Easily one of the season’s most anticipated TV specials, NBC’s ‘A Motown Christmas’ rocked the small screen on Wednesday night (December 11) after ample teasing.
Hosted by R&B legend Smokey Robinson and superstar singer-actress Halle Bailey, the star-studded showing featured a megawatt list of talent including the likes of Ashanti, Andra Day, BeBe Winans, Gladys Knight, Jamie Foxx, JoJo, Jordin Sparks, MGK, October London, The Temptations, and Pentatonix putting their spins on Motown and holiday classics.
From favorites like ‘Stop (In the Name of Love,’ ‘ABC,’ ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ to ‘My Girl,’ ‘Dancing in the Streets,’ ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine,’ and more, look inside to see clips and highlights of how the performers fared under the direction of Emmy Award-winning musical director Rickey Minor.
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First look at JoJo (@iamjojo) performing Ain’t No Mountain High Enough with October London for A Motown Christmas special 🎄 pic.twitter.com/jjPd6jSPc0
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The full show is now streaming on Peacock.
[photo sources: Getty/NBC]
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