Coming to Comedy Central this Sunday at 10pm is A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!, an original one-hour musical holiday special hosted by the Colbert Report‘s Stephen Colbert.
The program will feature musical performances by Colbert, as well as Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart.
After its premiere this weekend, A Colbert Christmas will be released on DVD on Tuesday, November 25, and include several bonus features. Also on Tuesday, iTunes will exclusively offer a digital album with songs from the TV special, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity.
Watch clips from the upcoming special here below; for full details of the show, DVD, and digital album, see the full press release below.
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
Press Release
HARK THE HERALD HERØES, STEPHEN SINGS!
STEPHEN COLBERT AND FRIENDS PRESENT
“A COLBERT CHRISTMAS: THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL!”
ONE-HOUR SPECIAL DEBUTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 AT 10PM ET/PT
Musical Performances By Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Feist,
Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart
“A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!” DVD
Hits Stores On Tuesday, November 25
COMEDY CENTRAL Records Will Also Release Songs From The Special As A Digital Album Available Exclusively On iTunes On Tuesday, November 25 With A Portion Of The Proceeds From Both Releases Benefiting The Charity Feeding America
This year, a great American holiday tradition is born – watching “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!,” Stephen Colbert’s one-hour original musical holiday special premiering Sunday, November 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.
In the special, Colbert is on his way to perform with Elvis Costello in New York City but is trapped by snow in his cabin in upstate New York (bear country). Luckily, his friends Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart stop by to help him celebrate the season. “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” features original songs written by David Javerbaum (executive producer, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”) and composer Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), who recently collaborated on the Tony®-nominated Broadway musical “Cry Baby,” with the exception of “(What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love And Understanding” which was written by Nick Lowe. The songs were produced by Schlesinger and Steven M. Gold. Theme music and score also by Schlesinger and Gold.
Songs performed on “A Colbert Christmas” include:
* “Another Christmas Song” – Stephen Colbert
* “Have I Got A Present For You” – Toby Keith
* “The Little Dealer Boy” – Stephen Colbert and Willie Nelson
* “Can I Interest You In Hannukah?” – Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart
* “Nutmeg” – Stephen Colbert and John Legend
* “Please Be Patient” – Feist
* “There Are Much Worse Things To Believe In” – Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello
* “(What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love And Understanding” – Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend and Willie Nelson
For everyone in Colbert Nation, “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” DVD is the perfect stocking stuffer. It will hit stores on Tuesday, November 25, released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. The bonus features include a book burning Yule log, video advent calendar, alternate endings and more. COMEDY CENTRAL Records will also release the songs from the special as a digital album available exclusively on iTunes on Tuesday, November 25. A portion of the proceeds from both the DVD and iTunes will benefit the charity Feeding America .
Feeding America, (formerly known as America ‘s Second Harvest), feeds America ‘s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engages the country in the fight to end hunger. It is the nation’s largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with a network of more than 200 Member food banks and food rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico . For more information, visit www.feedingamerica.org.
“A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All” is produced by Spartina Productions, Inc. Colbert and Allison Silverman are the executive producers with Meredith Bennett and Richard Dahm as co-executive producers. Jim Hoskinson is the director. Lou Wallach and Dan Powell are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
Video
A Colbert Christmas: Another Christmas Song by Stephen Colbert
In the preview clip, Stephen puts the final touches on a new Christmas carol.
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! preview – Jon Stewart
In this preview clip, Jon Stewart tries to interest Stephen in a festival of lights.
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! preview – Toby Keith
In this preview clip, Toby Keith and Stephen talk about their favorite time of the year.
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! preview – John Legend
John Legend explains the importance of nutmeg in eggnog.
