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This Christmas season is getting better than ever before, as the Motown Christmas Special 2025 aired on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, on NBC. This big holiday music show brings in famous Motown stars and new artists together to sing over 25 classic Motown songs.<\/p>\n
Together, they perform a mix of some classic Motown hits and Christmas songs, refreshing nostalgic American music from the 1960s and ’70s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This two-hour show features live performances on stage, duets, group songs, and special tributes, celebrating Motown\u2019s history through music, all surrounded by Holiday-themed decorations and festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The show aired yesterday (December 9, 2025) at 9 p.m. ET and was hosted by Smokey Robinson (the frontman\u00a0of the Motown group) and Halle Bailey.<\/p>\n
According to reports by JustJared, more than 25 classic Motown songs were\u00a0performed, including ABC, Ain\u2019t No Mountain High Enough, Dancing in the Streets, My Girl, Superstition, and many more favourites.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a full guide of who performed on the Motown Christmas Special\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nHosts: <\/strong>Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey<\/p>\nEvent: <\/strong>Festive NBC concert celebrating Motown and holiday classics<\/p>\nDuration:<\/strong> Two-hour special<\/p>\nLegendary Motown performers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Gladys Knight<\/li>\n
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- The Temptations<\/li>\n
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- Martha Reeves and the Vandellas<\/li>\n
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Contemporary artists performing:<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n- Ashanti<\/li>\n
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- Andra Day<\/li>\n
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- BeBe Winans<\/li>\n
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- Halle Bailey<\/li>\n
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- Jamie Foxx<\/li>\n
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- JoJo<\/li>\n
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- Jordin Sparks<\/li>\n
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- mgk<\/li>\n
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- October London<\/li>\n
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- Pentatonix<\/li>\n
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Special appearance: <\/strong>Cast of MJ the Musical for an exclusive set<\/p>\nWhere\u00a0to watch\u00a0Motown Christmas Special 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\nDate & Time:<\/strong> Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 9 PM ET (missed then streaming details are metioned below)<\/p>\nWhere:<\/strong> NBC on TV<\/p>\nStreaming:<\/strong> You can watch it later on Peacock<\/p>\nSince the show aired yesterday, it is now available to stream on Peacock. If you missed this famous musical special, you can watch it there with an active subscription.<\/p>\n
NBC channels are not currently available on Fubo, but you can still watch the holiday special on DIRECTV or Peacock.<\/p>\n
DIRECTV plans start at $49.99 per month, while Peacock costs $7.99 per month and also lets you stream NBC\u2019s other shows and movies.<\/p>\n
This special highlights how Motown created soul music that still inspires artists today. It is a fun TV concert that brings musicians from different generations together to celebrate Motown during the holiday season.<\/p>\n
Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown in 1959 in Detroit to share African-American music with a wider audience and produce hit songs like never before.<\/p>\n
It quickly became famous for its catchy soul, R&B, and pop music. Motown remains relevant today because its songs are timeless.<\/p>\n
Its cultural impact is honoured in shows like A Motown Christmas<\/strong>, that still continues to influence modern artists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.primetimer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: NBC This Christmas season is getting better than ever before, as the Motown Christmas Special 2025 aired on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, on NBC. This big holiday music show brings in famous Motown stars and new artists together to sing over 25 classic Motown songs. Together, they perform a mix of some classic Motown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2193610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2193609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-Motown-Christmas-Special-2025-Where-to-watch-the-event.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2193611,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193609\/revisions\/2193611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2193610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Event: <\/strong>Festive NBC concert celebrating Motown and holiday classics<\/p>\n Duration:<\/strong> Two-hour special<\/p>\n Legendary Motown performers:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n<\/ul>\n Special appearance: <\/strong>Cast of MJ the Musical for an exclusive set<\/p>\n Date & Time:<\/strong> Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 9 PM ET (missed then streaming details are metioned below)<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> NBC on TV<\/p>\n Streaming:<\/strong> You can watch it later on Peacock<\/p>\n Since the show aired yesterday, it is now available to stream on Peacock. If you missed this famous musical special, you can watch it there with an active subscription.<\/p>\n NBC channels are not currently available on Fubo, but you can still watch the holiday special on DIRECTV or Peacock.<\/p>\n DIRECTV plans start at $49.99 per month, while Peacock costs $7.99 per month and also lets you stream NBC\u2019s other shows and movies.<\/p>\n This special highlights how Motown created soul music that still inspires artists today. It is a fun TV concert that brings musicians from different generations together to celebrate Motown during the holiday season.<\/p>\n Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown in 1959 in Detroit to share African-American music with a wider audience and produce hit songs like never before.<\/p>\n It quickly became famous for its catchy soul, R&B, and pop music. Motown remains relevant today because its songs are timeless.<\/p>\n Its cultural impact is honoured in shows like A Motown Christmas<\/strong>, that still continues to influence modern artists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.primetimer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Image: NBC This Christmas season is getting better than ever before, as the Motown Christmas Special 2025 aired on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, on NBC. This big holiday music show brings in famous Motown stars and new artists together to sing over 25 classic Motown songs. Together, they perform a mix of some classic Motown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2193610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2193609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-Motown-Christmas-Special-2025-Where-to-watch-the-event.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2193611,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193609\/revisions\/2193611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2193610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Where\u00a0to watch\u00a0Motown Christmas Special 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n