A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy

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A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy
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Genre Christmas special
Variety show
Written by
Directed byRyan Polito
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Kristen Wong
  • Lee Loechler
Running time40 minutes
Production companiesFriends at Work
Done + Dusted
Universal Television
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseNovember 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy is an American Christmas special variety show starring John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. The special premiered on November 28, 2018 on NBC. [1] [2] [3]

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Synopsis

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy presents John Legend and Chrissy Teigen joined by friends and family who stop by their home to celebrate the holidays. The special features Legend and Teigen doing festive activities like surprise caroling with friends and family, and also features Legend perform songs from his Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas . [4] [5]

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