t really get the point of these, but whatevs, I’ll be watching for DC :)

http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/10/13/carrie-underwood-vs-jennifer-hudson-holiday-special/#

Weird – why would DC be on a Christmas show with a bunch of country singers? Is he going to sing ToML: the Nashville song of the year winner? lol

Seriously – I would watch DC – via the net – on anything he appeared on and pairing with Carrie Underwood is not a bad thing, but WTF…

DC was certainly wonderful when he sang two Christmas songs at Rockefeller Center last year. I have complete faith in him that he’ll be worth watching and listening to.