Christmas in Washington 2010 on TNT
Watch Christmas in Washington 2010 tonight on TNT at 8/7c. Mariah Carey, Miranda Cosgrove, Annie Lennox, Maxwell and Matthew Morrison are scheduled to join host Ellen DeGeneres as TNT rings in the holidays with its annual presentation of CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON. This year’s spectacular holiday presentation will premiere Friday, Dec. 17, at 8/7c.
“CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON is a holiday treasure that brings together some of today’s best musical artists for a wonderful celebration of the season,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president/head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM. “We’re especially excited to welcome host Ellen DeGeneres to the festivities. It’s certain to be a night to remember.”
Annually attended by the President and First Lady and other Washington VIPs, CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON is a holiday musical celebration benefiting the Children’s National Medical Center. The show will be taped at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Sunday, Dec. 12. TNT’s Dec. 17 premiere telecast will be the network’s 12th presentation of CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, which is in its 29th year overall. TNT’s telecast will be followed at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) by a special holiday presentation of the classic The Wizard of Oz.
CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, a two-time Emmy®-winning program for Musical Direction and 12-time nominee overall, is executive-produced by 13-time Emmy-winner George Stevens, Jr. and directed and produced by three-time Emmy-winner Michael Stevens for The Stevens Company. Most recently they produced the We Are One concert at the Lincoln Memorial on the eve of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama and were awarded an Emmy for the The Kennedy Center Honors as Outstanding Special in September. For TNT, Ricki Rosenfeld and David Bryant serve as executives in charge of production, with Mark Shimmel returning for his sixth year as a Music Executive for TNT.
Children’s National Medical Center has been selected by Mrs. Obama as the beneficiary of the Christmas in Washington performance. Through the charitable contributions of TNT and Time Warner, and people like you, this special event will help ensure that all children in our region have access to the best possible medical care, regardless of their families’ ability to pay.Visit www.childrensnational.org/ciw now to donate.